Justice & Public Safety
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The county board approved a renewal of a Kane County Sheriff’s Office contract that includes 25 license plate reader cameras. Undersheriff Amy Johnson said the devices help “a tremendous amount." -
Corrections officers spend a disproportionate amount of time on administrative tasks rather than helping prisoners in ways that improve outcomes. AI is one tool to help, but it must be implemented thoughtfully.
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The White House is expected to give the New York Police Department the authority to ground unauthorized drones around major events. The department also plans to roll out a new 311 dispatch system.
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Operations to enhance its effectiveness in securing U.S. boundaries.
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United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) says US-VISIT program office has yet to fully define its relationships with other immigration and border management programs.
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National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) provides crucial training, step-by-step protocol for call centers.
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Workshops have been approved for 2 hours of training credit from the County Officials Training Program.
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"No effort to teach someone about 9-1-1 is too small."
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Public Safety is seeking state funds to build an interoperable communications network to serve all first responders throughout the state."
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Unique funding opportunity for outdoor alerting technologies.
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"Good Morning. I'd like to welcome everybody today to the first simulcast of a Congressional hearing in a virtual world. A re-creation of this committee hearing room has been developed in Second Life and my avatar is there as well, in the virtual chairman's seat."
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Ultimately, the system will be used by public safety and public service workers from state, local, and federal agencies and has the potential to service other public emergency needs such as utilities and railroads who regularly face public emergency events.
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Wireless tool speeds communication, monitors symptoms.
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The teen is said to have personally made nearly $31,000 from the malicious botnet that infected 1.3 million computers around the world.
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Responsible for department's budget, appropriations, expenditure of funds, procurement, human resources, information technology systems, facilities and property management.
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"If e-waste is improperly handled, it can harm our environment through the release of toxic substances into the waste stream."
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Purpose of the cameras is to monitor traffic conditions at key locations in Chesapeake, Va.
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Program's goal is to ensure that any individual who has unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities and vessels has received a thorough background check and is not a security threat.
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A mobile license plate reader for vehicles that pass a school bus when it is stopped.
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Residents who have information about a crime are encouraged to use this new option to text crime tips.
