Justice & Public Safety
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The app is aimed at providing residents and visitors of the county with quick information, jail info, mental health resources and more. It also offers users the ability to submit tips directly to authorities. -
Windsor, Conn., is turning off cameras that take photos of license plates, citing a list of concerns that includes federal agencies previously accessing the data in an effort to enforce immigration laws.
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A bipartisan, two-bill package would define the systems and set limits on how they collect, store and share data. The information could only be kept 14 days in most cases and its use would be prescribed.
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Restricted use of RFID capabilities to track children and motorists without a warrant.
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Jim Argiropoulos resigns as first deputy commissioner of Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications to avoid being fired, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Before the fall of the Soviet Union "complainers" like Dymovsky were often locked up in psychiatric hospitals.
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State control "haphazard and ineffective," following recent "collisions, derailments and worker fatalities."
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Traffic management video system in Arlington, Texas, keeps traffic smooth near sprawling Cowboys Stadium.
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The Dallas Police Department piloted anti-idling technology that operates a car's electrical system while it's turned off. Laptops, lights, radios and other equipment are powered.
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PASS ID offers a "practical solution" to REAL ID and "enjoys bipartisan support and the endorsement of the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security."
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If a crime occurs, then vehicle plates can be used to come up with suspects.
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Hillsborough County, Fla., saves paper and time with enterprise content management system.
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Participating cities plan to hire a consultant to help them go after federal grants to fund the system.
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The state's free, subscription-based emergency alert system hopes to expand to online gamers in 2010.
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California state and local officials took home technology accolades at the Center for Digital Government's Best of California awards ceremony.
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Public safety agencies have flocked quickly to the short messaging service because of its security.
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Cities nationwide have been using light-emitting diode bulbs in traffic lights to save money, but their low-heat output means snow and ice can stick to the lights.
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Forty-six of 56 states and territories not ready for Dec. 31 deadline.
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University of Southern California's text message tip program guarantees user anonymity while promoting campus security.
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A unique high school curriculum offers Houston students a career path in law enforcement and criminal justice.
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DNA tracking database monitors the collection of arrestees' genetic material to identify who must provide DNA samples.
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