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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The Lee County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office enhances realism with new simulation training program.
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To better manage emergency call stats, U.S., state and local governments look to deploy Web-based 911 management system.
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The Durham, N.C., 911 Center adopts software that shows 3-D, aerial images of buildings, highways and other structures, gives first responders better picture of the incident scene.
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Washington, D.C., tracks water assets to streamline inspections and aid firefighters in emergencies.
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The California Office of the State Chief Information Officer finds that full rollout of a $1.3 billion judicial case management system may be delayed until April 2011.
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Gadgets include patrol car-mounted launchers that shoot GPS-equipped darts onto fleeing vehicles, and ear-mounted video cameras for cops.
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Move would encourage participation, Northern Arizona University officials say, but students say it smells of Big Brother.
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Mass notification system also provides information about public health issues, disaster recovery and missing children.
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Leon County, Fla., hosts database used by 18 counties to track stolen property bought and sold in pawnshops.
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"No other commercial system currently integrates wrist-worn fall detection, plus vital sign and emergency monitoring in the way that this system does."
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University of California, Berkeley, Asks Incoming Students for DNA; Germany Asks Google to Hand Over Private Data
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Emergency notification technology keeps residents informed about various disasters in certain areas, expedites public safety responses.
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It's time to collaborate on the right regional projects for information and communication technology and build upon them.
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Colorado's COPLINK, Virginia's information exchange and the Automated Regional Justice Information System could be worth building upon.
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Analytics helps predict crime, traffic needs, but are we losing the human connection?
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Marion County, Fla., becomes latest to accept emergency calls via text message from people who need help but can't speak.
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Bipartisan bill would pave way for law enforcement to tap now-anonymous users' calls, seeks to target drug dealers, terrorists.
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The move to implement next-generation 911 and other emergency call-related technologies forces some to ask the question: Should there be a nationwide standard for 911?
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