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 bill in question will stop the police department in its tracks.
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This adds another voice to the diverse chorus calling for wider use of cop cameras in local communities.
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A social media campaign to find a Megan's Law offender and his girlfriend led to a deluge of tips.
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“Most of the users in the spreadsheet are from U.S. government bodies, including sheriff departments, local counties, and city law enforcement. Impacted cities include Minneapolis, Phoenix, Indianapolis, and many others.”
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With more than 21,000 reported cases last year, Texans lost nearly $80 million to Internet crime alone.
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City Innovation head Tracy Colunga highlights what happens when multiple departments agree to share data that uncovers the high impact of repeat offenders.
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The funds from the Michigan Department of Treasury must be used for the renovation and upgrading of technology and infrastructure of the consolidated dispatch center.
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My Law is a cloud-based service that can be accessed from a computer or handheld device to help citizens present their own court cases as well as have access to statuses, evidence, case law and messaging.
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Hawaii is bracing for the potential that the Kilauea volcano could explode this week, putting pressure on state IT personnel to keep the lines of communication operational.
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Dozens of surveillance cameras throughout the city have been opened to the public in the hopes that fresh eyes will spot crimes in progress. But civil rights advocates see a problem: racial profiling.
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The city is partnering with Code for America in an automation project that will clear eligible convictions under California's marijuana legalization law.
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While federal authorities focus their attention on several attacks on the Ohio town, a number of other high-profile attacks have made headlines in recent months.
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With San Diego named as one of the FAA’s ten cities to study drone integration, product and food deliveries could be an area of interest.
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The group known as AnonPlus defaced three New Mexico Workers Compensation websites Wednesday, marking the third such attack on state government in six days.
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The popularity of drones poses challenges for policymakers and legislators: How can they minimize the drawbacks of the technology while it’s still under development, without stifling the innovation necessary to make the field grow?
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Federal rules already put limits on speeds, altitudes and distances from airports that pilots can fly their drones, but local governments are setting their own bars for privacy and safety standards.
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The issue of whether the state has the authority to enforce a law imposing penalties against cities using traffic enforcement cameras saw support from the state’s Supreme Court June 20.
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The Obama administration has announced a series of government and industry initiatives to accelerate deployment of unmanned aircraft systems.
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