Justice & Public Safety
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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. -
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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The county's Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management upgraded its computer-aided dispatching system to one that is cloud-based and can work more easily with neighboring agencies.
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As cars become increasingly automated, the onus might be on the manufacturer to prove it was not responsible for what happened in the event of a crash.
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The Search & Recovery SONAR is the second device of its kind in North Carolina and provides digital records of the search and any findings.
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Four states have signed Criminal Justice Information Services agreements with Amazon Web Services, but Tuesday's "high error rates" at Simple Storage Service appear to have left public agencies that use AWS Cloud unscathed.
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Amazon is trying to quash a search warrant for information an Echo may have recorded on First Amendment and privacy grounds.
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Refusal to release video from a recent shooting highlights how Maine’s public records law might limit the technology’s usefulness.
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CivicScape, now in the pilot test phase, thinks it can answer concerns about predictive policing.
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The House voted 114-32 to pass the legislation with an amendment to avoid double jeopardy, meaning if you are pulled over in a county with a local ordinance you can't be fined twice.
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In many cases, the footage from police cameras can be the only way to prove guilt or innocence.
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The agencies agree that a shared system would better connect the Winnebago County and serve the community to its fullest potential.
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The city's Department of Technology is working with police to try to recover the files.
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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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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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From outsourcing and transparency to the specter of artificial intelligence, organized labor has struggled to balance technology with workers’ rights.
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Despite the financial challenges faced by the city, license plate readers are one part of Rockford's efforts to better equip the police force for fighting crime.
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The international task force believes it has arrested a member of the group known as The Dark Overlord, which claims responsibility for a number of high-profile attacks on U.S. institutions and companies dating back to 2016.
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Federal authorities arrested one man they allege was behind the cyberattack that took down the city’s website last August.
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After now-resolved litigation stalled the award of the multi-billion-dollar national public safety broadband network, the FirstNet board voted unanimously to approve the award March 28.
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