Justice & Public Safety
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A police official said that Flock Safety is providing one drone on loan for the town police force to try out, and they intend to start using it to get aerial coverage of Lewiston’s summer events. -
The police department will install a dozen license plate reader and security cameras around the village, paid for with a $241,500 state law enforcement technology grant. Installation includes two years of support.
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The group has raised questions about the use of the cameras by the Joplin Police Department, citing red flags about details they record that can be used to track motorists for nonpolice reasons.
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Over 100 national, state and local organizations from the ACLU to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund call for reforming the use of algorithms in risk-based bail assessments.
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A $60,000 annual contract with Axon will provide each Pasco patrol officer with a body cam to be worn at all times.
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The rapidly advancing cyberattack has impacted governments, businesses and citizens, and shows no signs of slowing.
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While some employees have been fired or resigned and a few have been prosecuted for accessing data improperly, records show that many violations don’t result in any formal action taken against the employee.
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When activated, the app immediately calls 911 and allows communication between law enforcement and first responders with those on the school premises.
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A company in Santa Fe, N.M., is using a Twitter bot and satellite imaging to monitor wildfire activity.
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Gang files at other agencies include missing information and dead people.
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The department lost access to the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway on May 14 to shield the statewide system from damage and prevent data exposure.
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Police officials said the city’s existing system forces them to send people to other jurisdictions for live-scan fingerprinting.
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Beyond a physical inspection, what constitutes a search?
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The new facility will help the Aiken County Sheriff's Department better prepare for a variety of disasters and disruptions.
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Privacy and civil rights concerns have escalated, as the technology becomes easier to deploy and gains traction as a law enforcement tool.
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It's a small town, with 12 police patrol cars.
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Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed taxing in-state communications devices capable of calling 911 to pay for badly needed system modernization.
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The philosophies often used by designers to create human-centered products are generating a culture change within local government.
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Hackers are coupling old propaganda strategies with new technologies to attack and exploit computers and stored data, but also how people think.
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Access to the smartphone application is part of a larger regional effort focused on school safety.
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The city council approved a $72,000 contract for a smartphone app that will push information directly to residents.
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