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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In an effort to improve interagency communication, several public safety organizations are teaming up to promote best practices that could save lives.
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Map application works on mobile devices without a network connection, helping responders in areas of Frederick County, Va., without cellular service.
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A new Web application is automating mug shop lineups for detectives in Chesterfield County, Va.
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The county adds cameras to curb vandalism of traffic cameras.
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Agencies can take these three steps to meet the Jan. 1, 2013, deadline to convert land mobile radio functionality to narrowbanding.
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Modeled after the tuna fish, the DHS is looking to nature for its next anti-terrorism and anti-smuggling effort.
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In a preview of what could come out of the planned nationwide public safety broadband network, police used iPhones over a private network while securing the 2012 Republican National Convention.
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Using a light transmittance meter, many police departments are finding an easy way to crack down on illegal window tinting that can endanger driver and officer safety.
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Mesa, Ariz., collaborates on a shared platform with in-state, out-of-state jurisdictions.
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Each of the city's 51 police beats now reports crimes using Twitter, informing residents by neighborhood of what's happening around them.
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A new scanner developed by Japanese researchers may someday return travelers to pre-9/11 security wait times.
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What began as a diversion primarily used by teenagers has grown into a useful tool used by most law enforcement agencies, according to a new report from the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
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West Virginia, California and others provide critical tech assistance for residents impacted by Hurricane Isaac.
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New technology may give local police more ownership quicker processing of DNA evidence collected from arrested individuals.
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A 35-foot Whaler outfitted with radiation detection equipment, sonar gear and infrared scanners allows officials to stop smugglers, human traffickers and terrorists.
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Similar to aircraft uses by the U.S. airforce for wartime operations, the Texas Department of Public Safety ordered a custom Pilatus PC-12 complete with a $1.3 million imaging and downlink system.
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The national public safety broadband network board must hit the ground running to deal with funding, governance, partnerships and broadband projects already in progress.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell launches new Twitter and Facebook accounts to keep the public better informed about public safety issues and increase communication.
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