Justice & Public Safety
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The county board approved a renewal of a Kane County Sheriff’s Office contract that includes 25 license plate reader cameras. Undersheriff Amy Johnson said the devices help “a tremendous amount." -
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.
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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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Proponents of police body cameras in Maine and across the country have argued for years that the cameras can enhance transparency and improve community trust.
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The kiosks allow citizens to anonymously send tips by phone or by simply scanning QR codes.
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The proposed contract itself will span 18 months and afford ample time "to complete infrastructure design, hardware and software installation, uniform modifications, system testing and other program requirements that need to be met before the pilot project commences."
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The city council passed a plan this week that mandates all police be equipped with body cameras before the end of this year.
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When the Chula Vista, Calif., Police Department requested approval to deploy Microsoft Office 365 and Azure, the agency’s technology manager found a missing piece in the regulatory puzzle.
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Caltrain is working to secure another contractor to complete the testing work while it works to recoup what it says are damages it sustained with the first contractor.
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The cameras are equipped for speed and red lights, and the data gleaned from them has shown a 15 percent increase in tickets issued in 2016.
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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.
