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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Officials announced the new dispatch capability saying it would greatly improve access to individuals with hearing and language impairments.
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The local police department will work with the fire department and marine safety division to try out two drones.
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The company is making improvements in the troubled technology by collecting more data and expanding the datasets it uses to train its AI.
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A $5.1 million, 5-year contract with SENSYS, will help operate 16 traffic safety cameras around the city.
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Tech like mail-screening device and body scanners will be put to use to more easily find contraband.
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Forty-two body cameras have been deployed to officers, and new in-car camera systems are coming soon.
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The ruling requires that gun manufacturers must do their best to comply with a state law requiring new handgun models to imprint their bullets with traceable micro stamps.
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This is part one of a series about the 35 cities that have advanced in the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge, a nationwide competition to create innovative solutions for shared problems faced by municipal governments.
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The Federal Aviation Administration approved a program last week that would allow the department to use drone-mounted thermal imaging cameras to help fight stubborn fires.
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The county's moves may extend beyond technology to structural changes as well.
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With more than 300 years of experience, the Boston Fire Department continues to find new ways to improve fire safety.
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The city of Atlanta's ongoing recovery from a crippling ransomware cyberattack in March offers a chance to improve its network security and architecture, the interim CIO told the City Council recently.
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Gang files at other agencies include missing information and dead people.
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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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Police officials said the city’s existing system forces them to send people to other jurisdictions for live-scan fingerprinting.
