Justice and Public Safety

Almost half of U.S. states have laws allowing automatic cameras to catch drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses, but the penalties are either too to change drivers' behavior or don't hold up in court.

The Department of Justice approved the drone policy Tuesday, a decision New Orleans police say allows them to deploy drones in specific scenarios as a "more efficient, cost-effective and safer alternative."

A program that will test automated ticketing of drivers parked in bike and bus lanes downtown, already on the books for nearly a year, could be up and running in Chicago by summer.

A Texas man and his company were responsible for thousands of illegal robocalls featuring the faked voice of President Joe Biden, state Attorney General John M. Formella said Tuesday at a news conference.

Artificial intelligence was used to create pornographic deepfake images of six Alabama middle schoolers, prompting one state senator to propose new legislation that would make the practice a felony punishable by up to 20 years.

Using a script, the scammer contacts an individual, typically through a dating or social media app or via phone calls and text messages that are meant to appear to have been misdialed.

While digital devices have brought accessibility and flexibility to education, educators should also warn about their potential for causing annoying and even dangerous distractions, surveillance or ethical problems.

Portions of the Unified Judicial System portal — a public database providing access to criminal and civil docket sheets and schedules for upcoming court appearances — are unavailable.

The cameras are monitored by police in the Real Time Crime Center on a Fusus solution that provides access to each camera to all officers, whether in the crime center or on the MDT in a police car.

Cyber attacks continue to threaten U.S. courts, but an event series slated for later this year aims to help judicial officials prepare for and recover from cyber incidents.

Even with months of planning for an active shooter drill at a high school in Conneaut, Ohio, with an emphasis on interoperability, the drill showed how ingrained in police departments is the inability to communicate.

Baton Rogue, La., is turning to license plate readers and an artificial intelligence program called ZeroEyes, which analyzes images from security cameras and sends alerts to authorities if a firearm is detected.

Lawmakers in the state are considering legislation that would make the unauthorized use of tracking technology, like surveillance software and GPS devices, a felony.

In one of two school safety summits hosted by educators and law enforcement in Madison County, Ill., each year, experts warned about AI deepfakes and online exploitation such as grooming, sexting and "sextortion."

Fire departments in Chicago’s southern suburbs expect response times to be reduced by an average of two minutes per call following the introduction of a new technology called CentralSquare Unify.

Benton County Sheriff's detectives want to use controversial software from Clearview AI to compare suspect images against a database of about 30 billion publicly available images. Not everyone loves the plan.

The provider of body cameras and Tasers to police is making a push into retail and health care via a new product line. That move comes amid larger changes in public safety tech.

Stalking victims would be armed with stronger protections if proposed changes to a Florida law outlawing unauthorized use of wireless tracking devices are enacted.