The City of Akron Ohio has just passed a law that requires body camera surveillance footage to be made available to the public within seven days if a police officer uses deadly force or causes great bodily harm to an individual.
Though the program ended in February of this year, the battle continued to determine whether the Baltimore Police Department's aerial surveillance program was lawful.
First responders from emergency agencies throughout Washington and Benton counties in Washington state participated in a multi-regional response drill at Farmington High School.
Riverside County in California's Emergency Management Department received a $2.57 million federal grant to distribute to local entities for disaster preparedness and response training and activities.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) is deploying a multi-energy portal inspection system for scanning commercial vehicles crossing the U.S. border, which will enable quicker and more efficient scanning without requiring agents to physically inspect each vehicle.
The pandemic has magnified an already fragile psyche among some Americans, whose tendency for violence occurs, incredibly, at the smallest slight. It is likely our nation’s enduring illness of resorting to violence remains with its appending deadly toll even once the health risks from COVID-19 decline.
New Orleans will add 70 more video surveillance cameras to its currently installed fleet, to help police solve crimes, deter incidents and catch illegal dumpers.
A report took a look at the widespread use of facial recognition technology, evaluating the 100 most populated countries and comparing their use of the tech in governments, police departments, airports, schools, banks, workplaces and public transportation.
John Benson began working for the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in 1992 and was recently named the department's Interim Director.
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