Justice and Public Safety
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The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is one of a number of agencies statewide and across the country turning to artificial intelligence to review law enforcement's single largest data set: body camera footage.
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Pre-shift inspections of police vehicles is a tedious but vital task that can impact officer and citizen safety. A new tool could make that process more efficient and more reliable — and could save money for cities.
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The state recently launched BEACON, driven by artificial intelligence and capable of transforming written emergency updates into real-time, multilingual audio message broadcasts on multiple platforms.
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Washington, Conn., with one stoplight and a population of just under 4,000 people, is set to become the first town to begin ticketing speeders by license plate readers.
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The Spokane County Commission voted to accept a nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, to examine body camera footage and determine the effectiveness of its training. A system will scrutinize deputy interactions.
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The FBI says more than 5,000 drone sightings that the bureau investigated in New Jersey ended up being small planes, hobbyist drones, helicopters, stars or law enforcement aircraft.
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Axon, best known for its Tasers, is trying to sell its relatively new Draft One software to police. A new ACLU report advises police to avoid AI for crafting reports — and an Axon competitor weighs in.
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The Nevada Highway Patrol will begin using a thermal imaging van that officials hope will help the agency focus on the most problematic trucks and perhaps even combat human trafficking.
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An ordinance from two city aldermen would create an approval process for “policing surveillance technology and databases” as well as policy. The police chief has said he cannot support it as written.
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In an effort to address constant speeding in three locations in town, Washington, Conn., officials are preparing to deploy automated cameras along country roads to capture pictures of the speedsters.
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City officials have approved a request from Missoula police for 120 new Tasers and a bundle of add-on services, including AI software that writes up to 80 percent of police reports.
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State officials said the legislation will allow school buses to be equipped with cameras to track violations for failure to stop, putting money from such violations back into the school districts.
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Hickman County, Tenn., is a sparsely populated county with a limited budget for law enforcement. But the deployment of new dashcams backed by artificial intelligence is giving fresh advantages to the police there.
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A new front in the battle over the benefits of AI versus its risks is opening up in law enforcement, where police are increasingly using the software to write up incident reports — to the concern of civil libertarians.
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Officials in the Massachusetts city are contemplating augmenting law enforcement with artificial intelligence. A subcommittee will decide next week on funding a Real-Time Crime Analysis Center with staff.
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The City Council in Meriden, Conn., voted to increase its body camera, taser and training budget to allow for an artificial intelligence program that, among other things, quickens police report writing.
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With more than 10 million people physically abused by an intimate partner each year, according to statistics, domestic violence experts and software developers say artificial intelligence can help.
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The federal agency accused the company of making false claims about its tools, which are used in schools and by public transit. The company denies wrongdoing but might have to let some clients cancel contracts.
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The technology that helped investigators track one of three men accused of opening fire in the French Quarter, killing one and wounding three, has also raised criticism about the actions of an Orleans Parish judge.
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New emergency dispatch tools that offer automated services are more important than ever amid staffing shortages in law enforcement and emergency call centers.
