The Desk Trooper Program allows drivers to work remotely with an FHP trooper if they get into a minor crash on Central Florida Expressway Authority’s 125 miles of tolled roads
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Be sure to prepare your budget, outline financial need and gather qualitative and quantitative examples that demonstrate the need for funding
As ransomware and other attacks continue to threaten public safety organizations, here’s how to guard against these events
This guide will help you submit a successful application, enabling your agency to meet its funding requirements and effectively tackle future challenges
Agencies have substantial discretion to spend money in ways that best suit the needs of constituents. Some of the ways might surprise you.
UPCOMING & ON-DEMAND EVENTS
Preventing ransomware attacks is possible; our expert panelists offer several best practices your agency can follow to help reduce risk and mitigate potential issues
On-Demand Webinar: Best practices for building rich conversational experiences for your constituents
Get an inside look at how state and local agencies are using technologies like Google Cloud and Dialogflow to enable remote workforce collaboration and engage citizens with tools like virtual intelligent agents
Learn how an app can make oversight from a distance during the COVID-19 pandemic easier
These new mitigation strategies help protect vulnerable people and prevent overwhelmed hospitals
EXCLUSIVES
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OPIOID RESOURCE GUIDE
The Stepping Up Initiative puts law enforcement in contact with local resources that can assist in the education and rehabilitation of inmates with mental health illnesses, including substance abuse, to help pave the way to lower recidivism rates.
Doctors are prescribing gabapentin more often because of its non-addictive properties, but law enforcement and drug rehabilitation programs are finding signs of abuse that exacerbate opioid abuse.