Public Safety
Public Safety is a top priority for local and state government agencies, encompassing the protection of citizens through law enforcement, emergency response, and crime prevention strategies. Effective public safety measures are essential for maintaining order and ensuring the well-being of communities. This directory offers articles on public safety and related topics like Emergency Management, which focuses on preparing for and responding to natural disasters, public health crises, and other emergencies that impact community safety.
Councilmember Monica Rodriguez said Mayor Karen Bass’ ousting of Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is a move to deflect criticism of Bass’ handling of wildfires
The NLERS Online Learning Platform offers self-paced training and live discussions to help law enforcement prevent officer-involved collisions and struck-by incidents
States like Georgia and Florida are increasing spending on security and staffing, while California and Pennsylvania look to cut costs
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is offering 25 grants worth up to $800,000 to rural EMS agencies.
About 2 million times each year, the seriously mentally ill are admitted to jails nationwide. One Michigan sheriff is saying enough is enough.
Even if money could be found to pay for metal detectors at bus stations, it would be impossible to have them at every stop along a route, security experts say.
Albuquerque’s Security Services Division is now handling some of the 17,000 “down-and-out” calls the city receives each year in a pilot program intended to make the public safety system more efficient.
A Stateline investigation has identified 118 cases since 2015 in which a school bus driver was arrested or cited by police on suspicion of driving a bus impaired by alcohol or drugs.
Though the dispatch center is authorized to employ 11 full-time staff members, it’s currently operating with only four.
Focused on the effects of the load brought home by telecommunicators, this study outlines perceived changes family members of dispatchers notice during their tenure in the profession
After working with patients and incarcerated people for years, neuropsychologist Donna Minter hungered for a more effective way to help people heal and transform.
“Public safety comes when communities have dignified and affordable homes, access to quality education, good health care, reliable transportation and stable jobs that provide a living wage”
Previously, the effort to require sprinkler retrofitting faced objections from building owners who said the fixes would be too expensive and would drive up rents.
The creators of Dwell at Home envisioned it as a way to use the gig economy to connect people looking to spend time fruitfully with those wanting a little more out of their golden years.
One opponent of proposed school integration policies even suggested the transfers could lead students to consider suicide.
“With every school mass shooting, voices from the left as well as the right cry out for better mental health treatment, then do nothing.”
According to a Johns Hopkins study, states that have implemented gun licensing laws on top of comprehensive background check requirements have seen promising drops in annual gun violence, including suicides
“I can’t tell you how many people are missing from Navajo,” said Navajo Nation lawmaker Amber Crotty. “To me, that’s an injustice.”
“We’ve tried it the NRA’s way for a decade. I think we need to try it a different way,” said Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue. If the law passes but doesn’t produce results “then we can re-evaluate.”
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