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.
A George Washington University study challenges the idea that mayoral partisanship influences crime policy or police performance
Fort Lauderdale officials are expected to vote on an EMS tax on property owners that could generate nearly $55M a year
“Ava” is designed specifically for emergency dispatch centers, including routing calls appropriately and collecting information for public safety resources to be dispatched
With the United Nations’ Secretary-General António Guterres, Pope Francis spoke about the necessity of protecting the world’s vulnerable populations.
For many counties, rising poverty rates underscore the importance of fully counting residents in next year’s census, since a count of low-income residents will help determine funding available to help them.
Baltimore officials hope the technology will help deter the record-setting crime the city has been experiencing; privacy advocates are skeptical
According to the suit, city commissioners and the mayor openly explained that they were motivated to pass the ordinance by their personal opposition to abortion.
An Olympia doctor is working to spread an opioid addiction treatment philosophy called “medication first.” The surprising approach scraps requirements for counseling, abstinence or even a commitment to recovery. But this may be a tough sell in other parts of the country.
The project illustrates a rising industry trend of municipalities playing a greater role in funding repairs and upgrades to local infrastructure to meet the needs of their constituents and the local economy.
The measure would have required panhandlers to be jailed for two days for the first offense, unless the sentence was suspended by a judge
“The net result, in my opinion,” said Howard Belodoff, the Idaho Legal Aid attorney who represented the Boise homeless residents in the case, “is that local officials and municipalities will have to address the issues surrounding homelessness, and not just make it a crime to sleep.”
Through this series of personal portraits and interviews, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has created a window into the lives of America’s most vulnerable populations.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology found that facial recognition accuracy could fall below 10% when using ceiling-mounted cameras commonly found in stores and government buildings
In June, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued a security directive to county boards instructing them to install the alarms, conduct assessments and training on physical threats and cybersecurity and change email systems, among other measures.
Eighty percent of the state’s rural emergency medical services rely on volunteers, according to the Minnesota Department of Health, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find volunteers to answer the call.
Rural residents experience mental disorders and drug addiction just as much as their urban counterparts, and their need for mental health services is similar. But rural suicide rates are greater than urban ones, and the gap has grown steadily since 1999.
Setting examples, planning small victories and inspiring shared visions can help your PSAP attract and retain great employees.
The plan, while a sharp shift away from President Donald Trump’s push to weaken environmental safeguards, is unlikely to win over his party’s loudest environmental activists.
While it’s more expensive to live in Seattle, San Francisco and other cities known for a housing crisis and homelessness, Phoenix rents are outpacing salaries.
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