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.
“We know we’re safer than we’ve ever been before,” Mayor LaToya Cantrell said; security measures will include blast barriers, rooftop snipers and over 100 bomb-sniffing dogs
Despite being in use for only a month, the system has already assisted the North Liberty Police Department in multiple cases
Participants in the discussion organized by the Minnesota Ambulance Association spoke on reimbursement, tax burdens and staffing
Caseloads are growing because of the ease with which offenders can post graphic images of children online.
According to researcher John S. Carlson, there is no evidence that architectural and equipment hardening measures prevent or reduce firearm violence in schools.
The shooting, which killed two students and wounded several more, took just 16 seconds.
Saugus High School’s safety plan details how students and staff should respond to several types of emergencies, including natural disasters, biological attacks, fires and an active shooter on campus.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva tweeted that the suspect, a student, was in custody and was being treated at a hospital.
Anxious parents are awaiting reunification with their children near a Southern California high school where authorities say a student opened fire, killing one person and wounding several others.
A group of nearly two dozen public entities had sued the utility for negligence and improper operation of power lines and equipment.
The push, known as Project Guardian, comes as the federal government faces scrutiny for failing to prevent some mass shooters from buying guns because of lapses in the background check system.
The suit comes amid a string of deadly extremist attacks around the world in which the alleged killers used the internet to share their views or signal their intentions.
According to a new Brennan Center of Justice report, the federal government’s lack of election vendor oversight has increased the pressure on state and local officials to secure their own voting systems
Local governments are currently hamstrung by a 1904 state law that protects memorials for war veterans, but a new Democratic majority in the General Assembly is planning to change this.
It’s a story of climate change, a housing crisis and an aging power system that, like much of the U.S. infrastructure, has fallen into disrepair.
Amid public sector worker shortages, a new report from the National Institute on Retirement reveals just how crucial pensions are for recruiting and retaining firefighters, law enforcement officers, teachers and other critical public service roles.
The N.C. Department of Justice is tackling the state’s domestic homicide rate with statewide trainings in one of the only evidence-based tools deemed ‘promising practice’ by the federal DOJ.
The increase in assaults against paramedics in Portland, Oregon, dovetails with a new policy for the transport of patients in a mental health crisis.
Researchers are finding transformative new ways to use data and computational methods – what we call data science – to help planners, leaders and first responders tackle disasters like wildfires from afar.
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