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.
Fire chiefs speak out about the controversial law that ties state funding to a transit, housing requirement for municipalities
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“Nothing is more harmful to the growth of our state than criminals who roam our streets with little fear of punishment,” Missouri State House Speaker Jon Patterson said
The gathering focused on future potential settlement dollars from pending state and local suits, which could include help for individual communities or for state or local programs.
The strategy, in other words, amounts to: Get out of nature’s way
The National Integrated Ballistic Information Network has helped Houston solve multiple fatal shootings, including a series of gang-related incidents.
Homeless people could first join the community in tents, eventually graduating to more permanent housing solutions on campus, while low-income families meeting certain requirements could rent or purchase homes on the property, even without a history of homelessness.
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Prosecutors argue that the law prohibiting the removal of memorials for war veterans, which dates to 1904 and only applied to counties until 1997, does not apply retroactively to statues erected before the law’s expansion.
In a settlement reached just hours before the first federal trial on the opioid crisis was set to begin, Cleveland’s Cuyahoga County and Akron’s Summit County will receive $260 million to fund treatment programs and other services for hard-hit communities.
Ransomware attacks are increasingly targeting local governments, making it imperative that agencies prepare now.
Amelda Glaspie and her husband paid $800 a month to live without water or power in an abandoned L.A. church.
To improve outcomes for households and government agencies implementing home buyout programs, emergency management and disaster researchers recommend a resident-centric approach
Mayor Alan Webber, local agencies and non-profits are working on new initiatives to address the needs of those in the homeless community.
This first federal opioid crisis trial between two Ohio counties and drug manufacturers will focus on distribution: Were the companies obligated to halt shipments of suspicious orders and, if so, did they comply?
Ellicott City reminds us that risk management is about more than just mitigating physical threats
In the aftermath of Hurricane Michael last year, Florida’s Panhandle saw a dramatic increase in the number of mental health issues citizens were experiencing, particularly among children
Thirty years ago, the city of Santa Cruz, California, was nearly decimated by the Loma Prieta earthquake. It has since taken steps to make sure that never happens again.
As the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission prepares its second annual report, it is recommending a dramatic overhaul of Florida’s mental health system, which, it argues, is failing to meet the long-term treatment needs of the vast majority of referrals.
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