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.
Baker County officials will use Interior Department funding to purchase water tanks for fire departments to place onto pickup truck beds
WalletHub ranked the safest states in America based on personal and residential safety, financial safety, road safety, workplace safety and emergency preparedness
President-elect Donald Trump stated that Patel will play a key role in fighting gangs and stopping fentanyl trafficking at the border
Technology is helping to support victims of sexual violence in new ways and increase reporting sexual assault -- crimes which studies have found go largely unreported.
Chief Bill Harvey discusses how cities can improve response to large-scale events with effective planning on the Policing Matters Podcast.
Technology does not just affect phones and computers, it’s affecting radios. Get these pro wireless radio management strategies to improve your city’s public safety communications.
Participatory budgeting and community engagement are advancing municipal operations by getting digital technologies purchased.
East Liverpool police partnered with the local health department to establish pop-up movie nights in neighborhoods throughout the city to enhance public safety community engagement and advance public health outreach.
Dispatchers face a series of stressors that affect mental health. Public safety leaders can take action to address dispatcher PTSD and traumas
Rape kits, or SAKs, must go to the state’s crime lab whether the victim chooses to report to law enforcement right away, or at a later date.
Voice-controlled Amazon Alexa and AI-enabled healthcare skills can now be securely used by patients, hospitals and healthcare workers.
Should cities consider congestion pricing as they develop revenue generating programs for ride sharing? One study, rejected by Uber and Lyft, finds fatalities and costs are rising in major cities.
Start by Believing offers law enforcement agencies a kit for taking action to end the cycle of silence and increase engagement with sexual assault victims.
Partnerships and outreach efforts that focus on training and sharing impactful stories of victims and their advocates are essential
Each year during the second week of April, public safety telecommunicators are honored. Here are three ways to thank them publicly
The researchers watched and coded each officer interaction, reviewing about 325 hours of video from Aransas Pass Police Department body worn camera footage
San Bernardino County and the Inland Regional Center were released from a negligence claim by relatives of three victims killed in the December 2, 2015 mass shooting.
Hate crimes laws just got a boost in Utah with passage of a bill that adds statuses like first responder employment, sexual orientation, homelessness, ancestry, age and more via victim targeting penalty enhancements.
A grant-funded Ohio study integrated various government data sources to reveal previously unknown victims of human trafficking.
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