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.
Three Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority high-rises will be outfitted with sprinklers by the summer of 2024
The California state prison system aims to increase the female workforce from 17% to 30% by expanding recruitment efforts
The 12 cities claim the zero-bail schedule for nonviolent felonies and misdemeanors will result in a “significant increase in criminals released back into the community”
Our columnist addresses this dilemma facing fire departments as they prepare for the imminent AFG grants round, and advises on factors to consider.
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They might be the cheapest bike infrastructure, but evidence is mounting that bike sharrows do not make cycling in cities any safer.
Individuals working in homeland security and intelligence must advance their understanding of what leads individuals to radicalize and engage in terrorist activities
Surveillance cameras, a bomb robot and text-based emergency alerts led to the arrest of New York City pressure cooker bomber suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami.
13 mayors are urging Congress to put the $103 million authorized by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act in July into federal opioid grants.
Mobile stroke units have evolved to increase safety, optimize medic work environments and improve patient comfort.
The new Chicago ordinance, if approved, would authorize the Civilian Office on Police Accountability to manage police oversight.
Public safety agencies, including emergency management, law enforcement, fire service and others, must work together to prepare.
A Las Vegas anti-squatting law and cooperation between utility departments, police and code enforcement are slowly addressing problems at abandoned homes.
See how some Coast Guard cities are celebrating the 226th Coast Guard Day.
From coast to coast, states and local governments are trying to figure out drone laws and ordinances that are viable and make sense for their communities.
Police Commissioner William B. Evans reports that relationships are part of the reason Boston’s crime is down 15 percent and arrests are down 28 percent. That, and Hoodsies.
See how cities, towns and counties across the nation nailed it with great food, public safety demonstrations and community fun for National Night Out 2016.
Amid national conversations about law enforcement and racism, local law enforcement agencies continue to increase their numbers of minority police officers.
Homeless in New York City filed a complaint against NYPD they say violates a local anti-discrimination law designed to prevent Move Along orders.
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