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.
In 2021 lawmakers agreed to spend $1.25 billion on two prisons, but rising labor and construction costs are devouring most of the funding
The Bloomington City Council’s agreement with Stryker will outfit FD vehicles with the latest technology
The multiple phase $77M project includes housing renovations, a new intake and booking facility, and staff locker rooms and meeting facilities
Hate crimes are on the rise for some groups; the ADL advises on essential community responses and strategies communities can take when hate hits home
BMW gets contract to manufacture 100 LAPD electronic cars.
Dallas’ program is under fire for not making money, and that’s OK. Learn the 5 steps to a successful community paramedicine program.
Two-thirds of school districts conduct active shooter drills. Some are criticized for being too realistic, while others prepare age-appropriate exercises.
Gov. Jerry Brown’s prison crowding solution could affect local law enforcement, if the parole measure gets on California’s November ballot.
A pre-2005 Deferred Retirement Option Plan covers retirement and paychecks for five years. Accrued vacation led some to receive double pay for much longer.
Where do mass shootings occur, and where can cities and others get verified data on gun violence?
Explore our guest columnist Bruce Moeller, Ph.D.'s Q&A so informed decisions can be made about the future of your municipality’s EMS service.
Diving into the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, County of Santa Cruz, Calif., begins county model.
The website Bail Lab crowdsources ideas to address a bail system stuck on the inconvenience of “cash bail only” and has led to solutions at New York courts.
Chattanooga, Tenn., will be sharing police data, like officer-involved shootings, assaults, complaints and more with the public.
A Massachusetts town has purchased ballistic vests and helmets for EMS operations and is conducting cross-agency training for high risk civilian rescue.
A Chattanooga, Tenn., coalition asked the city council to reconsider spending on police cameras and ballistics and instead fund youth jobs.
Monroe County Community Corrections is using a one-year probation grant to establish a veterans court, an extension of its Problem Solving Court.
Dallas, Texas, police are testing 100 “sponge guns” that are meant to disarm someone from up to 100 feet away and help reduce officer shootings.
Six months after Paris attacks, Cannes gets security measures in place for the 69th Film Festival--bomb sweeps, bag checks and more.
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