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.
The Drug Enforcement Administration will conduct a lengthy review process at the request of President Biden
Union president for COs jokes that “everything runs off duct tape and band-aids” in the understaffed prison with failing infrastructure
The new contract, which requires union and legislature approval, also includes a $1,200 health and wellness stiped in 2023 and 2024
America’s mayors are on the front lines of promoting prosperous and safe communities, with aging urban infrastructure, policing, municipal finance, and their relationships with constituents, other cities and higher levels of government as top concerns
Criminal justice reform has become a hot topic around the nation amid a conversation about easing three-strikes sentencing laws, scaling back mandatory sentencing laws and focusing on rehabilitation. That’s not the case in New Mexico, where lawmakers assembled for a new legislative session
The Washington Township Fire Department recently received a grant for four new electrocardiographic (ECG) monitors for the EMS department to improve the quality of CPR on patients
The statistics show a 1.7 percent jump in the overall number of violent crimes reported by local law enforcement, with increases in murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. The FBI said violent crime rose most dramatically, at 5.3 percent, in cities with populations between 250,000 and 499,999
When the California Legislature passed the state’s first comprehensive medical marijuana regulations in September, pot advocates hoped the move heralded a new era of trust in their often-tumultuous relationship with wary local officials and police
A $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will go toward equipping supervisors, detectives and specialized units, such as the SWAT team, with the devices, interim Chief Allwyn Brown said
At a recent roundtable discussion, 10 police chiefs, sheriffs, general counsel, deputies and captains came together to discuss a variety of topics including the evolution of intelligent policing and the future of use of force guidelines
A New Jersey police officer’s claim that he was a victim of political retribution drew plenty of sympathy at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, but it wasn’t clear whether the justices would find that Jeffrey Heffernan has a case under the First Amendment
The grants help free up funds to enable the district to have a school police officer at each building, “without putting increased strain on your general fund”
Public agencies are investing in new technologies and policies to ensure 911 center operations are efficiently maintained and providing high-quality services to residents
After fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times, white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke had the option of taking a day or two before internal investigators could interview him. Many cities stipulate a 48-hour wait. Officers in Baltimore get more - 10 days
Throughout the roundtable discussion, law enforcement participants brought up concerns with new technology and a lack of training on proper engagement techniques as potential risks for police departments.
Seattle’s approach to drug crimes is both experimental and successful, according to new research
Laws taking effect at the start of the new year show states diverging on some hot-button issues. The opposing directions in the states reflect a nation with increasingly polarized politics
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is on the defensive again, dealing with the fallout from a judge’s opinion accusing a top city lawyer of hiding evidence in another case involving a fatal police shooting
A judge upheld Seattle’s so-called gun violence tax on Tuesday, rejecting a challenge from the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups
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