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.
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The notice calls on deputies to pledge to “avoid speaking about others negatively in their absence unless required for work-related purposes”
Overtime was temporarily suspended to combat economic loss related to the pandemic
New York will also start automatically expunging criminal records for certain past marijuana-related convictions
The plan lays out nine “core recommendations,” including the creation of a community board that will serve as a bridge between the town’s residents and police
Law enforcement agencies would do well to heed drug trafficking’s technology-driven distribution systems
Some law enforcement officials are arguing the bill is too broad and hasn’t been properly vetted
Public safety communications officials called the change “historic” and the result of “many years of hard work”
The pandemic has spotlighted how directly housing impacts people’s health
A review found that most of the extreme risk protection orders granted by judges came from cases initiated by police
“It’s never been so understaffed. It’s never been so corrupt and it’s never been so dangerous,” the DA said
While DORAs promise to revitalize local business districts hit hard by COVID-19, they also come with unique guidelines for set-up, regulation and local law enforcement
Officers who participate in the program meet monthly with high schoolers to talk about experiences kids have had with police, discuss stereotypes and reverse-roleplay each other’s roles
The bills include making it easier to sue cops for excessive force and require the NYPD to track the race of drivers in traffic stops
The city banned assault weapons in 2018, though a Boulder County District Court judge ruled just days before the shooting that such a ban was illegal under state law
The bill would prohibit the city of Cedar Falls from continuing its public safety officer program
Under a divided Senate, President Biden demanded the chamber pass two bills that would tighten federal background check laws and ban high-capacity magazines
Family members told investigators that their son had previously attacked a classmate and may have a mental illness
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