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.
Autonomous drones can be placed in communities before a storm and then deployed remotely to start collecting images of damage and deliver emergency supplies
Violent crime against seniors in America has surged by 331% in the last decade, making safety a top priority for retirees; do you agree with the rankings?
The program, which has worked with the San Francisco and Pheonix police departments, as well as the IACP, uses feedback from LEOs to improve the autonomous vehicles
Austin EMS Association President Selena Xie said crews are responding to back-to-back calls and being pressured to “expedite”
Mayor Ted Wheeler was standing with protesters outside the federal courthouse Wednesday night when the crowd was fired upon
While Trump has linked the growing violence to protests over racial injustice, criminal justice experts say the spike defies easy explanation
The approval also makes LA County the 37th county in the nation since last year to declare racism a matter of public health
The city’s investigation will focus mainly on policies at issue in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death, including use of force and the use of ketamine
The sweeping package was said to be one of the most substantial changes to the state’s criminal justice system in years
The mayors said that federal agents were not making communities any safer
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum also announced she is suing the federal law enforcement agencies involved for violating Oregonians’ civil rights
San Francisco’s Police Commission voted unanimously to approve the resolution Wednesday
The settlement will go to the families of 32 of the 36 who died in the 2016 blaze as well as one severely injured survivor
It’s become a cycle of unrest, police response and further outrage, but where does it go from here?
Experts say they believe it’s the first proposal of its kind
The national outcry after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has accelerated states moving toward greater transparency about bad actors in law enforcement
“Unite Norman” is upset with the council over its decision to reallocate 3.6% of the police department’s annual budget to community development programs
Six takeaways from the USFA, NHTSA best practices to protect fire and EMS providers responding to incidents of civil unrest
The city will increase the number of police on more than 20 streets and city housing projects and organize ‘neighborhood walks’ with community leaders
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