SafeGov
SafeGov focuses on helping local and state government agencies protect their communities by implementing effective safety and security measures. This includes developing strategies for emergency preparedness, law enforcement, public health, and cybersecurity to ensure the well-being of citizens. Government agencies play a crucial role in fostering safe environments through proactive planning and resource allocation. This directory offers articles on SafeGov and related topics like Public Safety, which explores broader initiatives aimed at safeguarding the public from various threats.
States United Democracy Center, a non-partisan organization, discussed priorities for law enforcement during election season
Beware bad actors’ tricks and t(h)reats
SAFER and AFG money will support 20 departments across four counties
Mayor Steve Fulop said surveillance video of the attackers made it clear they targeted the kosher market, and he pronounced the bloodshed a hate crime against Jews, as did New York’s mayor and governor.
Experts say anybody carrying guns, including teachers, needs ongoing, intensive training to be able to handle their firearms proficiently and respond appropriately in stressful settings — and many law enforcement officers don’t even get that.
Officials said that city emails and phones, 311 customer service and online payments were affected. 911 and emergency services were still functioning properly.
The student involved in the shooting at Waukesha South High School last week said he wanted to scare students who had picked on him — or might pick on him in the future — and that “other kids would hear about this and be scared.”
Accidental shootings by law enforcement have happened in recent years at agencies small and large and at all levels. They’ve caused hundreds of injuries to officers, suspects and bystanders, and sometimes they’ve caused deaths.
Advanced video processing devices applied to roadway infrastructure and artificial intelligence will provide university researchers access to automated detection of near miss events and other real-time traffic data.
At its core, the stop-and-frisk approach is supposed to rely on more than a hunch. But the low burden of proof, the large discretion granted to police and the relatively invisible nature of these sorts of encounters combine to create real potential for abuse.
Under the state’s “red flag” law, authorities with backing from a judge can seek to remove weapons from people who pose a danger to themselves and others. Florida is one of 15 states with such laws.
The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) will award $500,000 toward the Zero Emissions Mobility and Community Pilot Project Fund to fund four pilots focused on growing car-share, bike-share and emissions-free delivery opportunities.
While even climate change-denying politicians are beginning to acknowledge the inevitable onslaught, coastal city officials worry that those who control the purse strings won’t see the urgency of the slowly unfolding catastrophe.
The town of Garner announced the cancellation of its own parade a few weeks prior, citing similar concerns
According to a new report from the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, the cost of operating county jails rose 14.2% between 2014 and 2018, more than twice as much as inflation.
A Saudi student opened fire in a classroom at the base Friday morning, killing three people. The shooting is the second at a U.S. naval base this week.
Greta Johnson, chief of staff for Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro, said the program will not only benefit 80 people with disabilities, but also their families and communities.
If a sensor detects that a person’s blood-oxygen level has dropped to a dangerous level, it automatically releases a stored dose of naloxone, thus preventing death by opioid overdose.
A Georgia pastor wants to use a vacant building that previously housed a residential drug treatment program for teenagers to house up to 50 unaccompanied migrant children. Residents, however, are pushing back.
