Public Safety / Justice

DC Features

• Richmond, Virginia, Police Department Helps Lower Crime Rates with Crime Prediction Software
  Virginia uses predictive crime analysis, data mining, reporting and GIS.
  
• Cyber-Crime: Law Enforcement Must Keep Pace With Tech-Savvy Criminals
  "Today computer or computer-related crime makes up perhaps a quarter of all crimes we see," says Southern California High Technology Task Force leader.
  
• Baton Rouge, La., Boosts Interoperability with Regional Approach
  Officials tackled interoperability for emergency response after hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
  

DC US News

• Cameron County, Texas, Signs $3.7 Million Contract with Tyler Technologies
  Cameron County, Texas, today signed a $3.7 million contract with Tyler Technologies to implement its integrated Courts and Justice software solution.
  
• Fifty-Eight Agencies Collaborate on Inauguration Safety Planning
  Secretary Chertoff designated the 2009 Presidential Inauguration a national special security event.
  
• Kentucky E-Warrants System a Success Says Governor
  More than 62 percent of the new warrants entered into the E-Warrants system have been served, compared with less than 10 percent served under the old system.
  
• States Ranked C- in Emergency Care, C+ in Disaster Preparedness
  Calls for increase in use of systems, standards and information technologies to track and enhance the quality and patient-safety environment.
  
• Civil Rights Laws Offer Hope for Cyber Attack Victims
  Online threats and attacks in the virtual realm often have real consequences in the flesh-and-blood world.
  
• E911 Technology Expanded to Rhode Island Communities
  Pictometry software allows community leaders to access a digital library of images of a local landscape to see buildings, street lights, fire hydrants and other landmarks.
  
• Report: States Unprepared for Public Health Emergencies
  Louisiana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin best prepared.
  

DC International News

• European Emergency Number 112 Now Works in all EU Member States
  "112 working everywhere in the EU is a nice present to all Europeans, and the timing is perfect: during the holiday season of hectic travel people will spend a lot of time in other EU countries."
  
• European Commission Designates Single Radio Frequency for Road Safety and Traffic Management
  30 MHz of spectrum in the 5.9 Gigahertz (GHz) band will be allocated within the next six months.
  
• Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, Enact New Border-Security Initiatives
  To speed response to emergency situations, the closest emergency response team -- from either side of the border -- will be dispatched to help residents, whether they are in Mexico or in the U.S.