AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

To revive them, NPD made the decision to go live on the SOMA public safety platform—six months ahead of the scheduled cutover date. The deployment and results SOMA is a leading technology partner providing critical response and operating software solutions for law enforcement, first responder, and government agencies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A single community went from 28 fatal overdoses in January through March of 2019 to zero in April and May as a result of the coordinated actions of law enforcement, public safety, health services, and community leaders. In Virginia, data integration helped battle opioid addiction.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

It was a small pilot, but it demonstrated the ability of data to solve social problems at the community level—linking data from law enforcement, public safety, and health and human services—providing a unified view of the problem from multiple perspectives.

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Barrett & Greene

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For the 10 former employees who had criminal justice access, the failure to deactivate also permitted continued use of the National Crime Information Center and the International Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing Network. One of the causes cited was “untimely notice of employee separation.”

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The good news is that the latest Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) statistics show the first half of 2023 brought a 4% decrease in pedestrian fatalities. At the same time, many police departments are stretched thin, reducing the enforcement of traffic laws that can deter reckless driving behavior.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 10, 2024

Other cities have had mixed to negative results from similar initiatives. hits 16-year high on traffic deaths ," Washington Post And because we don't provide actionable information and the structures to address the problem.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 18, 2024

I've mentioned this for years (" Social marketing and aberrant driving ," 2020, " When the car lobby encourages law breaking ," 2012), but only recently after some high profile deaths is the city addressing this (" Reckless drivers in spotlight as D.C. Sometimes there are issues, admittedly, but mostly it's recklessness.

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