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How data-driven technology helps law enforcement agencies improve constituent outcomes  

AWS Public Sector Blog

Law enforcement agencies can use this hyper-connected environment to bridge previously isolated data siloes and make better-informed decisions to improve emergency response and citizen services. Addressing interoperability needs in law enforcement to help support civilians. How do you get real-time information together?”

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In Philly, These Former Drug Dealers Are Helping Address Open-Air Sales

Next City

‘Bring them to Ride Free’: Leaders of one Kensington nonprofit say engaging with people who deal drugs is key to breaking up the neighborhood's open-air drug market, but city leaders have overlooked this population while creating new law enforcement strategies for the neighborhood

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Continuous monitoring and governance: AWS best practices for keeping your data secure during the holidays

AWS Public Sector Blog

They continuously monitor workloads and engagement in anticipation of critical incidents. Maintain security for ongoing compliance Upholding security during the holidays is not only about protecting against threats; its also about maintaining ongoing compliance with regulations such as HIPAA, FISMA, and state-specific data protection laws.

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Harnessing data for safer communities

American City & Country

The ability to gather, store and analyze almost unlimited amounts of data has transformed almost every aspect of society, including law enforcement. On the one hand, it offers law enforcement agencies an unprecedented wealth of information that can be harnessed for situational awareness, safety, coordination of response times and more.

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AWS selects 13 startups to innovate public safety solutions through the GovTech Accelerator

AWS Public Sector Blog

By leveraging AWS to develop the next generation of GovTech technology, the startups aim to address justice and public safety challenges, such as increasing community engagement, deterring crime, and reducing recidivism. 911 call centers are facing unprecedented challenges, with high call volumes, legacy technology, and short staffing.

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Legal Issues for Volunteers Responding to Disasters

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

Van Nostrand is an expert in legal epidemiology—the study and application of law as an intervention to prevent disease and injury. She is the co-author of three public health emergency law bench books for health departments in the District of Columbia, Louisiana and Pennsylvania.

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Higher education utilizes cloud and student engagement to drive sustainability improvements

AWS Public Sector Blog

Whether it’s helping law enforcement agencies to be more effective and efficient or addressing difficult challenges with non-profit organizations, we can make a difference with our innovation processes and technical depth in combination with public sector mission expertise,” said Paul Jurasin, founding director of DxHub.