Public Safety

Safety First, Yet the Facts Hurt: How Injury Prevention Can Save Lives

Jeffrey Levi | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Public Health, Concussions, Injuries, Healthy Living Health News, Cdc, Public Health Services, Safety Measures, National Prevention Strategy, Injury Prevention, Public Safety, Healthy Living News

If we're going to lower the number of injuries in America, we need to redouble efforts. We need to adopt, implement and enforce evidence-based approaches, and increase public awareness of ways we can all keep ourselves and our families safer.

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Detroit Police Restructuring Necessary to Curb Crime

Gary A. Brown | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Government, Detroit Financial Crisis, Municipality, Police, Crime, Detroit Fiscal Crisis, Gary Brown, Detroit, City Council, Fiscal Crisis, Detroit City Council, Public Safety, Detroit News

Detroit continues to face a fiscal crisis. However, the issue to address crime in the neighborhoods is not about resources; it's about managing the resources. The crime affecting our neighborhoods is fixable.

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Predictive Analytics: Using Real-Time Data to Help Transform Public Safety

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Smarter Cities, Fire Department, Ibm, Smarter Ideas, Crime, Police, Analytics, Emergency, Real-Time, Patrol, Public Safety, Video, Technology News

Through using predictive analytics, real-time insights transform public safety, and enables the police and fire departments to prevent crime and fight...

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A Drug Policy for the 21st Century

R. Gil Kerlikowske | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Meth, Alternatives, Third Way, Education, Prevention, Marijuana, Public Health, Treatment, Enforcement, Harm Reduction, Obama, Heroin, War on Drugs, Drug Policy, Public Safety, Cocaine, Drug Addiction, Drugs, Politics News

Today we are releasing the 2012 National Drug Control Strategy -- the Obama Administration's primary policy blueprint for reducing drug use and its consequences in America. It is based on the premise that drug addiction is a chronic disease of the brain that can be prevented and treated.

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"Secure Communities:" End it, Don't Mend it

Pablo Alvarado | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Latinos, Immigration Reform, Immigration, Obama and Latinos, Homeland Security, Public Safety, Latino Voices News

For the communities that are left to cope with the disasters of the Administration's draconian immigration enforcement policies, the commitment to break ICE's hold continues regardless of this month's announcement.

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Contact Voltage: The Invisible Danger That Killed Our Daughter

Anthony Green | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Contact Voltage, Electricity, Electrocution, Utilities Regulation, Public Safety, Accidental Electrocution, Impact News

When underground electric utility cable has reached its useful life or become damaged, it can leak electricity. It energizes all conductive surfaces in its proximity that people and pets come in contact with.

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Jerry Brown's Public Safety Plan Gets Big Boost

Contra Costa Times | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: California Public Safety, Jerry Brown Public Safety, District Attorney Michael Ramos, Education, Michael Ramos, California, Jerry Brown Education, Jerry-Brown, Jerry Brown, Public Safety, California Education, Los Angeles News

ONTARIO - With Gov. Jerry Brown in attendance, District Attorney Michael A. Ramos announced Thursday that he supports the governor's upcoming ballot i...

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Is the Media Flunking an Epidemic Readiness Test?

Leslie Gerwin | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Avian Flu, Epidemics, College Health, Public Health, Bird Flu, Epidemic, Norovirus, Public Safety, Princeton, Princeton University, Norovirus Outbreak, Rider University, Media News

In a serious epidemic, people facing decisions that may have life or death consequences will need to trust their information sources. If health officials and the media lose their credibility, it may be impossible to recover.

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Youth Drug Use: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

R. Gil Kerlikowske | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: K2, Marijuana, Spice, Public Health, Synthetic Marijuana, Drug Policy, Public Safety, Teen Drugs, Teen Drug Abuse, Teen Drug Use, Drug Statistics, Teen Drug Statistics, Health News, Healthy Living News

Last week, I joined officials from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Department of Health and Human Services to announce the results of the largest annual survey on youth drug use in America.

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GOP Lawmaker: 'Gun Free Zones Become Killing Zones'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Concealed-Weapons-on-Campus, Guns on Campus Law, New Hampshire Guns on Campus, Guns on Campus, Gun Laws, Video, Mark Proulx, New-Hampshire-Politics, State and Local Government, New-Hampshire-Legislature, Guns on Campus Laws, Guns, Public Safety, Guns on Campus Bill, Politics News

A Republican state lawmaker in New Hampshire endorsed guns on college campuses on Monday, saying in an email to fellow legislators that "gun-free zone...

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WATCH: Seattle 'Superhero' Phoenix Jones Arrested

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Video, Law Enforcement, Superheroes, Superhero, Impact News, Phoenix Jones Arrested, Phoenix Jones Seattle, Seattle Superhero, Phoenix Jones Rain City Superheroes, Pheonix Jones, Seattle Superhero Phoenix Jones, Neighborhood Watch, Phoenix Jones, Public Safety, Weird News News

Usually this works the other way around. Seattle police say a self-proclaimed superhero who calls himself "Phoenix Jones" was arrested after he was...

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Court Strikes Major Blow Against Medical Marijuana

AP | By ED WHITE | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Politics News, Bill Schuette, Marijuana, Michigan Medical Marijuana, Marijuana Dispensaries, Medical Marijuana, Drugs, Marijuana Laws, Pot, Michigan, Weed, Public Safety, Politics News

DETROIT -- Medical marijuana cannot be sold through private shops, the Michigan appeals court said Wednesday in a major decision that strikes at busin...

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Aftermath of a Child Welfare Tragedy; A More Holistic Approach

Richard Buery | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: New York City Administration for Children?S Services, Child Welfare, New York City, The Children's Aid Society, Public Safety, Marchella Pierce, New York News

The tragic deaths of Marchella Pierce and Kymell Oram have understandably raised concerns and doubts about the effectiveness of New York City's child welfare system.

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Are You an Apple or Banana?

Kristofer Eisenla | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Small Business, Capitol Hill, Government Shutdown, Drowning, PR Industry, Public Relations, Titles, Media, Communications, Widmeyer Communications, Public Safety, Business News

Titles are about pecking order and perceived importance - big deals in PR and in the District. But, we all know it's not really about the titles - it's about the work we do.

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Budget-Strapped Towns Seek To Merge Police And Fire Departments, Sparking Labor Fights

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 06.27.2011

Read More: Public Safety Municipal Debt, Labor, Firefighters, Police Officers, Fire Police Merger, Detroit, Public Safety Department, Police Fire Merger, Unions, Michigan, Municipal Debt, Rick Snyder, Public Safety, Business News

WASHINGTON -- David Micallef never thought he’d be involved in a labor dispute at age 25, much less assuming a lead role in one. But as president of...

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When Can Cops Gain Access to My Private Info on Facebook?

G.W. Schulz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: UC Berkeley, Surveillance, Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, Privacy, Eff, Public Safety, Technology News

While the entire picture of government surveillance and investigative tactics online isn't clear, pieces of the broader story have surfaced, helping citizens better understand what may happen to their personal information on the Internet.

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It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's... Phoenix Jones? Seattle 'Super' Man Takes Law Into Own Hands, Shoos Carjacker

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Criminals, Law Enforcement, Crime-Fighting, Superhero, Superheroes, Neighborhood Watch, Crime, Public Safety, Phoenix Jones Seattle, Phoenix Jones Rain City Superheroes, Phoenix Jones, Seattle Superhero, Pheonix Jones, Seattle Superhero Phoenix Jones, Video, Impact News

Batman. Spiderman. The Green Hornet. And now, Phoenix Jones. By day, he may be your average Joe. By night, however, one Seattle, Wash. man assumes a ...

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Under the Microscope: One County's $3 Million Dollar Immigration Experiment

Afton Branche | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Virginia, Prince-William-County, Undocumented Immigrants, Immigration Enforcement, Demographic Change, Immigration, Undocumented Workers, University of Virginia, Demographics, Public Safety, Immigration Law, Politics News

"The Hispanic businesses and malls are empty. You used to see 100 people at the shopping center, and after the resolution, you'd see five. You notice...

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For Good or Ill, Vermont's Election Will Impact Millions of Other New Englanders

John Odum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Vermont Yankee, 2010 Elections, Nrc, Nuclear Power, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Environment, Vermont, Environmentalism, Massachusetts, Public Safety, Elections 2010, Green News

The Vermont Yankee, Vermont's aging nuclear reactor that sits roughly where the borders of Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts meet, is beset with problems -- including multiple leaks of radioactivity.

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Toxic Chemical Reform Collapses As Industry Flexes Its Muscles

Politics Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Epa, Toxic Chemical Reform, Chemicals, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Public Safety, Public Health, Consumer Safety, Toxic Chemicals, Green News

Fire retardants in baby blankets, nano-particles in cosmetics, plastics in water bottles and anti-bacterial agents in soaps. Experts call these and ...

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Bureaucrats Can't Resist Celebrity Snooping in Government Databases

G.W. Schulz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law Enforcement, Technology, Homeland Security, Government, Privacy, Public Safety, Politics News

It's no surprise that government employees can't fight the urge to pry into the private lives of high-profile figures using something they do have: access to vast digital repositories of sensitive personal information.

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Toyota Lashed Out At Professor David Gilbert During Big Recall

AP | JIM SUHR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internships, Congress, David Gilbert, Toyota Avalon, Toyota, Fellowships, Cars, Nhtsa, Technology, Toyota Recall, Southern Illinois University, Electronics, Public Safety, Business News

CARBONDALE, Ill. — It's the kind of publicity any university might dream about: An instructor uncovers a possible flaw that's causing some of th...

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India and the US Working on a National Broadband Plan

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

Broadband is just not simply high-speed Internet access -- it is an investment in the communications infrastructure. An infrastructure that connects...

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California Jobs Budget Reflects the Values and Priorities of Californians

John A. Perez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Taxes, California Budget, Small Business, Education, Green Jobs, Firefighters, Oil Severance Tax, Police, Jobs, Oil, Teachers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Local Government, Public Safety, Los Angeles News

This week, I unveiled the California Jobs Budget, a plan designed to confront and resolve the two most urgent priorities facing California: closing our budget deficit and putting Californians back to work.

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Confronting Your Neighborhood Sex Offenders on Inside Edition

Lisa Guerrero | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Texas, Sexually Violent Predators, Inside Edition, Mail Carriers, Predators, Lisa Guerrero, Sex Offenders, Postal Workers, Hotel Safety, Mcneil Island, Public Safety, Media News

I began working at Inside Edition in 2006 covering everything from entertainment to breaking news, but recently I've been reporting on some truly fasc...

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