New York City NY February 16 2024 Most of the school safety agents working in New York City schools have quietly added a new item to their uniforms: bulletproof vests. A NYPD spokesperson confirmed that about 3,000 of the roughly 4,100 school safety agents across the city are now wearing “bullet resistant” vests since the department […]
Irving Texas June 9, 2023 Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has issued body cameras to its security personnel as an additional safety measure, according to a June 8 news release. The system’s decision is in line with many health organizations that have begun to increase security measures and precautions in the light of increasing violence against […]
CHELMSFORD, Mass. March 17, 2022 CoxHealth, the area leader in healthcare and community involvement in southwest Missouri, has upgraded its public safety and security officers’ body worn cameras with a new state-of-the-art solution, increasing overall patient, visitor, and medical staff safety. The open architecture-based solution easily integrated with CoxHealth’s existing video management system (VMS) and […]
Charlotte NC July 9 2021 These days, we have become accustomed to being watched anytime that we leave our homes. Cameras are being used to monitor just about everything from rush hour traffic to school campuses, hospitals, businesses, and street crime. And we all know by now that there are many wearable cameras being used […]
Charlotte NC May 6 2021 Over the past two years, security technology and public safety policy and transparency have violently bumped symbolic heads. The shadow of body-worn video surveillance cameras has driven the public perception of deadly police encounters, primarily within the Black community and beyond. This recent exposure has put the technology on equal […]
Princeton NJ March 23 2021 University police officers under the Department of Public Safety (PSAFE) will begin wearing body cameras this spring, in accordance with state regulations. PSAFE Director of Operations Kenneth Strother told The Daily Princetonian that only sworn police officers will use the cameras. According to Strother, there are “about 39 [sworn] police officers […]
TORONTO, Jan. 18, 2021 /CNW/ — Axon (Nasdaq: AAXN), the global leader in connected public safety technologies, and its subsidiary Axon Public Safety Canada Inc., today announced that Cancom Security Inc. joined the Axon network by purchasing Axon Body 3 (AB3) cameras and licenses to the digital evidence management solution, Axon Evidence. With over 1,200 security […]
Ramsey County MN December 26 2019 The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office completed its second phase of implementation of body-worn cameras this month. Earlier this year, patrol deputies began carrying body cameras. Body-worn cameras are now being utilized by correctional officers in the Adult Detention Center and deputy sheriffs in court security. The use of body-worn […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. October 11 2019— California police departments won’t be allowed to use facial recognition software on body cameras for the next several years, under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. The bill from Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, takes effect at the start of 2020 and expires after three years. Ting […]
New Zealand Sept 7 2018 Security staff at Waitemata District Health Board are being issued camera vests after a surge in reported violence including a nurse being strangled and staff members being punched in the face and one needing surgery after an assault. A review is under way after 186 aggression incidents were reported by staff […]