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Crime and Justice News
Jul 17, 20242 min read
911 Outages Have Hit Eight States, Federal Funding Help Waylaid
Just after lunchtime on June 18, Massachusetts’ leaders discovered that the statewide 911 system was down. A scramble to handle the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 19, 20242 min read
911 Massachusetts Call Center Outage Wreaks Havoc
The abrupt failure of Massachusetts’ 911 system on Tuesday was a stark example of the disastrous consequences that can occur when an...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 19, 20242 min read
911 Outage Across Multiple States Highlights System Vulnerability
Wednesday's significant 911 outage underscored the pressing demand for enhanced modernization and regulation of the emergency system,...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 8, 20242 min read
Understaffed 911 Centers Struggle Amid Increasing Job Demands
For decades, 911 call takers have had three main options: send emergency medical responders, firefighters or police. A fourth option is...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Ohio Introduces Next Generation 911 Geo-Tracking System
Ohio’s 911 system is about to be brought into the 21st century, joining a growing number of states that have replaced decades-old...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 17, 20232 min read
AI Bots Help Understaffed, Overworked 911 Dispatch Centers
AI is quietly transforming how non-emergency calls are handled in dispatch centers. An AI-powered system can triage and coordinate the...
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