Jan92020
Suicide Detection & Prevention in Schools

Suicide Detection & Prevention in Schools

Public Safety

Suicide Statistics Thousands of teens commit suicide each year in the United States. Suicide is the SECOND leading cause of death for college-age and youth, ages 12-18. (CDC, 2016).   It results in approximately 4,600 lives lost each year. The top three methods used in suicides of young people include firearm (45%), suffocation (40%), and…

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Nov152019
facial recognition software

California bans law enforcement from using facial recognition software for the next 3 years

Public Safety, Social Media/Internet Intelligence

California lawmakers today passed a bill placing a three-year state-wide moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. AB 1215, The Body Camera Accountability Act, was introduced earlier this year by assembly member Phil Tang, a Democrat. Both San Francisco and Oakland previously passed similar bills preventing the use of facial…

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