August 2015

The Department of Defense’s Support to Law Enforcement Agencies in Countering Drug Trafficking

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Arizona Department of Public Safety, and other local and state law enforcement agencies work tirelessly to prevent these packs of mari...

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The Department of Defense’s Support to Law Enforcement Agencies in Countering Drug Trafficking

On a dark night, 12 undocumented aliens hastily move north along worn desert paths through agave plants and velvet mesquite trees in the southern Arizona mountainous terrain. They strain and readjust ...

Research & Evidence-Based Policing

The Paradox of Police Development: Community Policing for High-Threat Environments

Over the past decade, the U.S. military gained significant experience training civilian police in Iraq and Afghanistan; yet, many military professionals still lack a clear operational understanding of...

Traffic Safety

The Routine Traffic Stop: How Officers Have Used License Plate Violations to Solve Crimes

Since 1998, the Highway Safety Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, along with 3M’s Traffic Safety and Security Division, have recognized officers throughout the United St...

Global Policing

Twice Sworn—The Benefits of Dual-Career Police Professionals to Civilian and Military Police Units

U.S. Army Military Police (MP) arrived in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2003 with the leading combat units and quickly transitioned into a role of supporting local police officers and, eventually, reestablishing ...

Mental Health

U.S. Combat Veterans in Crisis: Veterans Helping Veterans

fferent opinions abound about the proper term for a veteran of the U.S. military. Can they be simply referred to as “veterans,” or are they better defined as “military veterans” or “combat v...