The U.S. national average clearance rate for violent crime in 2019 was only 45 percent and just 17 percent for property crime.1 With the unprecedented increases in crime across the United St...
When the City of Troy, New York, Police Department planned to upgrade its two-way radio system in 2015, Community Police Sergeant Sam Carello and the department leadership figured it was a good time t...
A classic U.S. suburban community, Noblesville, Indiana, has seen amazing growth over the past few years, and the city, which was once simply a beloved bedroom community to Indianapolis, began ...
To expedite adjudication of cases involving the trafficking, manufacturing, or possession of controlled substances, federal, state, and local law enforcement officers need easy-to-use field ide...
The background investigation may be the most critical element in hiring a new officer. This labor-intensive process usually takes months and has traditionally resulted in reams of paperwork. Bu...
College courses in criminal justice teach it; police policies proclaim it; detectives and investigators are instructed in it: “The fundamental purpose of a criminal investigation is to find the trut...
Leveraging data and adopting new technologies can help officers obtain more information to make better-informed decisions, respond more quickly, and save people’s lives. The Chula Vista Police Depar...