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Chief’s Counsel: Negligent Supervision and Executive Liability

Over the past year, law enforcement has been confronted with many situations involving judgment of officers that have drawn intense scrutiny and, in many instances, a very negative public reaction. In...

Terrorism

Partnering to Protect the Homeland

Policing has evolved over the past 60 years, having moved from an enforcement-centric approach to a community-based policing model. At the same time, the threats to our homeland have increased and the...

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Police Chief Update: February 2016 – Homeland Security

February 2016 – Homeland Security January 2016 – Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Assault December 2015 – Ethics in Law Enforcement November 2015 – Education & ...

Global Policing

Police Reforms: Which Way Do We Go?

The world population took 50,000 years to reach 1 billion people. Two hundred years after that 19th-century milestone, Earth has more than 7 billion human inhabitants.1 Huge megapolises are inhabited ...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Public Safety Virtual Assistants for FirstNet

Virtual voice-controlled assistants (VAs) such as Siri (Apple), Cortana (Microsoft Windows), and Google Now (Google), to name a few, have been around for some time, assisting people with questions suc...

Terrorism

Terrorist Target Selection: Why Would They Come Here?

On January 7, 2015, the world was stunned again by the video images of yet another sensational terrorist attack. The incident, which occurred in Paris, France, started when three masked gunmen launche...

Investigations

The Art of Profiling in a Digital World

Traditionally, the art of profiling applies to criminal activities that are visible to the eye and observation of the investigator. In fact, profiling involves the analysis of personal characteristics...