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National Institute of Justice Statement Regarding Second Chance Inc. Body Armor “Upgrade” Offer

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and its National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) administer a voluntary compliance testing program to assess whether models of ballis...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: 2004 Lifesavers Conference

Many of these themes were echoed in the keynote speakers’ remarks. During the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public service awards luncheon, NHTSA Administrator Jeffrey Runge pra...

Community-Police Engagement

Law Enforcement Chaplaincy in Sonoma County

Sonoma County, California, north of San Francisco Bay, is home to the Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Service. The service has 58 trained chaplains who respond immediately to all parts of the county when c...

Products & Services

Advances and Applications: May 2004

Where do the good ideas come from? In this column, we offer our readers the opportunity to learn about — and benefit from — some of the cutting-edge technologies being implemented by law enforceme...

Technology

LEIN: The Iowa Law Enforcement Intelligence Network

In 1984, Iowa law enforcement agencies established the Iowa Law Enforcement Intelligence Network, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. Since then, LEIN programs have been implemented in...

Youth

Bullying: A New Approach

Bullying can start at a very young age and can include playground teasing and name-calling. It continues into the teenage years where sexual harassment, dating violence, and gang attacks emerge. It co...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: NTTC Initiative Meeting the Technological

The National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) is keeping America's emergency responders-firefighters, paramedics, law enforcement, hazmat teams, and others who serve on the front line in crisis situa...

Education & Training

De-escalating Juvenile Aggression

Juveniles are not simply little adults, and the techniques for de-escalating aggressive juveniles are different from the techniques used to deal with adults. This unique status of juveniles has been r...