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Legislative Alert: The U.S. Senate Remains Focused on Sentencing Reform Legislation

On January 30, 2014, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary approved an amended version of the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2014, S. 1410, by a vote of 13:5. The bill, cosponsored by Senators Patrick...

Technology

Cybersecurity – An Emerging Challenge for All Law Enforcement

Every day there are news stories about the latest victims of data breaches and identity theft and of information technology systems crippled by cyber attacks. Private citizens, businesses, and governm...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Stanton v. Sims: Warrantless Entry in Hot Pursuit

It is not news to anyone that searches conducted without warrants are per se unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment—subject only to a few narrowly construed exceptions.1 One such exception to the w...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Car Hacking—The Risks and Implications for Law Enforcement

Car hacking is definitely coming... The statement above was spoken by Zoz, a presenter at a hacking convention in Las Vegas in August 2013. His presentation followed an explanation by two computer ...

Cybercrime

Collaboration to Combat Cyberthreats

The cyberthreat is a top national security priority for the United States. Terrorists, nation-state sponsored actors, and criminal groups have expanded their operations into the digital realm to probe...

Cybercrime

Cybercrimes Enforcement: A State Perspective

The advent of the Internet created great opportunities for mankind to share information, expand knowledge, develop new commerce, and make the world seem smaller and more connected. Unfortunately, it a...

Ethics

Ethical Defensibility: Should an Officer’s “Willingness to Deceive” Result in Automatic Certification Revocation?

Lying, deception, and the omission of truth (when duty dictates), all fall under a “willingness to deceive” in police character policies. A character policy specifically addresses the ethical chal...

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Facing the New World of Digital Evidence & Cybersecurity

The threat to critical police data in today’s world is real and growing at an exponential rate as agencies become more dependent upon digital technology for day-to-day operations. In addition, cyber...