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Quality-of-life issues, such as drinking in public, urinating in public, disorderly behavior, and noise complaints, when not dealt with properly, can result in continued calls for service to the same ...
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It was hardly a surprise when hundreds of residents of O'Fallon, Illinois, showed up on October 10, 2004, for an open house and a sneak peak at that municipality's new state-of-the-art public safety f...
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In 1997 the City of Durham and the Durham Police Department began an innovative program known as Hoist (Hispanic Outreach and Intervention Team). The program was formed through a federal grant and the...
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In a community where one-third of the households live on less than $10,000 a year, police and other city leaders needed an innovative approach to improve the quality of life for El Monte, California. ...
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Northern Kentucky has seen a rapid rise in the Latino population over the past five years. The 2000 census showed a 3 percent Spanish-speaking population. This is a baseline estimate but may not repre...
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Although aphasia is little known, it is fairly common. Officers are more likely to come into contact with people with aphasia than with people with Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy, multiple scle...
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Law enforcement volunteers perform service for a department without promise, expectation, or receipt of compensation for services rendered. They include interns, chaplains, reserve officers, Explorers...
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A motorist is driving down the road when a patrol car pulls up behind him. Like most drivers, the motorist feels nervous just seeing the patrol car in the rearview mirror and even a bit fearful after ...
