Crime & Violence
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If you are a Cheers fan, you might recall the classic line of the character Norm Peterson, a bar patron regular who declared, “It’s a dog-eat-dog world, and I’m wearing Milk Bone underwear!” ...
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Fatal shootings of police officers reached a 20-year high in the middle of 2011.1 Police chiefs must commit to identify and eliminate the sources by which violent offenders obtain firearms used to tar...
Technology
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The International Association of Chiefs of Police and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) have joined forces on a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S...
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During the last several years, there has been a resurgence of the debate surrounding the linear use-of-force continuum. A number of professionals have argued that force continuums must be laid to rest...
Crime & Violence
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The city of Springfield, Massachusetts, with a population of 153,060, is ranked the 12th most dangerous city in America. The North End section of Springfield has seen crime and gang violence increase ...
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There is a common misconception that vehicle theft as a whole has remained unchanged in recent times, but nothing could be further from the truth. Vehicle theft has changed dramatically over the past ...
Crime & Violence
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As law enforcement officers know all too well, no one is immune to violence. Violence takes its toll on individuals, families, and communities throughout the United States and affects people of all ag...
President's Message
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The persistent and pernicious problem of gun violence impacts communities across the United States on a daily basis. Ranging from random shootings and suicides to retaliatory assaults and targeted mas...