Investigations
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If a complaint came in to your agency alleging that a popular school teacher, a youth pastor, a Little League coach, or a previously convicted predator like Duncan had been molesting children in your ...
Crime & Violence
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Vehicle theft in the United States is a serious problem. It is important to note that vehicle theft is the second most profitable crime in the United States, surpassed only by trafficking in illegal n...
Community-Police Engagement
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The Tallahassee Police Department has found that limiting participation to one year enables more youth to be exposed to the benefits of the Defy program. This exposure serves to channel youth away fro...
Community-Police Engagement
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Jaffrey has a population of around 6,000, a regional high school and middle school, and a popular state park. There are 11 police officers in the agency. In many ways, this is a typical U.S. police ag...
Crime & Violence
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Facing an upswing in auto burglaries, the Boca Raton police department developed an innovative crime prevention strategy. The result was the I Prevent Crime campaign, which not only addressed auto bur...
Community-Police Engagement
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The Western Kentucky University (WKU) Police Department has developed a citizen police academy that is designed to emulate the various citizen academies conducted by many municipal police departments ...
Terrorism
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The constellation of clues and evidence related to criminal activity is often spread across disconnected databases and paper files in thousands of local, state, and federal agencies. In many cases cri...
Crime & Violence
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Since September 11, 2001, homeland security issues have been law enforcement’s main focus. Proper and rapid response to terrorist acts moved to the forefront of everyone’s thinking, and federal fu...