Crime & Violence
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On the evening of May 23, 2014, in the California campus community of Isla Vista, a student who was socially isolated and had long stopped attending classes at Santa Barbara City College, killed six p...
President's Message
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When an officer enters law enforcement, he or she is aware that danger is part of the profession, but most never expect to encounter a targeted violence or active threat incident. These terms are b...
Technology
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The 21st-century criminal is leaving an unfettered trail in disparate databases across the globe. When these stores of information remain static and unconnected, agents and officers are denied a compl...
Mass Casualty Attacks
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On December 15, 2014, a gunman took hostages in downtown Sydney, Australia, leading to three deaths and four injuries. At 10:01 p.m. on July 7, 2016, a bombing took place on the 1258 local train of ...
Investigations
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The tentacles of OCGs reach across borders, infesting and corrupting governments, communities, and societies. Their impact is now so widespread that countering their negative impacts cannot be left to...
Investigations
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According to a report by the Police Foundation and the Major Cities Chiefs Association, major city and county law enforcement leaders identified ballistic imaging tools as the most helpful, followed b...
Crime & Violence
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Law enforcement in every jurisdiction is alarmed by the growing magnitude of firearms that are being reported stolen, reaching approximately 380,000 per year in the United States. According to ...
Crime & Violence
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Over half of the world’s gun deaths took place in six countries: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Venezuela, and the United States. What’s more is that 94 percent of the most violent cities i...