Research & Evidence-Based Policing
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Policing is a human-centered profession. Beat officers, investigators, and police leaders spend much of their time talking to and working with people. A good beat officer is a master communicator, ada...
Technology
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Complex military operations have one point in common with large-scale drug trafficking enterprises: they rely on swift and secured communications. The massive development over the past 10 years of ...
Investigations
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In late 2024 and early 2025, a series of anti-Semitic attacks took place across Australia’s eastern states. Mostly involving arson and graffiti, these attacks understandably struck terror into the ...
Investigations
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Transnational crime, defined as illegal activities that span across national borders, has been a persistent global issue. Historically, transnational crime was limited to smuggling activities or illic...
Investigations
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In recent years, the term “human trafficking” has garnered a considerable amount of attention across a variety of spaces. Law enforcement agencies across the United States have started to make it ...
Investigations
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Cargo theft, especially as conducted by transnational criminal organizations, is becoming a more pressing issue for transportation professionals, police agencies, consumers, and policymakers worldwide...
Technology
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As professional policing across the globe encounters quickly emerging advanced technologies, the landscape of digital evidence is set to undergo significant transformations. One of the reasons for th...
Crime & Violence
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Ten years ago, an article appeared in the September 2015 issue of IACP’s Police Chief magazine that would introduce a new word into the U.S.  police and justice lexicon: deflection. Eventually, the...