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Technology is a key component of any law enforcement operation—new, innovative technologies can support more efficient crime prevention and response; better protect police officers and the public; a...
Cybercrime
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Police executives need to understand four things about cybersecurity. First, there has been a dramatic increase in both the frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks such as ransomware and ad m...
Investigations
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n November 2004, Mosul, Iraq, was home to many displaced enemy fighters from Falluja and street gangs who roamed the city streets practicing the art of terror. During this time, an estimated 200 bodie...
Legal
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The potential uses for police UAVs seem, at present, almost limitless. Many UAV models are cheaper than cruisers and helicopters to purchase and operate, and their ability to fly and hover at varying ...
Research & Evidence-Based Policing
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One of the key assumptions of the evidence-based policing movement is that police will be inclined to adopt a research-informed approach to policing practices if they access, read, and digest what the...
Research & Evidence-Based Policing
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A few years ago, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Police Department?s (CMPD?s) Early Intervention System (EIS) flagged an officer who had been involved in an unusually high number of inciden...
Technology
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Forensic intelligence can be derived from the accurate and timely processing of forensic case data across numerous investigations or various disciplines. The results of forensic analysis can be used j...
Technology
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ATTORNEY: Officer Smith, were you on duty on the day of the alleged incident, when my client was accused of assaulting his wife? OFFICER SMITH: Yes. I arrived to their apartment following an emergency...