April 2005

Communications: Risks and Tips for Public Safety: Use of Unlicensed 802.11 (Wi-Fi) Broadband Spectrum

As technology continues to move forward at a frantic pace, so does public safety practitioners' desire to take advantage of that technology. Nowhere is this more apparent today than in the use of comm...

Technology

Communications: Selecting the Appropriate Wireless Infrastructure

In August 2004 ARJIS and CapWIN initiated a cooperative agreement to facilitate mutual cooperation in the development of voice and data sharing systems for public safety and transportation. This agree...

Technology

Communications: Voice over Internet Protocol: The Implications for Public Safety

Voice conversations using data networks (also known as IP, or Internet Protocol, networks) have received much attention from consumers, businesses, and regulators as an alternative to the traditional ...

Policy

Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement

The September 11 attacks have affected the manner in which law enforcement agencies view their responsibilities and duties. In the ensuing years, state and local law enforcement agencies have done a m...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Traffic Safety 101: Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

The death toll from motor vehicle crashes in 1925 was 17 deaths for every 100 million miles traveled. By 1975 that number had been reduced to 3.4; by 2003 it was 1.48 deaths per million vehicle miles....

IACP

IACP News: April 2005

IACP University and College Police Section Announces Scholarship Winners In May, the University and College Police Section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police awarded Michelle Nevius ...

Legal

Legislative Alert: Gonzales, Chertoff Confirmed; Negroponte Nominated

In February 3, Alberto Gonzales was confirmed as the new U.S. attorney general, despite considerable opposition from Senate Democrats. Just six Democrats crossed the aisle to join Republicans in the 6...

Drugs & Alcohol

Methamphetamine: A National Response

In recent months, newspapers and television news specials across the United States chronicled the devastation that methamphetamine use and production impose on individuals, families, and communities. ...