January 2007

Legislative Alert: The 110th Congress: What to Expect

The 110th Congress, which convened this month, will pursue a dramatically new agenda. New House and Senate leadership have promised that they will push many issues—including raising the minimum wage...

Line of Duty Deaths

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Traffic Safety Initiatives

Motorcycle Fatalities Increase—Again

Amid the bright spots in the 2005 national crash data reports, two areas stood out as continuing injury and fatality problems: motorcycles and pedestrians. The data, compiled from police crash reports...

Investigations

NYSP Computer Crimes Unit: A Full-Service Approach to Fighting Crime

Investigators have found digital evidence useful in felony investigations that seemingly had nothing to do with computers....

Criminal Justice Reform

Offender Reentry Program

The Winooski Police Department, with 16 sworn officers, manages an offender reentry program for 130 felons and offenders in partnership with the Winooski Community Justice Center. The program targets ...

Traffic Safety

Pedestrian Safety Initiative: The Other Side

After the death of Kyle Foster, people concerned about pedestrian safety held meetings in Mesquite....

Community-Police Engagement

Policing a Diverse Community

Storm Lake is a city in rural northwest Iowa. The seat of Buena Vista County wraps around the northern edge of the 3,300-acre lake that gives the city its name. The city is home to many agriculture-ba...

President's Message

President’s Message: Protecting Civil Rights

As law enforcement leaders, we know that our success in fighting crime can be traced to several factors. In 2006 the typical police officer is better trained, better educated, and better equipped than...