September 2007

A Local Perspective on Major Event Police Planning in a Post–September 11 Environment: Super Bowl XLI, Miami, Florida

The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) is no stranger to having planned for and responded to major events. Miami has experienced hurricanes, aircraft disasters, and organized demonstrations; prepared...

A Nationwide Public Safety Wireless Broadband Network

ublic safety professionals in the United States must have access to the most modern and reliable communications technology that the nation offers, so they can communicate with each other and with fede...

Advances & Applications

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Are Volunteers a Part of Your Disaster Preparedness Plan?

It is a normal day in the office when a supervisor walks in to brief you that an explosion has just occurred at a sporting event in your jurisdiction. It is too early to know if this is the result of ...

Compensating for Noise in Law Enforcement Communications

aw enforcement officers routinely find themselves operating in noisy environments. Despite enhancements in the variety of communications tools available to officers, effective communication in tactica...

CS-PERN: The Connecticut State–Police Emergency Radio Network

municipal police officer on a day shift responds to a suspicious-vehicle complaint in a residential neighborhood. Before the officer can arrive at the scene, the suspicious-vehicle call becomes a burg...

Recent Decision in Brendlin v. California Provides Good “Law Review” on Seizures of Persons

he U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in the case of Brendlin v. California broke no new ground in the law of motor vehicle stops and passenger searches.1 By holding that a passenger was seized, f...

House Approves Collective-Bargaining Legislation

n July 17, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 980, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007, by a vote of 314–97. H.R. 980, which was introduced in February, is sponsored by...