September 2008

Today’s Instruments for Truth Testing

science column written by Sharon Begley for Newsweek titled “Mind Reading Is Now Possible” indicated that functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) would soon be available for law enforcement a...

Candidates for 2008 IACP Office Craig T. Steckler

IMGXYZ2272IMGZYX s a life member of the IACP, one that has been actively involved in the organization for most of my career, I wish to give back to the law enforcement profession by continuing to serv...

Investigating and Disciplining Off-Duty Sexual Conduct: Is There a Right to Privacy?

Investigating and Disciplining Off-Duty Sexual Conduct: Is There a Right to Privacy? hen Thomas Nixon was an officer with the Houston, Texas, Police Department (HPD), he regularly authored an opinion ...

Crime Mapping and Analysis

nformation technology poses unique challenges to individual law enforcement agencies and their leaders depending on agency size as well as the types and levels of crime encountered. Although law enfor...

Investigations

Finding Out What You Don’t Know: Tips on Using Crime Analysts

Years ago, one of the authors (K.P.) was the project manager in charge of replacing his department’s computer system, and the department was trying to decide if it needed to spend thousands of dolla...

Legislative Alert

Congress Continues Appropriations Work efore the summer district work period began, the House of Representatives and the Senate continued to work on many appropriations bills. Of particular interest t...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Preparing for Holiday Travel

The end of 2008 will soon be here. November will bring the Thanksgiving holiday period and herald the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. After Christmas, there will be only days until the cel...

Line of Duty Deaths

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