March 2009

March 2009: Index to Advertisers

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Product Update

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2009 LEIM Section Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas

ver the years, technology has invaded every aspect of life. Today many people have their own personal computers, televisions, and cellular telephones. Likewise, the law enforcement community has been ...

Crime & Violence

SafeCatch

At 2:25 on a Thursday afternoon, a man in his mid-30s, wearing jeans, a white T-shirt, a short jacket, a baseball cap, and dark sunglasses enters a busy bank branch. He appears nervous and stops momen...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Authority of the Railroad Police

A legal adviser for a police department receives a call from a local supervisor stating that a railroad police officer with a railroad police commission from another state just came into his precinct ...

Community-Police Engagement

Surviving the Circus: How Effective Leaders Work Well with the Media

It is no secret that many police officers who would not pause before entering a darkened building to pursue an armed offender blanch at the approach of a twentysomething news reporter armed with a pad...

Community-Police Engagement

Citizen Police Academies: A Model for Smaller Agencies

Citizen police academies (CPAs) have become one of the most beneficial programs developed under the community-based policing philosophy. The first CPA was showcased in Orlando, Florida, in 1985; today...

Technology

Digital Billboards and Law Enforcement Agencies: A New, High-Tech Partnership

In Janesville, Wisconsin, police are using digital billboards as the latest high-tech tool to help close cases and assist the department in its outreach efforts. This new way to get a message out to t...