June 2009

President Introduces Budget Proposal

he administration recently released its fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget proposal. The proposal includes $26.7 billion for the Department of Justice (DOJ), a 3.8 percent increase compared with FY 2009. Th...

Policy

Step Up to Law Enforcement: A Successful Strategy for Recruiting Women into the Law Enforcement Profession

Many police agencies have begun to target women and/or minorities specifically in their recruitment efforts. In spite of these heightened recruitment efforts, the wide range of job openings, and compe...

Tenth IACP Asia/Pacific Executive Policing Conference, Taipei, Taiwan

IMGXYZ2688IMGZYX /td> President Ma Ying-jeou provides the keynote address at the conference’s opening ceremony. Photos courtesy of the Taiwan National Police Agency he 10th IACP Asia/Pacific Executi...

The Media, the Public, and the Law Enforcement Community: Correcting Misperceptions

he law enforcement profession has always been a tough business. Over the course of a career, law enforcement officers see the best and the worst in humanity. They may be thanked for what they do and t...

Who Goes There? Mobile Fingerprint Readers in Los Angeles County

IMGXYZ2634IMGZYX Figure 1. A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy demonstrates how mobile fingerprint readers are used in the field. Photo by Mark Minishian, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department...