June 2018

Life-Saving Suits for Law Enforcement: Looking Ahead at Wearable Technology

Police officer deaths and early retirements due to health reasons can be devastating for families, organizations, and communities. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists law enforcement in the top 10 mo...

Crime & Violence

Partnerships to Prevent Violence: Policing with Hospital Data

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, over half of all violent crimes in the United States go unreported.1 This means that, often, the only way for law enforcement agencies to improve public sa...

Cybercrime

The Digital Alleyway: Why the Dark Web Cannot Be Ignored

The world is an interconnected society, with information traveling at the speed of electrons.1 Over 40 percent of the world population is connected to the Internet—nearly 3.7 billion people—making...

Investigations

Project VIC: Helping to Identify and Rescue Children from Sexual Exploitation

The most important cases that a law enforcement agency can investigate might well be those involving the sexual abuse or exploitation of a child. Internet crimes against children have exploded over th...

Cybercrime

Cybersecurity Leadership for Today’s Law Enforcement Executive: Two Strategic Issues

Today’s law enforcement leaders are regularly exposed to the multilevel impact of strategic cyberthreats. Daily news media coverage reports cyberattack incidents impacting both private and public se...

President's Message

President’s Message: Equipping for the Reality We Face: Addressing Community and Media Backlash

Although some of the rhetoric around the “militarization of police” has quieted down, I still catch rumblings, observe media coverage, and hear from our members that they cannot seem to shake the ...

Technology

The FBI’s NIBRS Transition: Questions and Answers

On January 1, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will retire the Summary Reporting System (SRS), the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s longtime crime data collection system. There...

Investigations

Myths and Realities of Going Dark: Talking Points for SLTT LE Executives

Investigators are in a fight in the offices and cubicles of any law enforcement agency… one where the other side is gradually getting the better of them. Any subscriber to a technical law enforcemen...