Community-Police Engagement
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The ongoing violence in U.S. cities in the aftermath of several notorious police shootings has resulted in the most serious nadir in community-police relations since the civil unrest surrounding the w...
Education & Training
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It is 5 a.m. on a Tuesday morning at a police substation in Tucson, Arizona. Inside the warehouse area where vehicles are often stored, a screaming man with a gas can begins to pour its contents over ...
Investigations
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Law enforcement professionals such as police and sheriffs conduct the vast majority of initial interviews and interrogations involved in criminal investigations. The recent reexamination of historical...
Cybercrime
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The increase in the use of social media platforms such as Facebook by older adults has helped to reduce loneliness and isolation for some but has also given elder fraud perpetrators yet another way to...
Crime & Violence
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Individuals planning violent acts engage in observable behaviors. They may gather information through research and reconnoitering, boast of their nefarious intentions in person or online, collect weap...
Youth
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It was a candid assessment from the new police chief in Pine Hill, New Jersey, after examining the culture of his agency and engaging in self-reflection: We need to do more to protect our youth. Ch...
From the Director
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“Hey Doctor—you pitched a shutout.” The text message came from the police commissioner shortly after we had left a public meeting known as Mayor’s Night....
Crime & Violence
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For nearly three centuries now, law enforcement in democratic societies has based itself upon the policing principles and core ideas established by Sir Robert Peel in 1829. Like many matters throug...