Chief's Counsel
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The value of drug detection dogs cannot be overstated, but no law enforcement agency should forget the importance and accuracy of the human sense of smell. And nowhere is that sense more valuable than...
Education & Training
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Based on an analysis of calls for service, statistical data, and officer observations, it became apparent to members of the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) that the youth who were residing in the ...
Drugs & Alcohol
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rivers impaired by drugs or alcohol continue to plague highways and roadways in spite of the vigorous efforts of law enforcement agencies that are dedicated to traffic enforcement and of legislators w...
Traffic Safety
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In 2003, for the first time since 1999, the United States experienced a reduction in alcohol-related fatalities. There were 511 fewer alcohol-related traffic deaths in 2003, compared with 2002, which ...
Traffic Safety
Police officer giving sobriety test to young man to see if he is driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Police cruiser is out of focus in the foreground.
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To the Fairfax County Police Department's Traffic Division it was clear: a comprehensive impaired driver enforcement program had to include sobriety checkpoints. It was also clear that conducting sobr...
Community-Police Engagement
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The play revolves around a young girl, Aimy Fairfax, and her very big dilemma. Aimy is the new kid in town whose new friends want her to experiment with cigarettes and alcohol. During the play, Aimy e...
Drugs & Alcohol
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In recent months, newspapers and television news specials across the United States chronicled the devastation that methamphetamine use and production impose on individuals, families, and communities. ...
Policy
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The issue of drug legalization is a complex one. Most Americans do not favor it, yet there is a strong and very vocal lobby in the United States that feels that legalization would be the proper course...