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Why do forensic service providers need a quality assurance program? What is a quality assurance program? If an agency does not have a crime laboratory, why worry about it?
First and foremost, law e...
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Rethinking the Ownership of Crime Labs: No Matter Who Is in Charge, Jurisdictional Commitment Is Key
It is doubtful that any police chief would agree to run a hospital or an engineering firm. Hospitals and engineering firms are not police business, and they require skill sets and value systems unique...
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Since the introduction of modern sciences into law enforcement in the late 1920s with what is called today “crime labs,” a tremendous revolution in the application of technology to fight and preve...
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Crimes involving the environment and natural resources typically are not on the radar of local police officials. Yet, closer examination reveals that these often hidden crimes also pose serious threat...
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The globalization of organized crime and terrorism brings a new challenge to the men and women in law enforcement both within the intelligence communities and, most of all, on the front line.The tragi...
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Historically, law enforcement agencies have been segregated by jurisdiction and in many cases, attitudes. The unfortunate reality that existed in the police culture was a mind-set of city limits versu...
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The concept of “policing by consent” has been a cornerstone of law enforcement in the United Kingdom for almost 200 years. The willing cooperation of the public toward being policed, and the need ...
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The police properly view their role as detecting what crime has been committed and who, in fact, committed it and who, in fact, did not. The investigative stage may be controlled by legal rules but it...
