Investigations
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It is more vital than ever that law enforcement executives have every available tool to maintain public safety in their communities. Intelligence is one of the tools that must be used to achieve publi...
Investigations
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Since the early Nineties, as the U.S. military has moved through phases of base realignment and closure, civilian law enforcement agencies have fewer local military points of contact for information a...
Investigations
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Identity theft seems to be on everyone's radar screen. A 2003 study by the Federal Trade Commission found that identity theft affects almost 10 million consumers a year. Most states have enacted their...
From the Director
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Despite amazing technological advancements, too often our public safety agencies are still unable to share information easily and effectively with one another. This constitutes a major roadblock to pr...
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...
Investigations
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The past decade has seen unprecedented growth in the deployment of closed-circuit television (CCTV) security monitoring systems. Nationally reported events, such as terrorist attacks and school and wo...
Cybercrime
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Generally, identity theft crimes will not be contained in one jurisdiction. Every investigation requires investigators to determine the point of compromise of the victim's identity-that is, where the ...
Terrorism
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A CNN lead story in February 2004 should scare every police chief in America. The story is a military story — a member of the National Guard is alleged to have tried to pass military secrets to al Q...