Investigations
A patch on the uniform of a U.S. Border Patrol agent
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The tentacles of OCGs reach across borders, infesting and corrupting governments, communities, and societies. Their impact is now so widespread that countering their negative impacts cannot be left to...
Investigations
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The investigation of a death is a complex process that involves public safety officials as well as forensic medical personnel. To be successful, the process requires the interaction of these officials...
Research & Evidence-Based Policing
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Intelligence-led policing (ILP) is not about solving crimes; it’s about predicting them. It is the ultimate foundation for preventative, proactive policing. Although police officers have been conduc...
Investigations
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According to a report by the Police Foundation and the Major Cities Chiefs Association, major city and county law enforcement leaders identified ballistic imaging tools as the most helpful, followed b...
Education & Training
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There is ample literature on effective ways to train police officer recruits while in the academy. However, there is less research on effective ways to train police officers who are on the job; theref...
Crime & Violence
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Many law enforcement officers have retreated from any proactive policing for various reasons, including, notably, self-preservation. Law enforcement has been under attack from many quarters. Some crit...
Investigations
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Cold case statistics paint a bleak picture with an even bleaker outlook, if trends persist. An estimated 242,000 unresolved homicides occurred in the United States from 1980 to 2016. Overall, roughly...
Cybercrime
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Cybercrime is often thought of as activities such as network intrusions, ransomware, and distributed denial of service attacks. However, it also encompasses any criminal activity that is enabled throu...