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Domestic Violence Court Cases: How Investigators Can Legally Surmount the Obstacle of Absent Victims
An often-frustrating element of domestic violence investigations is the ever-present possibility of witness intimidation. Often a victim in a case will make a full statement to responding officers suf...
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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...
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This is a special online-only supplement to the October 2019 Chief’s Counsel: “U.S. Supreme Court Sneak Peak.” This provides for a look back at 15 U.S. Supreme Court Cases dec...
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In 1998, the world was horrified by news reports of two gruesome hate-fueled murders. James Byrd Jr. was chained to the back of a pickup truck and dragged to his death. Matthew Shepard was beaten, tie...
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Law enforcement, traffic safety professionals, criminal justice professionals, and social advocates have worked together to address alcohol-impaired driving, for decades, dramatically reducing its pre...
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The potential uses for police UAVs seem, at present, almost limitless. Many UAV models are cheaper than cruisers and helicopters to purchase and operate, and their ability to fly and hover at varying ...
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Chiefs should work with their municipality’s human resources (HR) staff or labor counsel to prepare for proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime regulations that were pub...
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On December 15, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Heien v. North Carolina, holding that a law enforcement officer’s reasonable mistake of law does not invalidate the search of a vehicle and the s...
