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When I joined the Charlotte Police Department in Charlotte, North Carolina, 37 years ago, the department issued each officer a two-way radio to talk to a single officer or dispatcher. In July 2016, Fa...
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Social media has been in existence for over a decade now, and, as it continues to evolve and new platforms emerge, it has impacted society in a number of ways. People around the world now have differe...
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The Paris terrorist attacks are still fresh in everyone’s minds—the senseless destruction, loss of lives, and attack on the Western way of life carried out by those who find Western values and lif...
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More than 5,700 runners were still out on the course when two explosions rocked the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. Police officers, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), volunteers, and spec...
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If criminals on the streets often have the best and latest technology to help them commit crimes and conceal identities, shouldn’t the officer on the street be equally well equipped to fight these c...
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Armed fighters in indigenous garb attack a squad of military police on a patrol. After the initial skirmish, the fighters surrender their arms and are detained by U.S. military forces, and a search of...
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RMS (records management system) and CAD (computer-aided dispatch) are ac-ronyms that every police officer has probably heard at least once in his or her career. Similarly, predictive policing, intelli...
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As technology advances, it becomes a larger part of “traditional” criminal investigations that previously had little nexus with technology. Law enforcement administrators should consider proactive...
