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Each day law enforcement personnel are charged with the challenge and the primary responsibility of addressing crime-related issues. However, addressing traffic-related concerns is increasingly challe...
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All of the efforts that police officers devote to reducing needless highway deaths and serious injuries resulting from traffic crashes and impaired driving bring them into contact with myriad citizens...
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The mention of police pursuits conjures up myriad images. Some will recall Steve McQueen’s fictitious chase in the film Bullitt, O. J. Simpson’s infamous low-speed pursuit, “breaking news” of ...
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On March 27, 2007, state police commanders had an exclusive look at the next step in information sharing: instant access to interstate driver’s license photos. At the International Association of Ch...
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The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) has responsibility for traffic enforcement and crash investigation on freeways in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Many of these freeways flow through incor...
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Traffic law enforcement regularly identifies those who have perpetrated—or who intend to commit—serious criminal acts. Four of the September 11 terrorists were issued speeding citations just befor...
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Recent headlines have mentioned a decision to allow trucks from Mexico to enter the United States and drive beyond the border zones. What is the significance of this decision, and what will it mean fo...
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Regrettably, public safety officers regularly have relied only upon their authority to shield them from vehicles they are attempting to direct around or through highway incidents. Objectively, this pr...
