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Karen Bune - Victimology on August 4th, 2008
Karen Bune
Victimology Contributor
Officer.com
Chief Melvin High had a tough job in county with significant violence.
It’s not an easy job being a police chief under any circumstances in any jurisdiction. Some geographic areas may be tougher than others, and some may present different and, perhaps, more diverse challenges, but the bottom line is that it is a demanding job. If anyone knows that to be true, it is Chief Melvin High of the Prince George’s County Maryland Police Department. High, with 40 years of experience in law enforcement, has been around. He served as former Assistant Chief of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, Chief of the Norfolk Virginia Police Department, and for the past 5 years, he has been the Chief in Prince George’s County, Md. Read the rest of this entry »
Carole Moore
Missing Persons Contributor
Officer.com
And Part of the Answer.
The other day I received this comment on the blog:
“I was wondering why law enforcement doesn’t reach out to different DNA databases for unidentified persons. We know to make a match the missing person has to have been reported missing and entered into that database. Many of the cold case solved cases prove to be a missing person that was never reported missing so wouldn’t be in a database for the UID to be compared to. Ancestry.com has a DNA project where a person can either order a DNA kit to submit or you can submit your own DNA values. It won’t tell you who an unidentified person is but it may give a lead to what Family the person came from. I know people that have said they used it and found cousins they never knew existed. It might at least narrow the search field.” Read the rest of this entry »
Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
Well, the wonderful DC Government is at it again. Mr. Heller has had to file ANOTHER lawsuit in an attempt to correct the DC government’s unconstitutional behavior.
To recap: More than thirty years ago the District of Columbia banned private ownership of handguns and outlawed the possession of any functional and loaded rifle or shotgun. They got away with it for more than three decades. Then along came Mr. Heller and he sued them so that he could possess a handgun in his own home for self-defense. After the local courts debated it back and forth - some agreeing with him and others not - it ended up in front of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court struck down the DC law as unconstitutional and clearly stated in its published opinion that the 2nd Amendment is an individual right specifically written to permit citizens to own weapons for immediate needs such as self-defense. Read the rest of this entry »
Keith Lavery
Private Security Contributor
Officer.com
The traditional response to a bomb threat has been total evacuation. Forcing a complete evacuation can cause serious problems, especially since most bomb threats are simply that; a threat. Read the rest of this entry »
Carole Moore
Missing Persons Contributor
Officer.com
Into a very smart criminal justice tool.
In 1981, John Walsh was like most American dads. He went to work each day, came home, mowed his grass and spent time with his wife and six-year-old son, Adam. On July 27th of that year, Adam, a moppet with a heart-breaking grin, disappeared and was later found brutally killed. His son’s murder led John and his wife, Rev, to look for ways to better serve the cause of justice and prevent other children from meeting the same fate. Read the rest of this entry »
Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
In my blog “News vs. ‘News’” I mentioned a story that centered on our world ending on 9/11/08. After writing that blog, the fact that we are fast approaching the 7th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks was on my mind. My wife had to work an evening shift the other day and, as always when that happens, I found myself enjoying father/son night with my ten-year-old. Now, since I’m about the proudest daddy you’ll ever find this is in no way a burden. On this particular evening we were scanning some music videos online and one that we came across was Daryl Worley’s “Have You Forgotten”. We watched it twice all the way through. When it was over my son and I had a conversation about certain parts of it and I was silently thankful for artists like Daryl Worley who DON’T let us forget. After my son and I had talked I felt compelled to sit down and get some of my thoughts typed out. Read the rest of this entry »
Carole Moore
Missing Persons Contributor
Officer.com
For those who’ve lost their ways home.
Ellen Leach is one of many volunteers who work with the Internet, law enforcement and families to match found and unidentified bodies to persons who have been reported missing. Her organization is called Porchlight Missing and Unidentified. The Gulfport, Mississippi, resident claims three “solves” – not a bad record for someone who has no official connection to law enforcement. Read the rest of this entry »
Ronnie Garrett
Editorial Director
Law Enforcement Technology magazine
Last month, highway patrol officers visited 20 classrooms at Oceanside, California’s El Camino High School to deliver some horrific news: Several classmates had been killed in car wrecks over the weekend. Things quickly turned chaotic, with many of the kids openly weeping, and some becoming hysterical and inconsolable.
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Frank Borelli
Editor-in-Chief
Officer.com
I’ll never forget the scene in Men In Black when Tommy Lee Jones tells Will Smith that they’d better check the news and he promptly starts looking at the “tabloids”. Will Smith’s character is understandably confused as he asks about it and Tommy Lee Jones replies, “Best investigative reporting on the planet.” Hmmm… As I was standing in line at the grocery store the other day, one of these tabloids caught my eye with its declaration that the world will end on September 11th, 2008! Read the rest of this entry »
Carole Moore
Missing Persons Contributor
Officer.com
Police are human beings, too. They understand what you’re going through when a family member or friend is missing, and although they may at first come across as insensitive, they’re really not. Their first obligation is to do what’s best for the welfare of that missing person and it’s important that they keep themselves professional and focused on bringing the loved one home. Read the rest of this entry »