A "crime camera" is essentially an integrated system providing video surveillance tools for law enforcement. The components of such a system include the camera itself, backend...
Radar speed displays have become the technology of choice for a growing number of law enforcement professionals looking to slow traffic. In a national survey of police officers...
According to the Beloit College Mindset list for the '06 class entering college, it's been at least 20 years since cash registers in major stores actually "rang" up a sale. Today...
Since its inception in New York City in 1994, CompStat — short for comparative or computer statistics — has gained considerable recognition for its role in knowledge-based law...
Drug smugglers constantly seek new ways to fly under the radar of law enforcement and counter-drug surveillance personnel while delivering loads of contraband. Their latest method...
Officers receive a call of shots fired, barricaded subject, unknown weapons, unknown bystanders/ hostages, and race to the scene. When they arrive, they find the department already...
Focusing on four different areas of technology, the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (OJP) began four technology-based centers of excellence (COE). Working within...
Law enforcement professionals conduct interviews with hundreds or perhaps even thousands of individuals every year, and each interview is as different as the background and personality...
The fight or flight syndrome or, 'fight or flight reflex', happens when a person experiences drastic bodily changes when presented with a threat. It is important that those in...
By the time this makes it into print, Susan Atkins may already be dead. Personally, I don't care one way or the other. The only thing I care about is the fact that she breathes...