What do you think?
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ucla-gang-computer-20111101,0,563462.story
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
More on Eyewitness IDs
How will this change the use of eyewitness testimony?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/nyregion/in-new-jersey-rules-changed-on-witness-ids.html?_r=1&hp
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/nyregion/in-new-jersey-rules-changed-on-witness-ids.html?_r=1&hp
Friday, October 7, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Eyewitness IDs
What do you think the Supreme Court Ruling will be?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/us/23bar.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/us/23bar.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Oxycodone
Thoughts? Why the disparity?
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/08/15/2360442/oxycodone-purchases-are-dropping.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/08/15/2360442/oxycodone-purchases-are-dropping.html
Friday, September 23, 2011
Communication and Crime
How does communication and technology change how crime is addressed?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/08/london-riots-police-communications-centre
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/08/london-riots-police-communications-centre
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Taser Deaths
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/0808/Three-deaths-in-one-weekend-puts-Taser-use-by-cops-in-crosshairs
How does this change the technology?
How does this change the technology?
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Fire Fighting: Modern Implications
Things to consider for modern fire fighters
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/04/140180421/modern-firefighters-tackling-more-than-just-flames?ft=1&f=1001
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/04/140180421/modern-firefighters-tackling-more-than-just-flames?ft=1&f=1001
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Prisons and Spending
The Economics of corrections.....
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/06/locking_in_prison_spending.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/06/locking_in_prison_spending.html
Friday, August 19, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
GPS Surveillance and Warrants
Does the law keep up with technology?
http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/08/dc-circuit-gps-police-surveillance-requires-warrant.html
http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/08/dc-circuit-gps-police-surveillance-requires-warrant.html
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Eye Witness Standards
http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/eyewitness-ids-can-be-made-better-with-research-34084/
Thoughts? Should there be a standard?
Thoughts? Should there be a standard?
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Combating Gang Violence
Using Research and Empirical Evidence:
http://jjie.org/fighting-gangs-research-empirical-evidence/16445
Early Intervention programs:
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2011/06/08/science.1203618
Boys and Girls Club:
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0610/Why-one-city-is-spending-more-on-antigang-efforts-despite-budget-cuts
http://jjie.org/fighting-gangs-research-empirical-evidence/16445
Early Intervention programs:
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2011/06/08/science.1203618
Boys and Girls Club:
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0610/Why-one-city-is-spending-more-on-antigang-efforts-despite-budget-cuts
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Data is not Conclusive on The War on Drugs
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-drug-war-20110724,0,328734.story
This is a great article because you can argue from either side!
This is a great article because you can argue from either side!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Price of Border Control
Weighing the pros and cons based on PRICE
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/06/25/3179576/border-security-comes-at-steep.html
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/06/25/3179576/border-security-comes-at-steep.html
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Use of Force and Border Control
Implications for border control?
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0623-border-shooting-20110623,0,5697051.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0623-border-shooting-20110623,0,5697051.story
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Drugs and Crime
New Report from the National Office of Drug Control Policy:
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/Adam_II_Report/index2010.html
Any new information?
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/Adam_II_Report/index2010.html
Any new information?
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Mental Health Court
How does this court change the process of justice?
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/06/new_orleans_mental_health_cour.html
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/06/new_orleans_mental_health_cour.html
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Social Change or Realistic Approach to Homelessness?
What do you think?
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/article1179789.ece
Is this a more pragmatic approach to homelessness?
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/article1179789.ece
Is this a more pragmatic approach to homelessness?
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Hate Crimes
Statistics show increase in hate crimes, especially violent hate crimes.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-lgbt-hate-crimes-20110713,0,3199857.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-lgbt-hate-crimes-20110713,0,3199857.story
Monday, July 18, 2011
Prison Math
The cost of detention......
http://reason.com/archives/2011/06/08/prison-math
What are some of the viable arguments here?
http://reason.com/archives/2011/06/08/prison-math
What are some of the viable arguments here?
New DOJ Tool
Here is a new tool from the Department of Justice.
http://crimesolutions.gov/
The new program should explain validity of programs.
http://crimesolutions.gov/
The new program should explain validity of programs.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Shaken Baby Syndrome
New scientific evidence calls into question how Shaken Baby Syndrome is determined:
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/29/137471992/rethinking-shaken-baby-syndrome
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/29/137471992/rethinking-shaken-baby-syndrome
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Social Media and Law Enforcement
What are the LIMITS to how social media is used? What safety concerns can arise over taking pictures of an arrest as it is happening?
Charlotte Observer:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/07/03/2425557/recording-police-can-create-clashes.html
Poynter:
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/media-lab/social-media/134489/with-social-media-police-and-reporters-grapple-over-control-of-message/
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/134785/when-crime-victims-tweet-new-and-old-dilemmas-meet-for-news-organizations/
Charlotte Observer:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/07/03/2425557/recording-police-can-create-clashes.html
Poynter:
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/media-lab/social-media/134489/with-social-media-police-and-reporters-grapple-over-control-of-message/
http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/134785/when-crime-victims-tweet-new-and-old-dilemmas-meet-for-news-organizations/
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Casey Anthony Trial
These articles give perspectives on technology (social media) as well as gender in law enforcement.
From Time:
http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/09/why-are-americans-obsessed-with-the-casey-anthony-trial/
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2077969,00.html
From Time:
http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/09/why-are-americans-obsessed-with-the-casey-anthony-trial/
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2077969,00.html
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
"Fast and Furious" Program
This program is getting a lot of press. Think about the implications to border control, narco-terrorism, etc....
Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7609530.html
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/7633343.html
USA Today Article:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-06-15-ATF-border-guns-hearing_n.htm
LA Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-atf-20110621,0,6363961.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-atf-guns-20110624,0,7283758.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-atf-guns-20110701,0,7021610.story
Notice the theme that runs through these articles. There is a great debatable topic here for programs that try to limit gun trafficking as a means to control narco-terrorism.
Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7609530.html
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/7633343.html
USA Today Article:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-06-15-ATF-border-guns-hearing_n.htm
LA Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-atf-20110621,0,6363961.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-atf-guns-20110624,0,7283758.story
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-atf-guns-20110701,0,7021610.story
Notice the theme that runs through these articles. There is a great debatable topic here for programs that try to limit gun trafficking as a means to control narco-terrorism.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Cold Case
Here is an interesting closure to a very old cold case:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/02/seattle-man-charged-in-19_n_889289.html
Notice that TECHNOLOGY was not the break in the case.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/02/seattle-man-charged-in-19_n_889289.html
Notice that TECHNOLOGY was not the break in the case.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Child Abuse Investigations
This is a link to a multimedia (print and video) article from NPR on child abuse investigations in Canada.
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/30/137507575/the-child-cases-lessons-from-canada?ft=1&f=1001
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/30/137507575/the-child-cases-lessons-from-canada?ft=1&f=1001
Monday, June 27, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Court's New Ruling on Miranda
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/16/137236801/high-court-age-must-be-considered-in-interrogation?ft=1&f=1001
Here is a new ruling on Miranda. Thoughts?
Here is a new ruling on Miranda. Thoughts?
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Crime Numbers
Violent Crimes:
http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-preliminary-annual-crime-statistics-for-2010
City and Suburban Crime Trends:
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2011/0526_metropolitan_crime_kneebone_raphael.aspx
An Opposing View on Lower Crime Numbers
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43158398/ns/business-us_business/
http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-preliminary-annual-crime-statistics-for-2010
City and Suburban Crime Trends:
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2011/0526_metropolitan_crime_kneebone_raphael.aspx
An Opposing View on Lower Crime Numbers
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43158398/ns/business-us_business/
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Media and Policing
Filming Police:
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/13/136171366/this-is-the-police-put-down-your-camera
Public Safety and Social Media
http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/inside-criminal-justice/2011-05-public-safety-and-crimefighting-in-the-age-of-twitte
The Perp Walk
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/the-pros-cons-and-checkered-history-of-the-perp-walk/?ref=nyregion
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/13/136171366/this-is-the-police-put-down-your-camera
Public Safety and Social Media
http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/inside-criminal-justice/2011-05-public-safety-and-crimefighting-in-the-age-of-twitte
The Perp Walk
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/the-pros-cons-and-checkered-history-of-the-perp-walk/?ref=nyregion
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Mental Illness
Can a test predict who will become a psychopath?
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/26/136619689/can-a-test-really-tell-whos-a-psychopath
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/26/136619689/can-a-test-really-tell-whos-a-psychopath
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Filicide
A new report from the Denver Post:
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_18151310
A definition from Villanova:
http://www.publications.villanova.edu/Concept/2005/Filicide.pdf
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_18151310
A definition from Villanova:
http://www.publications.villanova.edu/Concept/2005/Filicide.pdf
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Recent Articles on Sex Crimes
Do sex crime laws keep society safer?
http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/inside-criminal-justice/2011-05-are-we-being-smart-about-sex-offenders
How do policies on sex crimes hurt victims?
http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/inside-criminal-justice/2011-05-keeping-children-safe-from-abuse
http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/inside-criminal-justice/2011-05-are-we-being-smart-about-sex-offenders
How do policies on sex crimes hurt victims?
http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/inside-criminal-justice/2011-05-keeping-children-safe-from-abuse
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Women and White Collar Crimes
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/may/08/fraudsters-steal-away-with-more-than-cash/
Do you think this is a result of current economic climate?
Do you think this is a result of current economic climate?
Friday, May 13, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Technology
The Christan Science Monitor has an interesting report on the FBI and Cyberterrorism:
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0427/Cyberespionage-US-finds-FBI-agents-in-elite-unit-lack-necessary-skills
A discussion we often have is that criminals are one step ahead of law enforcement when it comes to technology. After reading this article, what discrepancies do you see? Will training help alleviate the problem? How would you manage training?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0427/Cyberespionage-US-finds-FBI-agents-in-elite-unit-lack-necessary-skills
A discussion we often have is that criminals are one step ahead of law enforcement when it comes to technology. After reading this article, what discrepancies do you see? Will training help alleviate the problem? How would you manage training?
Monday, May 9, 2011
New Program
What do you think about the innovation in this new program? Would it work everywhere? What are the limitations?
http://www.courtinnovation.org/
http://www.courtinnovation.org/
Sunday, May 8, 2011
More on Mentally Ill and Law Enforcement
This is from the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7535337.html
What do you think? How has the changing landscape in monies for mental health treatment and insurance changed how law enforcement and the mentally ill sometimes clash? Should the mentally ill be in jails or in treatment settings?
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7535337.html
What do you think? How has the changing landscape in monies for mental health treatment and insurance changed how law enforcement and the mentally ill sometimes clash? Should the mentally ill be in jails or in treatment settings?
Friday, May 6, 2011
More Info and Juveniles and Death Penalty/Life
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/us/21juvenile.html?_r=2&ref=us
This is a topic that even the Supreme Court is divided on. Think about the implications of Roper:
This is a topic that even the Supreme Court is divided on. Think about the implications of Roper:
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Media Bias in Missing Cases
Take a look at the following blog:
http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/119310/phylicia_barnes_death_highlights_media
Article on case:
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/21/body-of-honor-student-missing-since-december-found-father-says/
Is there a bias based on the victim in how crimes are reported?
http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/119310/phylicia_barnes_death_highlights_media
Article on case:
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/21/body-of-honor-student-missing-since-december-found-father-says/
Is there a bias based on the victim in how crimes are reported?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Resources
Two of the places I use most often to find Criminal Justice and Fire Science articles are:
Police One: http://www.policeone.com/
Ted Gest's Crime and Justice News: http://cjj.mn-8.net
Here is a clearing house for Fire Science Information
Fire Science Resources on the Net: http://www.cogswell.edu/academics/ddp_fs_resources.php
This one is just interesting:
World Disaster Interactive Map: http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php
Police One: http://www.policeone.com/
Ted Gest's Crime and Justice News: http://cjj.mn-8.net
Here is a clearing house for Fire Science Information
Fire Science Resources on the Net: http://www.cogswell.edu/academics/ddp_fs_resources.php
This one is just interesting:
World Disaster Interactive Map: http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php
Monday, May 2, 2011
Drug Cartels
Drug Cartels and Central America:
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/04/21/112617/drug-gangs-muscle-into-new-territory.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/08/26/us-drugs-centralamerica-idUSTRE67P3MA20100826
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/04/21/112617/drug-gangs-muscle-into-new-territory.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/08/26/us-drugs-centralamerica-idUSTRE67P3MA20100826
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Sunday, May 1, 2011
New Program in LA County
This is a new program in LA County. The program is in the Beta phase (just beginning), so data is not exact.
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/01/135841052/sheriffs-program-teaches-prisoners-to-get-out-of-jail?ft=1&f=1001
Do you think this program can work? Could it be implemented throughout the country?
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/01/135841052/sheriffs-program-teaches-prisoners-to-get-out-of-jail?ft=1&f=1001
Do you think this program can work? Could it be implemented throughout the country?
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Mentally Ill and Law Enforcement
Due to cuts in the public health system, especially mental health services, law enforcement is increasingly becoming the front line in dealing with the mentally ill in communities
Thursday, April 28, 2011
National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention
http://www.findyouthinfo.gov/topic_preventingViolence.shtml
Poke around this site and see what you find. There is a lot on juvenile programs including if they are working or not.
Poke around this site and see what you find. There is a lot on juvenile programs including if they are working or not.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Arson Probe
What is the intersection between criminal justice and fire science here?
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/04/15/3004754/texas-forensic-science-commission.html
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/04/15/3004754/texas-forensic-science-commission.html
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
DNA
Hey everyone! Here is an interesting article on DNA:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42755013/ns/technology_and_science-science/
What do you think? Did you notice how many WRONG answers DNA initially gave scientists? What are the implications for criminal justice?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42755013/ns/technology_and_science-science/
What do you think? Did you notice how many WRONG answers DNA initially gave scientists? What are the implications for criminal justice?
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Economics and Policing
What happens when budget crises reduce police forces?
http://www.northjersey.com/news/041811_Paterson_layoff_of_125_police_officers_draws_protests.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/us/politics/15safety.html?ref=politics
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704530204576232812464584064.html?mod=ITP_pageone_1
http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/sweeping-new-prison-plan-would-save-state-millions-1394632.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/us/politics/15safety.html?ref=politics
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704530204576232812464584064.html?mod=ITP_pageone_1
http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/sweeping-new-prison-plan-would-save-state-millions-1394632.html
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
Friday, April 22, 2011
Adam Walsh Law
Adam Walsh Law
Is the law still relevant? More importantly, is the law relevant in all states?
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Pulitzer Prize
Local Reporting Winner:
http://www.suntimes.com/4900802-417/sun-times-reporters-photographer-win-pulitzer-for-local-reporting.html
The reporting was on crime in Chicago.
http://www.suntimes.com/4900802-417/sun-times-reporters-photographer-win-pulitzer-for-local-reporting.html
The reporting was on crime in Chicago.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
How Do Other Countries Handle Offenders?
Check out what the Justice Policy Institute has to say about comparing US criminal justice policies with other developed countries:
http://www.justicepolicy.org/research/2322
http://www.justicepolicy.org/research/2322
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
Sunday, April 17, 2011
NarcoTerrorism
Mexican Cartels and Meth
Mexican Drug Cartels
DEA and NarcoTerrorism
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
Friday, April 15, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Law Updates
Miranda
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2194/is_5_79/ai_n53733417/
Roper v Simmons (Juveniles and the Death Penalty)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-633.ZS.html
Justice Stevens and the Death Penalty
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/us/28memo.html?_r=3&hp
TSA Pat Downs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/24/AR2010112404510.html
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2194/is_5_79/ai_n53733417/
Roper v Simmons (Juveniles and the Death Penalty)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/03-633.ZS.html
Justice Stevens and the Death Penalty
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/us/28memo.html?_r=3&hp
TSA Pat Downs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/24/AR2010112404510.html
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
Monday, April 11, 2011
Working Dogs
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS??
Dogs and PTSD
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/03/national/main6739176.shtml
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/12/airforce-PTSD-dogs-123010w/
Working Dogs
http://www.tsa.gov/lawenforcement/programs/editorial_1886.shtm
http://www.atf.gov/explosives/programs/explosives-detection-canines/
Dogs and PTSD
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/03/national/main6739176.shtml
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/12/airforce-PTSD-dogs-123010w/
Working Dogs
http://www.tsa.gov/lawenforcement/programs/editorial_1886.shtm
http://www.atf.gov/explosives/programs/explosives-detection-canines/
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Technology and Law Enforcement
33 Cops Were Fatally Shot Last Year Despite Body Armor
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11097/1137641-53.stm
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Dogs and Bullet Proof Vests (Video)
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
A surprising number of police officers killed and injured each year were wearing "bulletproof" vests that gave them comfort and mobility but left key body parts uncovered and vulnerable, says the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The bullet that tore through Clairton, Pa., police officer James Kuzak's body Monday struck him in the left shoulder, just beyond the coverage of his protective vest, a virtually unavoidable danger officers face as they try to strike a balance between maneuverability and safety.
Kuzak, 39, was in critical condition yesterday. Others shot in the line of duty have not been so lucky. Thirty-three officers who were fatally shot in 2009 were wearing body armor, say FBI data. Most were shot in the head, but others were hit in the neck, throat and upper torso. "There's just those areas of the body that can't be protected without hindering mobility," said Ed Hinchey, a former Forest Hills police sergeant who in 2004 was shot in the groin just under his bulletproof vest. Hinchey is an armor technical specialist for Safariland, a major manufacturer of body armor worldwide. From 2000 to 2009, 36 of the 97 slain officers who suffered torso wounds despite wearing vests took a bullet through an armhole or shoulder area of the vest.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11097/1137641-53.stm
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Social Networks and Law Enforcement
Here are two articles on social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc) and law enforcement:
How Police Departments are Making Policies on Social Media Use
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Police departments are scrambling to develop rules on what officers can and cannot do online, says the New York Times "This is something that all the police chiefs around the country, if you're not dealing with it, you better deal with it," said Chief Mark Marshall of Smithfield, Va., president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, which has its own model policy.
Police departments are scrambling to develop rules on what officers can and cannot do online, says the New York Times "This is something that all the police chiefs around the country, if you're not dealing with it, you better deal with it," said Chief Mark Marshall of Smithfield, Va., president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, which has its own model policy. Most policies try to balance a police department's interests against First Amendment protections for officers. Many include prohibitions against posting statements that could discredit or reflect badly on a department, that illustrate reckless behavior or that disparage people based on race, religion, or sexual orientation. Posting crime scene photos or other evidence from criminal cases online is generally prohibited. Albuquerque's policy prohibits officers from identifying themselves as police employees or posting photos of departmental insignia - badges, uniforms, cruisers - without permission. Pueblo, Co., bans officers from gossiping online with outsiders about department affairs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/us/07police.html?_r=2&hpw
More Police In Trouble Over Social Media Policy Violations
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Police officers are being disciplined or finding themselves at the wrong end of a department policy based on their use (or misuse) of electronic media, Terrence Dwyer writes on Policeone.com. Sites including Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter have caused unexpected problems for officers. This trend follows Internet-related disciplinary run-ins resulting from officer blogs, viewing of Internet pornography sites on department computers, and officer websites displaying questionable material in terms of taste and propriety. Most recently, a Columbia, Mo, officer was disciplined for comments he made on the website for a local newspaper.
As a generation of new officers who have grown up with access to social networking sites enter the ranks, Dwyer says, they are less inclined to see the problem with the sites and employer limits on their off-duty use. Just as a prior generation of officers were forbidden to frequent certain establishments when off-duty, a new generation of officers may be precluded from their activity on the Internet. Utica, N.Y., has sought to define these limits by enacting a policy for an officer's use and postings on social networking sites. Police Chief Mark Williams has crafted a use policy that focuses on protecting the reputation of the department and the individual officer.
PoliceOne
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How Police Departments are Making Policies on Social Media Use
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Police departments are scrambling to develop rules on what officers can and cannot do online, says the New York Times "This is something that all the police chiefs around the country, if you're not dealing with it, you better deal with it," said Chief Mark Marshall of Smithfield, Va., president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, which has its own model policy.
Police departments are scrambling to develop rules on what officers can and cannot do online, says the New York Times "This is something that all the police chiefs around the country, if you're not dealing with it, you better deal with it," said Chief Mark Marshall of Smithfield, Va., president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, which has its own model policy. Most policies try to balance a police department's interests against First Amendment protections for officers. Many include prohibitions against posting statements that could discredit or reflect badly on a department, that illustrate reckless behavior or that disparage people based on race, religion, or sexual orientation. Posting crime scene photos or other evidence from criminal cases online is generally prohibited. Albuquerque's policy prohibits officers from identifying themselves as police employees or posting photos of departmental insignia - badges, uniforms, cruisers - without permission. Pueblo, Co., bans officers from gossiping online with outsiders about department affairs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/us/07police.html?_r=2&hpw
More Police In Trouble Over Social Media Policy Violations
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Police officers are being disciplined or finding themselves at the wrong end of a department policy based on their use (or misuse) of electronic media, Terrence Dwyer writes on Policeone.com. Sites including Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter have caused unexpected problems for officers. This trend follows Internet-related disciplinary run-ins resulting from officer blogs, viewing of Internet pornography sites on department computers, and officer websites displaying questionable material in terms of taste and propriety. Most recently, a Columbia, Mo, officer was disciplined for comments he made on the website for a local newspaper.
As a generation of new officers who have grown up with access to social networking sites enter the ranks, Dwyer says, they are less inclined to see the problem with the sites and employer limits on their off-duty use. Just as a prior generation of officers were forbidden to frequent certain establishments when off-duty, a new generation of officers may be precluded from their activity on the Internet. Utica, N.Y., has sought to define these limits by enacting a policy for an officer's use and postings on social networking sites. Police Chief Mark Williams has crafted a use policy that focuses on protecting the reputation of the department and the individual officer.
PoliceOne
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Interesting Resource
On my daily read of Ted Gest's recap, I came across an article on juvenile justice and jumped to the linked site.
This is the site:
http://www.thecrimereport.org/
There is a TON of information on this site. It would be a good start for researching CJ specific topics.
Enjoy!
Erica
This is the site:
http://www.thecrimereport.org/
There is a TON of information on this site. It would be a good start for researching CJ specific topics.
Enjoy!
Erica
Monday, April 4, 2011
Welcome!
Welcome to the CJC Topic Chat. Let's talk about current events in criminal justice, fire science, and emergency management.
Who knows, you may find great resources for your course project!
Enjoy,
Erica
Who knows, you may find great resources for your course project!
Enjoy,
Erica
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