Tag: Forensics

You got a cell phone so you could stay in touch with the department, or maybe they provided it to you due to your on-call status. It also provides a ...

My next series of investigative columns focuses on the crime of rape. Due to the unique nature of the crime and the frequency in which physical evidence plays a pivotal ...

Previous articles introduced a hypothetical case involving the driver of a semi-trailer truck with a route that takes him through five states. Once or twice a year he picks up ...

Previous articles introduced a case involving the driver of a semi-trailer truck with a route that takes him through five different states. Once or twice a year he picks up ...

It’s 0-dark-30 HRS and your team is gearing up to hit the five locations listed on your search warrant. Your search-warrant check list includes computers, CDs, flash-storage media, business documents ...

About a year ago, Chief Mike King of the Prairie du Chien (Wis.) Police Department contacted me regarding the controversy swirling around the use of TASERs by law enforcement. The ...

Previous articles introduced a case involving the driver of a semi-trailer truck with a route that takes him through five different states. Once or twice a year he picks up ...

The September/October issue of Law Officer featured the first in a series of articles on fundamental and advanced criminal investigation techniques. The field is large, so I will concentrate on ...

Since retiring, I've written five books in the criminal justice field. I'm frequently asked to write articles for police magazines and have politely declined every one until now. Frankly, I ...

Speaking on behalf of the entire Law Officer magazine team, I can’t tell you how glad we are to have this first issue in your hands.