Tag: Investigations

There s no doubt the police environment challenges equipment, and because cops have little tolerance for gear that lets them down, it makes sense that one of the most common ...

Don't think for one moment an assignment that allows you to do law enforcement in plainclothes is any safer than any other law enforcement position. Not only do you still ...

Late one afternoon while sitting at my desk, gazing over the mounds of paperwork I had to review, approve, and push forward to my supervisor's Inbox, I heard the pleasing ...

Ah, the talking car: the promise of complete interactivity between driver and vehicle. In the past, the only place to find such a thing was on TV, such as the ...

My October column dealt with confidential, reliable informants. Along with a model policy and procedure for department personnel using informants, the article also provided information on the use and audit ...

Quality room clearing and search training can take place in a structure that s simple and inexpensive in design and construction. In my October column, I discussed how to construct ...

It was Friday afternoon. The day watch was coming off duty and the night watch hitting the streets. Normally on Friday, everyone is eager to change into their civvies and ...

In my August column, I addressed pretextual traffic stops, using as an example a stop made after officers received an anonymous 911 call of a male driver in a pickup ...

Many law enforcement officers respond to burglary calls in unpaved subdivisions that occurred hours, or perhaps even a day before their arrival. And many times they leave the victim s ...

The Evidence Photographers International Council (EPIC), an association for evidence and forensic photography, will hold its annual EPIC School Jan. 6–8 in Tampa, Fla., at The Westin Tampa Harbour Island ...