Although anyone who provides information to the police (complainants, victims, witnesses, etc.) can technically be considered an informant, this article deals specifically with confidential informants (CI). For this article, a ...
Some of you may have suffered that sinking feeling of realizing you busted down the door of the wrong house. Your mistake was innocent, but it's unpleasant apologizing to a ...
Just about every episode of the TV show “Las Vegas” has the security staff nailing some bad guy by using facial recognition software. Other shows such as CSI and NCIS ...
Whether a big-city patrol officer or a deputy serving a small, rural community, access to forensic services is often limited. Sure, major crimes bring out the crime-scene folks, but most ...
In 1998, an eight-hour closure on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Washington, D.C., had a lot of first responders talking. Unfortunately, not to each other. A jumper on the bridge ...
In the early 1990s, portable less-lethal chemical agents became standard issue for patrol operations, and these irritant sprays typically prove helpful when attempting to control resistive or violent subjects without ...
When Norma Contreras, 18, went to work June 2 at a Phoenix insurance office, she had no idea she had only a few hours to live. Contreras was alone when ...
Handgun concealment has always been a compromise. Whether the issue is the size of the gun you carry or the location you carry it, proper carry must combine concealment, comfort ...
The Human Identification Technologies, Inc. (HIT) forensic DNA testing laboratory in Redlands, Calif., offers law enforcement agencies customized training seminars. Course topics include Collection and Preservations of DNA and Understanding ...
The Virtual Terrorism Response Academy (VTRA), developed by the Interactive Media Laboratory (IML) at Dartmouth Medical School, has introduced the terrorism-response course Ops-Plus for WMD Hazmat, available on CD-ROM. The ...
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