NLECTC Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology News Summary
Thursday, April 5, 2007
"Police Test Technology to Safeguard City From Nuclear Attacks"
New York Sun (04/02/07) P. 4; Faherty, Christopher
As part of the $30 million Securing the Cities Implementation initiative, a partnership between the Department of Homeland Security and local law enforcement in New York City will install a new technology in its subway systems capable of detecting harmful radiation present in nuclear weapons. The technology, currently in its final phase of testing, is able to differentiate between harmful radiation in nuclear weapons, and harmless radiation present in those involved in recent medical tests by identifying hazardous and innocuous isotopes. The detectors are part of a program focused on preventing nuclear weapons from entering New York City by establishing a 50-mile protective perimeter. The Department of Homeland Security selected New York to host the pilot program for the radiation detectors, which the DHS plans to install in major metropolitan areas across the country. New York City police are designing a state-of-the-art sport-utility vehicle to carry a radiation detector, allowing the city to detect nuclear weapons at bridges and tunnels.
http://www.nysun.com/article/51636
"Inmate GPS Tags Approved by Panel"
San Francisco Chronicle (03/28/07) P. B10; Yi, Matthew
A San Francisco Assembly committee passed a bill on March 27 that would mandate inmates in minimum-security prisons to wear GPS-tracking gadgets. Over 12 prisoners leave facilities in the region annually because there are not security fences surrounding the facilities' perimeters, notes Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D), who is devising the initiative. The legislation would mandate inmates in work camps to wear GPS tracking devices that would follow them if they run away. Although there is no opposition to the legislation, Matt Gray, a representative of the prison reform advocate organization Taxpayers for Improving Public Safety, testified that prior to requiring GPS devices for prisoners, a better option would be to make certain that violent criminals do not wind up in minimum-security institutions. In addition, he contended, a prisoner who really wanted to escape could just get rid of the device before running. The bill will now go to the Assembly's Appropriations Committee, where legislators will review the expenses of implementing such a program.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin
/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/28/BAGBMOT2ON1.DTL
"Sheriff Gets Grant for Infrared Device"
Memphis Commercial Appeal (TN) (03/29/07) P. DSB2; Bayne, William C.
The DeSoto County Sheriff's Department has been given a grant from the Department of Homeland Security to purchase a Thermovision Scout ZX, an infrared imaging device that makes it possible to spot a person at night or through fog or smoke. According to DeSoto County Police Chief Steve Atkinson, the device would be carried by the County Sheriff's aviation unit to help find fleeing suspects, lost persons, or those who have been trapped in an accident or explosion. Atkinson added that the device would be sent to the aviation unit after the training program is completed.
http://www.commercialappeal.com
/mca/desoto/article/0,1426,MCA_4
51_5449421,00.html
"Vehicle Will Help Save Time to Help Save Kids"
St. Petersburg Times (FL) (03/28/07) P. 1; Ingalls, Kit
The Pasco County, Fla., Sheriff's Office was scheduled to demonstrate its new Missing and Abducted Child (MAC) Team mobile command center on March 29, at the sixth yearly Public Safety Awareness Symposium in Holiday. Sgt. Brett Landsberg, who oversees the Sheriff's Office's juvenile investigation division, noted that the new office will reduce investigation time. The leading goal for detectives handling missing and abducted child calls is discovering the child alive. The Sheriff's Office devised the MAC Team to work in quick response mode--to appear at the scene within 60 minutes of finding out that a child is missing. Once on the scene, specially-instructed investigators work rapidly to lead searches, obtain evidence, and hand out information concerning the child. The new mobile command center, however, means that equipment can now be brought along to the crime scene, including computers, high-speed printers, and faxes. Detectives will also now be able to mass-produce posers and fliers at the scene. The MAC Team will connect to such agencies as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's Child Abduction Response Team and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/03/
28/Pasco/Vehicle_will_help_sav.shtml
"L.A. Police Turn to a Lighter Flashlight"
Los Angeles Times (03/30/07); Blankstein, Andrew; Garvey, Megan
In 2004, a Los Angeles Police Department officer struck an evading car-theft suspect 11 times with his 2-pound, 2-foot-long flashlight. In the aftermath of that incident, which garnered worldwide attention, Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton banned the large, metal flashlights and promised to find a new flashlight that would eliminate the potential for misuse. In November 2005, the LAPD asked manufacturers to create a flashlight that was too small and too light to be used as a dangerous weapon, but that was able to provide the powerful illumination of a large flashlight and was extra durable. After a few months of taking bids from companies seeking to design and make the new flashlights, the LAPD selected Pelican, a Torrance, Calif,. company that is best known for making ocean diving equipment, including waterproof flashlights. The company eventually produced the 7060 LED, a mini flashlight that gives off significantly more light than even the brightest normal flashlights. The flashlight accomplishes this by using a unique technology that manipulates and strengthens the light beam by using the mirror cone reflector that surrounds an LED. The brightness of the flashlight's light and its durability impressed officers who used it in a two-month field test. "I was really impressed," said Ron Chu of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Team. "It throws light far, and it also throws it wide. It's the best new flashlight I've seen in the last five years."
http://www.latimes.com/news
/nationworld/la-me-flashlight30m
ar30,1,6732160.story
"Police Expand Use of High-Tech Shot Detection System"
Washington Times (03/26/07) P. B1; Taylor, Daniel
The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., has expanded its use of Shotspotter, a tool that helps police locate the origin of gunfire, to the 5th District in Northeast. Previously, the audio-monitoring tool was used only in the 7th District in Southeast. The devices have also been installed in the 5th and 6th police districts, so coverage could soon become citywide. "The more we expand, the more accurate it gets," according to Chief Cathy L. Lanier. The Shotspotter company, based in Santa Clara, Calif., charges roughly $200,000 to place sufficient devices to monitor a square mile; the system in the District is being funded and jointly overseen by the FBI's Washington Field Office. The devices are similar in size to coffee cans and rely on a triangulation technology to communicate with other adjacent Shotspotter devices to detect the whereabouts of gunshots. The data is then transmitted to law enforcement agencies. The devices are sufficiently advanced to tell apart gunshots from other sounds such as firecrackers or a backfiring car.
http://www.washtimes.com
/metro/20070325-112049-4062r.htm
"Preston Deputies to Get New Cameras"
Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV) (03/27/07); Plum, Kathy
Deputies in Preston County, W.Va., have received state-of-the-art videocameras made possible through a $74,000 federal law enforcement grant. In addition, commissioners Vicki Cole, Craig Jennings, and Dave Price earmarked $40,000 of the county's funds for the purchase. The new digital videocameras can be mounted on a police vehicle's dashboard, replacing the AM/FM radio, while a smaller camera is mounted on the visor. The cameras send information to the computer hard drive and interface with the patrol cars' blue emergency lights, and feature a panic-button on officers' collar radios, which immediately contact 911 when initiated. All the recorded data will be entered into a server at the sheriff's department. The new system will be Windows-based and easy to use, and will be able to interface with Preston 911, which will acquire a Computer Aided Dispatch system. Through that system, when a telecommunicator brings up a phone number or an address, data will be shown concerning previous calls to the location, any outstanding warrants on the person, or additional information an officer could employ. In addition, the system will permit officers to download information daily into the laptops in every patrol car.
http://olive.dominionpost.com
"DHS Calls for Tips From First Responders"
United Press International (03/29/07)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology directorate has launched a new program called TechSolutions intended to provide new technologies to first responders by responding to their input. The program will feature an online submission process, and winning proposals will receive up to $1 million in funding. Congress has allocated $7.5 million in the budget of the directorate to support the program for 12 months. "No one understands the needs of first responders better than first responders," says Under Secretary for Science and Technology Jay M. Cohen. "Every day, hundreds of law enforcement officers, fire fighters, emergency medical services personnel, and bomb-squad members think, 'there's a better way to do this,' and we want to hear from them."
http://www.upi.com
/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?S
toryID=20070329-104332-4014r
"Contract With County Deputies Works Well for Graysville"
Birmingham News (AL) (03/28/07) Vol. 120, No. 15, P. 1W; Collins, Michelle
Graysville, Ala., authorities say they are happy with the results of a decision earlier this year to shut the city's police department and contract with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department for police protection. Mayor Doug Brewer explains the technology provided via the sheriff's department includes mobile information terminals with mapping capability in all patrol vehicles, a force of more than 500 for backup assistance, high-level instruction, and some of the most experienced police in the region. "We were losing our best officers and candidates to other cities or to the county because they had better-paying jobs," Brewer states. He adds that the county is able to have faster response times to crimes in Graysville due to the sheriff's department's countywide dispatch system. "Their mapping technology is phenomenal," Brewer says. "We have a brand-new fleet of vehicles which the city could never afford. And the level of experience of their officers, many have military training, is much better than we could afford as a smaller city." Graysville has also been given five full-time deputies.
http://www.al.com/birminghamnews
/stories/index.ssf?/base/news/1175
071347321170.xml&coll=2
"Body Armor Can Be a Lifesaver for Police Officers"
Daily Advertiser (03/31/07)
A bulletproof vest is credited with saving the life of a Vermilion Parish deputy who was shot after responding to a complaint about an abandoned vehicle. The officer was hit once in the chest but sustained only minor injuries because he was wearing a vest. Level I armor is capable of stopping long-rifle rounds, .38-caliber rounds and .22 rounds from a handgun. Level III armor can withstand rounds from NATO assault rifles, and Level IV armor can block rounds fired from up to .30-caliber weapons. Body armor has saved the lives of over 3,000 law enforcement officers, according to the National Institute of Justice. The institute also says that officers who wear body armor are 14 times less likely to suffer a fatal injury than those who do not.
http://www.theadvertiser.com
/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/2
0070331/NEWS01/70331015
"50 'Eyes' on Crime in North Minneapolis"
Minneapolis Star Tribune (03/31/07); Collins, Terry
The Minneapolis City Council has approved a $1 million plan to install a safety camera system on the city's North Side. The system of 50 cameras, which will go up in June, will work in conjunction with ShotSpotter, a system of sensors that can pinpoint the location of gunshots so officers can respond more quickly. Since ShotSpotter was installed on the North Side in early March, one man was charged with reckless discharge of a firearm and police found a shooting victim within a minute of being shot. Both the camera system and the ShotSpotter technology were installed in south Minneapolis within the past year, and both have been credited with helping to reduce crime there. Crime cameras have also been successful in reducing crime in Baltimore and Chicago.
http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1091052.html
"New Technology Puts Criminal on the Spot"
Allentown Morning Call (PA) (03/23/07) P. B6; Gamiz, Manuel Jr.
Police and city officials in Allentown, Pa., are considering installing the Shot Spotter gunshot detection system. The system uses audio sensors to triangulate the position of a gunshot within seconds of the gun being fired, and can even capture images of the shooter, the victim, accomplices, and witnesses when hooked up to a video camera system. The detection software is capable of differentiating between a single gunshot, multiple gunshots, and other ambient noises such as a car backfiring, fireworks, and other similar sounds. When a shot has been fired, a red dot appears on a map on a computer screen. Shot Spotter executive Jack Pontious said in addition to potentially capturing the crime and the perpetrator on camera, Shot Spotter is extremely accurate and notifies police of a gunshot far faster than emergency calls, as calls are often inaccurate as to the location of the gunshot, slow to be reported, or not even reported at all. A Shot Spotter system costs $379,000, without a camera system, to cover two square miles, but any camera system can be incorporated and the detection system can be expanded depending on how much coverage the city wants. Los Angeles, Oakland, Minneapolis, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Glendale, Ariz., all have a Shot Spotter system in use; Boston should have a system in place soon, and York and Reading have expressed interest. Pontious said that on New Year's Eve two years ago in Gary, Ind., Shot Spotter helped police seize 44 weapons and make 19 arrest, with nine people still carrying the weapons.
http://www.mcall.com/
"Software Pinpoints Traffic Accident 'Hotspots'"
Ohio State Research News (03/19/07); Gorder, Pam Frost
Scientists at Ohio State University have developed software that can identify areas on state roadways where accidents are likely to occur. The system uses statistics concerning injuries, fatalities, and the causes of accidents to generate predictions for all roads, conditions, and times. "Everyone would love to be able to predict exactly where and when the next crash would be, but there are just too many factors involved, and too much randomness to do that," says OSU Department of Statistics' Christopher Holloman. "We can confidently make broad statements, like whether a particular piece of roadway is riskier at a particular time." The software serves as a supplement to the highway patrol officer's expertise, and has mostly confirmed what they already knew. Although it cannot tell why a certain area might be prone to a certain type of accident, the software could help the highway patrol gain insight into such questions. Holloman and his team have recently incorporated Google Earth technology into the software, which allows the system to color-code roadways so users can zoom in to see the probability of an accident in any area of the state. The software uses a 900MB database that contains details on every accident on Ohio highways between 2001-2005 and produces 50GB of output data. To customize the software for another state would cost about half of what Ohio has spent, and the effectiveness of the system would depend on the quality of the state's accident data.
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/accident.htm
"Dig Into Data Mining"
Law Enforcement Technology (03/07) Vol. 34, No. 3, P. 62; Kanable, Rebecca
Data mining, also called predictive analytics or analysis, sense making, or knowledge discovery, is based on assessing large data sets using automated approaches, explains Colleen McCue, a senior research scientist at RTI International and author of "Data Mining and Predictive Analysis," a book geared toward the enforcement community. She says data mining is feasible for all agencies because of the availability of user-friendly, commercial off-the-shelf software packages; she recommends that agencies also pool their monetary resources for data analysis. She notes that predictive analytics requires special software but other approaches are less expensive, such as link analysis tools. Steve McCraw, director of homeland security in Texas, advocates the implementation of the National Information Exchange Model for law enforcement records management systems and using an analytic overlay or filter with remote data entry to enable officers to input relevant information at the crime scene. McCue says it is crucial to know three points--what questions you want to answer, what you need to assess the information, and what you need the final product to look like. In addition, those involved in data mining need to collaborate closely with those who understand law enforcement as well as criminal behavior. Jay Albanese, graduate director of criminal justice at Virginia Commonwealth University, says the New York Police Department's CompStat, which is being used at other departments, is in essence a data mining implementation.
http://www.officer.com/magazines/let/
"Improving Public Safety Communications"
Issues in Science and Technology (02/07) Vol. 23, No. 2, P. 61; Peha, Jon M.
The lives of first responders and citizens are put at risk when public safety communications systems fail. A nationwide broadband communications network designed as an integrated infrastructure would shore up the holes in the existing public safety communications systems. And the move to digital technology, which has prompted the federal government to make plans to transfer premium spectrum--24 megahertz (MHz)--from analog TV to public safety use in 2009, is an enormous opportunity to obtain the resources that will be needed to build a national broadband network. Policymakers will have to make a concerted effort to achieve some progress on communication systems for public safety, considering the ineffectiveness of past policy that has led to a system that has failure, cost, spectrum, and capability issues. First responders should have access to multiple systems, as well as a primary system that at the very least supports mission-critical voice communications. Secondary systems to support first responders could involve cellular carriers, a nationwide commercial carrier, municipal infrastructure, ad hoc networks, and satellite networks.
http://www.nap.edu/issues
Article sponsored by criminal justice online leadership; and, police and military personnel who have authored books.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Even before that
April 3, 2007 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books. On April 1st, we published information about the oldest known police writer – Thomas Byrnes. Turns out, we had the right department, but there was a police officer who published a book before Thomas Byrnes’ 1886 work.
In 1845 George Matsell was appointed first Chief of the New York Police Department. In 1859, or thereabouts, he published The Secret Language of Criminals: Vocabulum or The Rouge’s Lexicon. Essentially a dictionary of street slang from the mid-19th Century, it has interesting terms from the era, as well as some insights to our ‘street language’ today. As an example, George Matsell likely printed the first reference to “Dukes” as meaning hands, as in “Put up your Dukes.” In another example, he records that before the Civil War the word “crib” meant someone’s residence, as it does today.
In addition to George Matsell, two other New York City police officers were added to the website.
Jerry Ferguson served in the United States Army from 1961 to 1964. He joined the New York Transit Police Department in 1965, retiring in 1990 after 25 years of service. In 1991, he entered the Federal service, again retiring in 2005. A writer of poetry and short-stories, he is the author of nine books, including Jerry’s Own-Seeds of Wisdom; which according to the book description is “a collection of personal thoughts, expressed usually in one line on the important subject of Wisdom. Each one is numbered and there are 366 of them. Simple ideas which if reflected upon are important criteria’s to living a good life.” His other books, which are available exclusively through the author are: The Sponsor, Spirituality Plus, Subway Blues, The Pusher Case, The Murders of the Century Case, The Case of The Anonymous Souls, The Case of the Missing Prima Ballerina; and, The Case of the New York City Slicer!
James Reardon, a former New York Police Department police officer who published two novels – Big Time Tommy Sloane and Sweet Life of
Police-Writers.com now hosts 442 police officers (representing 191 police departments) and their 932 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
In 1845 George Matsell was appointed first Chief of the New York Police Department. In 1859, or thereabouts, he published The Secret Language of Criminals: Vocabulum or The Rouge’s Lexicon. Essentially a dictionary of street slang from the mid-19th Century, it has interesting terms from the era, as well as some insights to our ‘street language’ today. As an example, George Matsell likely printed the first reference to “Dukes” as meaning hands, as in “Put up your Dukes.” In another example, he records that before the Civil War the word “crib” meant someone’s residence, as it does today.
In addition to George Matsell, two other New York City police officers were added to the website.
Jerry Ferguson served in the United States Army from 1961 to 1964. He joined the New York Transit Police Department in 1965, retiring in 1990 after 25 years of service. In 1991, he entered the Federal service, again retiring in 2005. A writer of poetry and short-stories, he is the author of nine books, including Jerry’s Own-Seeds of Wisdom; which according to the book description is “a collection of personal thoughts, expressed usually in one line on the important subject of Wisdom. Each one is numbered and there are 366 of them. Simple ideas which if reflected upon are important criteria’s to living a good life.” His other books, which are available exclusively through the author are: The Sponsor, Spirituality Plus, Subway Blues, The Pusher Case, The Murders of the Century Case, The Case of The Anonymous Souls, The Case of the Missing Prima Ballerina; and, The Case of the New York City Slicer!
James Reardon, a former New York Police Department police officer who published two novels – Big Time Tommy Sloane and Sweet Life of
Police-Writers.com now hosts 442 police officers (representing 191 police departments) and their 932 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
The Earliest Police Writer, So Far
Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books. A police officer published a book in 1886, making him, thus far, the earliest police officer to write a book.
According to the New York Police Department, Thomas Byrnes, was known as "personification of the police department." As a captain he had solved the Manhattan Bank burglary, recovering $3 million in stolen cash and securities. When the Detective Bureau was established in 1882, Thomas Byrnes was appointed the first chief of detectives and he was named superintendent of police in 1892. His considerable personal wealth and the undeniable corruption of the department cast a shadow over his otherwise distinguished career.”
In 1886, Thomas Byrnes published Professional Criminals of America. According to the book description, it “contains biographical sketches, including photographs, of some four hundred of the nation’s leading criminals. Each profile details the crimes committed and the circumstances leading up to arrest and conviction. Also included are short, informative chapters on criminal methods, executions, opium addiction, fugitives from justice, and prison commutation laws, along with intriguing chapters on mysterious unsolved murders, adventurers and adventuresses, and a list of every prison and state penitentiary in America at the time of publication.”
According to one reader/reviewer, “this book was an attempt to make the public aware of the lives and practices of "career criminals" in 19th Century America. Byrnes gives an explanation of numerous criminal professions, such as bank robbers, forgers, con artists, and thieves, as well as sections on opium addiction. The good inspector's writing style seems to borrow heavily from pulp crime stories of the day; his descriptions are lurid, yet still sanitized enough to not offend Victorian sensibilities.
While an interesting exploration of the practices of 19th Century criminals (in case you're interested in pulling off a bogus horse sale or something), the book is more significant as a reflection of common 19th Century beliefs about origins and practitioners of crime. Inspired by developments in psychology, biology, and other fields, in the 19th Century there emerged an idea of the 'criminal class' or 'professional criminal', the idea that there existed an entire underworld class within ordinary society that lived solely by the fruits of their criminal endeavors. While similar ideas had been posited previously, they reached a new currency (and one might even say obsession) during the Victorian age. Much of the theories that formed the underpinnings of these questionable notions would go on to inspire much of the torturous and confused logic of race that would continue to trouble the West throughout the 19th and 20th Century.”
Police-Writers.com now hosts 438 police officers (representing 191 police departments) and their 918 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
According to the New York Police Department, Thomas Byrnes, was known as "personification of the police department." As a captain he had solved the Manhattan Bank burglary, recovering $3 million in stolen cash and securities. When the Detective Bureau was established in 1882, Thomas Byrnes was appointed the first chief of detectives and he was named superintendent of police in 1892. His considerable personal wealth and the undeniable corruption of the department cast a shadow over his otherwise distinguished career.”
In 1886, Thomas Byrnes published Professional Criminals of America. According to the book description, it “contains biographical sketches, including photographs, of some four hundred of the nation’s leading criminals. Each profile details the crimes committed and the circumstances leading up to arrest and conviction. Also included are short, informative chapters on criminal methods, executions, opium addiction, fugitives from justice, and prison commutation laws, along with intriguing chapters on mysterious unsolved murders, adventurers and adventuresses, and a list of every prison and state penitentiary in America at the time of publication.”
According to one reader/reviewer, “this book was an attempt to make the public aware of the lives and practices of "career criminals" in 19th Century America. Byrnes gives an explanation of numerous criminal professions, such as bank robbers, forgers, con artists, and thieves, as well as sections on opium addiction. The good inspector's writing style seems to borrow heavily from pulp crime stories of the day; his descriptions are lurid, yet still sanitized enough to not offend Victorian sensibilities.
While an interesting exploration of the practices of 19th Century criminals (in case you're interested in pulling off a bogus horse sale or something), the book is more significant as a reflection of common 19th Century beliefs about origins and practitioners of crime. Inspired by developments in psychology, biology, and other fields, in the 19th Century there emerged an idea of the 'criminal class' or 'professional criminal', the idea that there existed an entire underworld class within ordinary society that lived solely by the fruits of their criminal endeavors. While similar ideas had been posited previously, they reached a new currency (and one might even say obsession) during the Victorian age. Much of the theories that formed the underpinnings of these questionable notions would go on to inspire much of the torturous and confused logic of race that would continue to trouble the West throughout the 19th and 20th Century.”
Police-Writers.com now hosts 438 police officers (representing 191 police departments) and their 918 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
April begins with Memoirs and Fiction
Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books. Leading off the April 2007 additions to the site are two police officers who have written their memoirs as cops; and, one who has written a work of fiction.
In August of 1940, James N. Reaves was sworn in as a police officer for the Philadelphia Police Department. At that time, he was one of the very few African American’s on the department. Writing about Reaves’ book, Black Cops, his publisher said, “There was a swearing in ceremony at City Hall with lots of smiles, handshakes, & photographs, but then Reaves had to report to his new street sergeant, a man who was, of course, White. The sergeant glanced at Reaves coldly, gave him a quick scan up & down, & then said something for which Reaves would never forgive him. "My God," the sergeant hissed, "it gets worse." Reaves shook off the insult & persevered through a remarkable forty-year police career. From walking a beat to protect businesses that wouldn't serve Blacks--while other cops rode in the comfort of White-only patrol cars--to the upper echelons of the department as Philadelphia's first Black police captain, James Reaves saw it all, & now he is going on the record with his story.”
RJ Rice was a police officer for the Philadelphia Police Department for 28 years. His book, I Do Solemnly Swear, is a collection of individual stories about actual events from his career. Speaking about his book, Rice said, “It demonstrates how quickly a quiet moment can turn into a life and death struggle and how police officers must decide in a heart - beat what actions to take. Their decision may define the rest of their careers and their lives as well as the lives of the public they serve.”
Robert Yantorno is a police sergeant with the Narberth Borough Police Department (Pennsylvania). In 1980, after his military service, Robert Yantorno began his law enforcement career. His law enforcement career was briefly interrupted between 1983 and 1985 when he fought as a professional boxer. He is a motor officer, currently assigned as a patrol sergeant. According to his book, Brutal Mercies, explores “the secretive world of the police force and the intimate relationships that lie beneath are exposed as the reader finds themselves entrenched in a world of fear, pain, pride and despair.”
Police-Writers.com now hosts 435 police officers (representing 191 police departments) and their 915 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
In August of 1940, James N. Reaves was sworn in as a police officer for the Philadelphia Police Department. At that time, he was one of the very few African American’s on the department. Writing about Reaves’ book, Black Cops, his publisher said, “There was a swearing in ceremony at City Hall with lots of smiles, handshakes, & photographs, but then Reaves had to report to his new street sergeant, a man who was, of course, White. The sergeant glanced at Reaves coldly, gave him a quick scan up & down, & then said something for which Reaves would never forgive him. "My God," the sergeant hissed, "it gets worse." Reaves shook off the insult & persevered through a remarkable forty-year police career. From walking a beat to protect businesses that wouldn't serve Blacks--while other cops rode in the comfort of White-only patrol cars--to the upper echelons of the department as Philadelphia's first Black police captain, James Reaves saw it all, & now he is going on the record with his story.”
RJ Rice was a police officer for the Philadelphia Police Department for 28 years. His book, I Do Solemnly Swear, is a collection of individual stories about actual events from his career. Speaking about his book, Rice said, “It demonstrates how quickly a quiet moment can turn into a life and death struggle and how police officers must decide in a heart - beat what actions to take. Their decision may define the rest of their careers and their lives as well as the lives of the public they serve.”
Robert Yantorno is a police sergeant with the Narberth Borough Police Department (Pennsylvania). In 1980, after his military service, Robert Yantorno began his law enforcement career. His law enforcement career was briefly interrupted between 1983 and 1985 when he fought as a professional boxer. He is a motor officer, currently assigned as a patrol sergeant. According to his book, Brutal Mercies, explores “the secretive world of the police force and the intimate relationships that lie beneath are exposed as the reader finds themselves entrenched in a world of fear, pain, pride and despair.”
Police-Writers.com now hosts 435 police officers (representing 191 police departments) and their 915 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Cop Memoirs
Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books, added three police officers who have written their memoirs as cops.
Bernard Loughran joined the Philadelphia Police Department in 1947. After riding with senior officers for four months (basic police training) he was assigned to walking beats. After three years of walking alone he was assigned a patrol car and again usually patrolled alone. He volunteered for motorcycle duty in 1954 but an accident in 1955 ended that assignment. He returned to patrolling in a patrol car. In 1960 he became a sergeant and supervised a patrol squad. In 1970 he was assigned to a support unit and in 1983 retired after 36 years of service.
According to the description of Brass Buttons: A Policeman’s Log, “Bernie Loughran never expected police work would be interesting. He expected long dreary hours confined in a patrol car or repetitive hours on monotonous walking beats. He thought his primary function would be issuing tickets for parking and moving violations but instead every day hummed with excitement. The highlights he wished to remember he noted in a personal diary. These experiences are his but every police officer has similar stories to tell. Brass Buttons revels the job is actually chock-full of excitement and all a person needs to be a good policeman is common sense and self-confidence”
Thomas Grubb, a thirty-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, co-authored an autobiography with his nephew, Allan Cole. According to the book description, “Christmas, 1953: While the rest of Philadelphia sings "Jingle Bells," Tom Grubb gets his first taste of a cop's life. Before he cashes his first paycheck he encounters: A man gutted by a knife-wielding mugger; A fighting-mad mental case intent on destroying a hospital emergency room; The hushed-up shooting death of an undercover cop. That first week is nothing compared to what lies ahead during the next thirty years. A Cop's Life is the remarkable story of a truly remarkable man.”
Recruited from the Central Intelligence Agency, Duff Lueder began his law enforcement career with the Washington DC Police Department in 1972. Later, he joined the Wexford County Sheriff’s Office (Michigan). In 1982 he became a certified Police K-9 handler and six months later became a certified Handler/Trainer and opened his new Dog Obedience Training Center. He is a graduate and certified Handler/Trainer from; Rudy Drexler’s School for Dogs (Elkhart, Indiana). Duff Lueder’s certification as a Handler/Trainer includes: K-9 Obedience, Man-Tracking, Narcotics Detection, Image training, Building Search, Crowd Control and Explosives Detection.
Since his retirement in 1992, he has continued to train dogs for people of all walks of life and further develop the Kinepal Training and Behavior Modification Program. He has a BA in Sociology and an MS in Animal Sciences. He is the author of Canine Reflections: Memoirs of a Police K-9 Handler/Behaviorist Trainer and the co-author of Dusty, Here.
According to the book description of Canine Reflections, “this book is a personal, candid journey with the author that begins with a dog he briefly knew in his youth that belonged to an Uncle; to when he became a new Police K-9 Handler having never had a dog of his own before; through his evolution to becoming a Behaviorist Dog Trainer and “Dog Whisperer” that today helps dog owners learn.”
Police-writers.com also separately lists civilian police employees, as well as federal and international police officers who have authored books. The most recent civilian addition is Anthony J. Rzucidlo, an Eagle Scout and former member of the Dearborn Heights Police Explorer Post. After graduating high school, he worked for the Dearborn Heights Police Department as a clerk and dispatcher, for 13 months. Currently, he is employed by the Ford Motor Company as a supervisor in their corporate security/fire department. His book is Emergency Management - Mobile Command & Response Vehicles: A photographic review of emergency units.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 432 police officers (representing 190 police departments) and their 912 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Bernard Loughran joined the Philadelphia Police Department in 1947. After riding with senior officers for four months (basic police training) he was assigned to walking beats. After three years of walking alone he was assigned a patrol car and again usually patrolled alone. He volunteered for motorcycle duty in 1954 but an accident in 1955 ended that assignment. He returned to patrolling in a patrol car. In 1960 he became a sergeant and supervised a patrol squad. In 1970 he was assigned to a support unit and in 1983 retired after 36 years of service.
According to the description of Brass Buttons: A Policeman’s Log, “Bernie Loughran never expected police work would be interesting. He expected long dreary hours confined in a patrol car or repetitive hours on monotonous walking beats. He thought his primary function would be issuing tickets for parking and moving violations but instead every day hummed with excitement. The highlights he wished to remember he noted in a personal diary. These experiences are his but every police officer has similar stories to tell. Brass Buttons revels the job is actually chock-full of excitement and all a person needs to be a good policeman is common sense and self-confidence”
Thomas Grubb, a thirty-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, co-authored an autobiography with his nephew, Allan Cole. According to the book description, “Christmas, 1953: While the rest of Philadelphia sings "Jingle Bells," Tom Grubb gets his first taste of a cop's life. Before he cashes his first paycheck he encounters: A man gutted by a knife-wielding mugger; A fighting-mad mental case intent on destroying a hospital emergency room; The hushed-up shooting death of an undercover cop. That first week is nothing compared to what lies ahead during the next thirty years. A Cop's Life is the remarkable story of a truly remarkable man.”
Recruited from the Central Intelligence Agency, Duff Lueder began his law enforcement career with the Washington DC Police Department in 1972. Later, he joined the Wexford County Sheriff’s Office (Michigan). In 1982 he became a certified Police K-9 handler and six months later became a certified Handler/Trainer and opened his new Dog Obedience Training Center. He is a graduate and certified Handler/Trainer from; Rudy Drexler’s School for Dogs (Elkhart, Indiana). Duff Lueder’s certification as a Handler/Trainer includes: K-9 Obedience, Man-Tracking, Narcotics Detection, Image training, Building Search, Crowd Control and Explosives Detection.
Since his retirement in 1992, he has continued to train dogs for people of all walks of life and further develop the Kinepal Training and Behavior Modification Program. He has a BA in Sociology and an MS in Animal Sciences. He is the author of Canine Reflections: Memoirs of a Police K-9 Handler/Behaviorist Trainer and the co-author of Dusty, Here.
According to the book description of Canine Reflections, “this book is a personal, candid journey with the author that begins with a dog he briefly knew in his youth that belonged to an Uncle; to when he became a new Police K-9 Handler having never had a dog of his own before; through his evolution to becoming a Behaviorist Dog Trainer and “Dog Whisperer” that today helps dog owners learn.”
Police-writers.com also separately lists civilian police employees, as well as federal and international police officers who have authored books. The most recent civilian addition is Anthony J. Rzucidlo, an Eagle Scout and former member of the Dearborn Heights Police Explorer Post. After graduating high school, he worked for the Dearborn Heights Police Department as a clerk and dispatcher, for 13 months. Currently, he is employed by the Ford Motor Company as a supervisor in their corporate security/fire department. His book is Emergency Management - Mobile Command & Response Vehicles: A photographic review of emergency units.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 432 police officers (representing 190 police departments) and their 912 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Friday, March 30, 2007
NIJ Funding Opportunities
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has recently issued the following solicitations. Please be aware that you must submit your application electronically using Grants.gov. Instructions for the Grants.gov registration process are available at: www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp.
NIJ FY08 Enhanced Tools for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Vehicle Borne IED Defeat
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: 2007-NIJ-1441
Deadline: April 30, 2007, 11:59 p.m. eastern time.
NIJ is seeking applications for funding to enhance the ability of law enforcement personnel to deal with the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs). NIJ is especially interested in proposals for the development and demonstration of new tools in the following areas of urgent concern:
Vehicle bomb confirmation.
Diagnostic tools for bomb disposal.
Enhanced reconnaissance capability for bomb squad robots.
Proposals addressing other areas of response to the suspected presence of explosive devices also will be considered.
Download entire solicitation: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000758.pdf
NIJ FY08 Research and Development in Forensic Toxicology Grant
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: 2007-NIJ-1467
Deadline: April 30, 2007, 11:59 p.m. eastern time.
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research and development to enhance the analytical tools, technologies, and techniques used by crime laboratories to conduct forensic toxicological analyses. This solicitation focuses on:
Advancing research on alternative drug testing matrices and the pharmacokinetic relationship between these alternative matrices and controlled substances.
Improving the specificity and sensitivity of analytical tools and technologies used in forensic toxicological analyses.
Developing new analytical techniques.
Developing nondestructive techniques.
Download entire solicitation: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000763.pdf
NIJ FY08 Institutional Corrections Technology
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: 2007-NIJ-1442
Deadline: April 30, 2007, 11:59 p.m. eastern time.
NIJ is seeking applications for funding technology research, development, testing, and technical evaluation projects that address the technology needs of State and local corrections agencies and other criminal justice agencies that collaborate with them. Concepts may address new technologies that support the operations of a correctional facility. Additionally, NIJ may consider the application of new technologies not developed specifically for corrections but which have corrections application. Specific areas of interest include:
Contraband detection.
Data analysis, integration, and sharing.
Duress alarm systems.
Identification and tracking.
Surveillance and monitoring.
Multi-threat biohazard protective apparel for corrections officers.
Download entire solicitation: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000772.pdf
Article sponsored by criminal justice online leadership as well as police and military personnel who have authored books.
NIJ FY08 Enhanced Tools for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Vehicle Borne IED Defeat
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: 2007-NIJ-1441
Deadline: April 30, 2007, 11:59 p.m. eastern time.
NIJ is seeking applications for funding to enhance the ability of law enforcement personnel to deal with the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs). NIJ is especially interested in proposals for the development and demonstration of new tools in the following areas of urgent concern:
Vehicle bomb confirmation.
Diagnostic tools for bomb disposal.
Enhanced reconnaissance capability for bomb squad robots.
Proposals addressing other areas of response to the suspected presence of explosive devices also will be considered.
Download entire solicitation: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000758.pdf
NIJ FY08 Research and Development in Forensic Toxicology Grant
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: 2007-NIJ-1467
Deadline: April 30, 2007, 11:59 p.m. eastern time.
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research and development to enhance the analytical tools, technologies, and techniques used by crime laboratories to conduct forensic toxicological analyses. This solicitation focuses on:
Advancing research on alternative drug testing matrices and the pharmacokinetic relationship between these alternative matrices and controlled substances.
Improving the specificity and sensitivity of analytical tools and technologies used in forensic toxicological analyses.
Developing new analytical techniques.
Developing nondestructive techniques.
Download entire solicitation: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000763.pdf
NIJ FY08 Institutional Corrections Technology
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: 2007-NIJ-1442
Deadline: April 30, 2007, 11:59 p.m. eastern time.
NIJ is seeking applications for funding technology research, development, testing, and technical evaluation projects that address the technology needs of State and local corrections agencies and other criminal justice agencies that collaborate with them. Concepts may address new technologies that support the operations of a correctional facility. Additionally, NIJ may consider the application of new technologies not developed specifically for corrections but which have corrections application. Specific areas of interest include:
Contraband detection.
Data analysis, integration, and sharing.
Duress alarm systems.
Identification and tracking.
Surveillance and monitoring.
Multi-threat biohazard protective apparel for corrections officers.
Download entire solicitation: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000772.pdf
Article sponsored by criminal justice online leadership as well as police and military personnel who have authored books.
Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology
NLECTC Law Enforcement & Corrections Technology News Summary
Thursday, March 29, 2007
"Boston's Police Patrols Gaining Bird's-Eye View"
Boston Globe (03/23/07); McGrory, Brian
Boston police will start using a helicopter regularly to support police on patrol. The program, which will begin in April, will have a helicopter with state troopers fly several evenings a week, working side by side with police officers on the ground. Boston police are already working on a campaign to notify citizens about the helicopter patrols so they do not become concerned about the presence of the helicopter and will hopefully be understanding about the noise. Police officials cited studies in other cities that indicated there was a 30 percent drop in street crime in areas regularly monitored from aircraft. The helicopters will be tuned to the Boston police radio frequency to allow them to respond to crime, including the city's new acoustic gunshot detection technology. The State Police helicopters that will be used for the patrols are equipped with night vision technology and video downlink capabilities, and will be used for surveillance, pursuits, and scene illumination. The duration of the program was not specified, but Detective Lieutenant William Powers with the State Police said he expects it to continue through the summer.
http://www.boston.com/news
/local/massachusetts/articles/20
07/03/23/bostons_police_patrols_
gaining_birds_eye_view/
"Cost Hinders Jail Security Plan"
Oregonian (03/23/07) P. C3; Sulzberger, Arthur Gregg
Multnomah County, Ore., Sheriff Bernie Giusto is proposing equipping prisoners and guards at the downtown prison with special sensors that will monitor their movements and possibly lower the number of assaults. The county board, though, is reluctant to sign off on the $350,000 price tag. The Radio Frequency Identification System, which has been implemented in prisons in California, Florida, and Virginia, would upgrade surveillance. Security at county jails received criticism following a prisoner murder, a male prisoner infiltrating a female cell for sex, and the arrest of a pair of prison guards for inappropriate relationships with female prisoners. The technology would permit guards at the Multnomah County Detention Center to follow and record the movement of prisoners sporting the tamper-resistant electronic bracelets, allowing head counts and automatically initiating alarms when male and female prisoners or members of rival gangs encounter each other. The proposal also calls for having hundreds of guards wear sensors, following them during their shifts. The board of commissioners, however, says the system's $350,000 price is a lot for the county to bear, and points out that the county is already encountering significant budget reductions. The board voted on March 22 to wait to decide on whether to approve the grant application.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portlan
d/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/portlan
d_news/117461671135730.xml&coll=7
"New Public Safety Building Dedicated in Roanoke County"
Roanoke Times (VA) (03/23/07); Lowe, Cody
The new 83,000-square-foot public safety center in Roanoke County, Va., was officially dedicated on March 22, and praised for being "on time and on budget." The $27 million public safety building will be the headquarters for police, fire, and rescue services for the county, as well as hold a technology hub for the new state-of-the-art emergency 911 dispatch center, the county's information technology team, and the county's planned police academy. The new high-tech equipment center is well out of any flood plain and is part of a regional communication system that allows police, fire, and rescue personnel to communicate with one another at all times. The public safety center is the first non-education building in the state built under the Public-Private Educational Facilities and Infrastructure Act, which allows private developers to present proposals to government officials to fill needs in the community without having to wait to bid on a project initiated by the government.
http://www.roanoke.com/new
s/roanoke/wb/109916
"Police Record Calls Using Audio, Video"
State (SC) (03/25/07)
The Bluffton Police Department and Beaufort County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina have been using digital audio and video recording to capture on-the-scene evidence. Recording eyewitnesses and victim statements at the scene is one way to ensure stories do not change when a trial comes to court. Furthermore South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster notes that police do not have to inform suspects that they are being recorded. In some cases South Carolina police are using small microphones attached to their lapels or collars to record audio from on-the-scene interviews. Audio information can also be stored on a laptop's hard drive affixed in the patrol car, which means that audio recording devices will have copious room for recording. The Bluffton Police Department plans to spend about $18,000 on a central server to archive and track their audio recordings, according to Chief David McAllister. http://www.thestate.com
/mld/thestate/news/local/crime_courts/16968649.htm
"City Surveillance Cameras Will Also Transmit High-Speed Internet Access"
Buffalo News (03/22/07) P. B1; Meyer, Brian
The city of Buffalo plans to start a $4.4 million pilot project this spring involving five surveillance cameras placed in high-crime areas. The cameras will also be able to transmit broadband Internet connectivity at no cost citywide. Later in 2007, the initiative will broaden to 32 cameras installed near schools, in business districts, and near border crossings. Dorothy A. Johnson, executive director of the state control board, which endorsed the city's plan on March 22, is confident the surveillance effort will help the city dispatch its police officers more effectively. "This is a way that they can make the smartest use of their personnel," she said. The initiative is just one part of a $10 million bundle of projects advocated by Mayor Byron W. Brown and approved by the control board. Other approved projects include a 311 calling system for non-emergency problems and pay-and-display parking meters. Brown now hopes to secure $1 million in federal funds to enlarge the surveillance program to include up to 45 cameras.
http://www.buffalonews
.com/103/story/37802.html
"Running New Tests on Old Evidence Could Help Solve Woman's Murder"
Arizona Republic (03/23/07) P. 8; Ferraresi, Michael
Scottsdale, Ariz., police are opening some unsolved homicide cases from two decades ago in order to obtain DNA evidence and find suspected murderers. Scottsdale lead investigator of cold cases Lt. Craig Chrzanowski says the department is using new technology to harvest fingerprint and DNA evidence from a 1978 murder case. The case involves the stabbing death of Patty Kerger, then 30 years old. Police suspected it was a crime of passion, but never could solve it. http://www.azcentral.com
/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0323coldcase0323.html
"High-Tech Help in Tracking Predators"
San Gabriel Valley Tribune (CA) (03/22/07); Ortega, Fred
Municipal leaders in West Covina, Calif., may start monitoring convicted sexual predators living in the city by implementing global positioning system (GPS) technology. On March 20, the city council unanimously agreed to Mayor Mike Touhey's request to let staff members study the issue. "We don't want to be waiting on the state for funding while our people are at risk," said Touhey. "We don't want to be at the whim of the governor or the Legislature." Brian Brown of the state Legislative Analyst's Office notes that to fully deploy Jessica's Law--which was approved by voters last November--the state would need to obtain funds to finance the lifetime monitoring of tens of thousands of sex offenders after they are paroled. Brown said there are still unresolved questions about the law's retroactivity and whether state or local agencies should be responsible for adhering to the law. Pro Tech Monitoring CEO Steve Chapin says it costs roughly $4 to $8 per day to track a person, about $1,500 to $2,900 annually, based on the degree of oversight. Law enforcement agencies would be able to track offenders in real time using online maps, with danger zones such as children's facilities highlighted on the map. Alerts are delivered automatically to pagers, mobile phones, and email by the provider's computer system.
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_5492607
"Chatham Jail Is Outdated and All But Outgrown"
Raleigh News & Observer (NC) (03/22/07) P. B1; Friedman, Leah
Chatham County, N.C.'s prison is outdated and overcrowded. The region's population is expected to increase from the about 60,000 now to 150,000 in 2035. The facility only has 51 beds, meaning that adult prisoners cannot be separated from juvenile prisoners, and those waiting for trial from those already convicted. As such, Sheriff Richard Webster informed the Chatham County Board of Commissioners recently that widening the facility needs to be considered. A study by Solutions 4 Local Government on the possibility of a regional prison with Chatham, Lee, and Moore counties determined it would be more cost-effective for Chatham to build a new one. Jail operations manager Capt. Michael Roberson pointed out that even when the prison is 85 percent full, overseeing the prisoners is challenging, as there are a larger number of fights, more food to get ready, and more prisoner medical problems. In addition, he said the facility's outdated technology means that cameras just monitor the hallway connected to the four cell blocks. If an officer goes into a cell block, the control room officer cannot view him in the monitor.
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/556177.html
"Computers Sought for Patrol Cars"
Fort Collins Coloradoan (03/21/07); Duggan, Kevin
Although Colorado's Larimer County is the one of the largest in the state, their police department is also the only county without computers in sheriff patrol cars. Representatives from the Sheriff's Office are seeking to change this, but with a potential $239,000 to $500,000 bill, funding is uncertain. Sgt. Joe Shellhammer reports that 15 percent to 20 percent of deputy shifts are spent filling out paperwork, so installing computers in patrol cars would make this process more efficient by enabling reports to be completed in the field instead of expending time traveling back to the office. Also, previous suspect reports and photos would be readily accessible via portable computers. Last year's budget carried over $2 million, but additional requests from other departments total $4 million plus. Commissioner Karen Wagner said that although the department's proposition is understandable, covering costs of Larimer's law enforcement system is a mounting dilemma.
http://www.coloradoannews.co
m/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/
20070321/NEWS01/703210325/1002/NEWS17
"Touting Cameras' Effectiveness"
Newsday (03/21/07) P. A14; Endo, Emi
A police video surveillance camera network that was recently installed in New York City has enabled police to locate suspects in a homicide and additional shooting incidents, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly stated on March 20. The police department has implemented 122 of the 505 cameras to be erected in public areas throughout New York City. Kelly said that on March 4 a private building security camera captured a photo of an individual mugging an elderly woman in Queens. Civil activists, though, have raised concerns about the cameras harming the right to privacy. The New York Civil Liberties Union has asked the city to offer public notice to inhabitants in neighborhoods where cameras will be put up and establish regulations on how the images will be stored and dispensed. Kelly explained that police want to look at video feeds from private corporate buildings in lower Manhattan. He stated the police would set up "license plate recognition readers" or scanners at bridge and tunnel entrances in that region, and in police cars and helicopters.
http://www.newsday.com/
news/local/newyork/ny-nyra
y215138779mar21,0,1974240.stor
y?coll=ny-nynews-print
"Police Going High-Tech"
Lowell Sun (MA) (03/21/07); Myers, Jennifer Amy
The Billerica, Mass., police department recently transferred to a live-scan fingerprinting system, produced by Identix, which enables officers to fingerprint a suspect just by putting his finger on a glass screen. In addition to doing away with the possibility of capturing fingerprints incorrectly, the system allows the instant electronic transfer of fingerprints to state and federal databases. Criminal records and identification can be sent back from the FBI in around 10 minutes, a procedure that "sometimes took months" with the former ink cards that had to be mailed to external law enforcement groups, noted Billerica Police Chief Dan Rosa. The new system cost $2,200 to buy and implement, and was paid for by grant money. Billerica's police department has made numerous other technological improvements. It is now able to digitally retain and gather photo evidence that can be given to the court on an evidence-grade CD. In addition, mobile technology implemented in the computer systems of police cruisers now permits safe access to in-house computer resources, email, and Intranet, and enables officers to directly access the Registry of Motor Vehicles from their cars.
http://www.lowellsun.com/local/ci_5486965
"Taser Use Under Scrutiny"
Baltimore Sun (03/20/07) P. 1B; Shields, Nick; Mitchell, Josh
The safety of Taser stun guns has come into question in Baltimore County, Md., where a 40-year-old mentally ill man wielding a baseball bat died recently after police subdued him with a Taser. The incident has prompted Baltimore County Councilman Vincent Gardina (D) to ask that a review of the procedures governing the use of Tasers be held. Gardina, a former police officer, explains that he has several concerns, including that officers "may not be restraining themselves as necessary," that the number of Tasers are proliferating, and that the weapons are being used inappropriately. The ACLU has also weighed in, claiming that Tasers can be dangerous. The death of Ryan Lee Meyers is apparently the first in the Baltimore region in which a Taser and police are involved. Meyers' death came after police arrived at his family's home to investigate a domestic violence call; Meyers allegedly struck his father in the face with the bat, then refused police officers' order to drop the weapon, prompting the use of the Taser. Meyers' family members claim that police shocked Meyers more than once. http://www.baltimoresun.com/
news/local/bal-taser0319,0,1286400.story?track=rss
"Downtown Companies Join Security Plan"
El Paso Times (03/21/07); Kolenc, Vic
Private security firms and law enforcement and public safety agencies are collaborating on a new technology project that will allow businesses, school districts, and colleges in El Paso, Texas, to receive instant emergency alerts from the local police and fire departments. In addition, businesses will be able to use the new Internet-based system to share information about security issues. "It will give us the ability at a moment's notice to send out an emergency notice from the Police Department or Fire Department," explained Michael Breitinger, executive director of the Central Business Association and Downtown Management District. More than 70 businesses have signed up to participate thus far. Once fully implemented, the system will be used across the city, and participants will be able to receive alerts or share information via email, cell phones, fax, Blackberries, or any other text-enabled gadget. The applications for the system include alerting businesses and other recipients to nearby robberies, impending disasters, criminals on the loose, or finding lost children. The El Paso-based Law Enforcement and Private Security (LEAPS) group is helping to implement the system, and police officials say that police officers will be able to use the system to disseminate video, photos, and other data. http://www.elpasotimes.com/business/ci_5483183
"'Eye in Sky' Cameras See All, But Record Nothing"
Chattanooga Times Free Press (03/18/07) P. A1; Davis, Michael
The Tennessee Department of Transportation's (TDOT) new highway cameras are only intended to handle traffic congestion and do not record real-time images. The department erected 61 traffic cameras to watch local highways, and dispatchers get numerous calls each day from residents and attorneys who desire footage recordings. The cameras are set up over Interstates 24 and 75, state Highway 153, and U.S. Highway 27. TDOT Web sites show still images snapped from highways, which enable online users to look at traffic flow. In addition, streaming footage is broadcast inside TDOT facilities, permitting authorities to track traffic and take care of accidents. The public, however, is not allowed to access such images. "A lot of folks think Big Brother or local law enforcement agencies might be using [the cameras] to issues speeding tickets," noted TDOT's Lacy Word. "Our cameras are not for that." http://www.timesfreepress.com
"Justice Pursues Flexible Identity Management"
Government Computer News (03/19/07) Vol. 26, No. 6,; Jackson, Joab
The Justice Department is running a pilot program of the Law Enforcement Information Sharing Program, which is designed to allow federal agency employees, as well as state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, access to multiple applications being run across various federal agencies. Many of the programs require multiple forms of user identification, so credentialing each employee for every application is not a practical approach; instead, a central repository for identification will be established. When a user requests access to an application outside of their primary agency, the application will access the repository to verify credentials. Credentialing is a multi-step process that involves positive identification of the individual, a list of the systems that person is allowed access to, and the distribution of passwords, smart cards, or other identification keys. Boris Shur, the Justice Department's manager for the pilot program, said the DOJ is working with the FBI on new systems that could potentially be used by hundreds of thousands of state law enforcement workers, and federal identity management seems like the only solution.
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_06/43306-1.html
"Tracking Terrorists With Click of a Mouse"
Baltimore Sun (03/26/07) P. 1A; Gorman, Siobhan
The Defense Department's Cyber Crime Center in Linthicum, Md., has helped recover hidden digital evidence from criminals' computers for use in law enforcement investigations, including terrorism cases. The process of extracting this evidence is known as "digital forensics," an evolving science that will eventually have the same type of revolutionary impact on law enforcement investigations as DNA did, says Steven Shirley, executive director of the center. Terrorists are increasingly using technology devices like cell phones, laptops, and Palm Pilots, and the digital evidence that is left on these devices can provide investigators with a trove of useful information, including evidence of plots, intentions, and activities, says Shirley. Digital forensics featured prominently during Al Qaeda leader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's recent hearing in Guantanamo Bay, as much of the evidence that was produced during the hearing came from a computer hard drive in Mohammed's possession. This evidence included letters from Osama bin Laden, communications with a Sept. 11 hijacker, and records of the pilot license fees incurred by the lead operative of the Sept.11 attacks, Mohamed Atta. Similar evidence was obtained from the laptop of slain Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leading to the capture of his top lieutenants. Digital forensics experts note that terrorists are more likely to use encryption than regular criminals, and there are also crack-resistant technologies available that can effectively lock a hard drive.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/new
s/nationworld/bal-te.forensic26m
ar26,0,620050.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines
"Can They Count on IP?"
American City & County (02/07) Vol. 122, No. 2, P. 22; May, Paul
Increasingly, public safety communications are involving Internet Protocol (IP) packet-switched networks, which frees up space on conventional radio channels, broadens coverage and roaming capabilities, and provides encryption for messages; data transfer through IP-based systems is about equivalent to that of voice messages. Although IP networks can be complicated and require special know-how, upkeep for the technology can be comparatively inexpensive because the gear needed is similar to that used in LAN applications. In October 2006, the U.S. Army-National Capital Region launched a trunked voice and data communications network featuring an entirely IP-based backbone. The network encrypts communications for military installations across the region using nonproprietary open architecture that can be modified to accept newer technologies. Meanwhile, New York state recently signed a 20-year, multi-billion-dollar contract for an IP-based network intended to be used by all public safety and public service agencies statewide, in addition to up to 65,000 state and local government users. The state eventually plans to create a shared communications platform for public safety and public services agencies. The New York Office for Technology concluded that a digital radio network able to serve agencies statewide would be more cost effective than trying to maintain the older, weakening system. The updated network will cover 95 percent of New York, including 97 percent of the state's thoroughfares.
http://americancityandcounty.com
/technology/government_ip_voice_communication/
Article sponsored by criminal justice online leadership as well as police and military personnel who have authored books.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
"Boston's Police Patrols Gaining Bird's-Eye View"
Boston Globe (03/23/07); McGrory, Brian
Boston police will start using a helicopter regularly to support police on patrol. The program, which will begin in April, will have a helicopter with state troopers fly several evenings a week, working side by side with police officers on the ground. Boston police are already working on a campaign to notify citizens about the helicopter patrols so they do not become concerned about the presence of the helicopter and will hopefully be understanding about the noise. Police officials cited studies in other cities that indicated there was a 30 percent drop in street crime in areas regularly monitored from aircraft. The helicopters will be tuned to the Boston police radio frequency to allow them to respond to crime, including the city's new acoustic gunshot detection technology. The State Police helicopters that will be used for the patrols are equipped with night vision technology and video downlink capabilities, and will be used for surveillance, pursuits, and scene illumination. The duration of the program was not specified, but Detective Lieutenant William Powers with the State Police said he expects it to continue through the summer.
http://www.boston.com/news
/local/massachusetts/articles/20
07/03/23/bostons_police_patrols_
gaining_birds_eye_view/
"Cost Hinders Jail Security Plan"
Oregonian (03/23/07) P. C3; Sulzberger, Arthur Gregg
Multnomah County, Ore., Sheriff Bernie Giusto is proposing equipping prisoners and guards at the downtown prison with special sensors that will monitor their movements and possibly lower the number of assaults. The county board, though, is reluctant to sign off on the $350,000 price tag. The Radio Frequency Identification System, which has been implemented in prisons in California, Florida, and Virginia, would upgrade surveillance. Security at county jails received criticism following a prisoner murder, a male prisoner infiltrating a female cell for sex, and the arrest of a pair of prison guards for inappropriate relationships with female prisoners. The technology would permit guards at the Multnomah County Detention Center to follow and record the movement of prisoners sporting the tamper-resistant electronic bracelets, allowing head counts and automatically initiating alarms when male and female prisoners or members of rival gangs encounter each other. The proposal also calls for having hundreds of guards wear sensors, following them during their shifts. The board of commissioners, however, says the system's $350,000 price is a lot for the county to bear, and points out that the county is already encountering significant budget reductions. The board voted on March 22 to wait to decide on whether to approve the grant application.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portlan
d/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/portlan
d_news/117461671135730.xml&coll=7
"New Public Safety Building Dedicated in Roanoke County"
Roanoke Times (VA) (03/23/07); Lowe, Cody
The new 83,000-square-foot public safety center in Roanoke County, Va., was officially dedicated on March 22, and praised for being "on time and on budget." The $27 million public safety building will be the headquarters for police, fire, and rescue services for the county, as well as hold a technology hub for the new state-of-the-art emergency 911 dispatch center, the county's information technology team, and the county's planned police academy. The new high-tech equipment center is well out of any flood plain and is part of a regional communication system that allows police, fire, and rescue personnel to communicate with one another at all times. The public safety center is the first non-education building in the state built under the Public-Private Educational Facilities and Infrastructure Act, which allows private developers to present proposals to government officials to fill needs in the community without having to wait to bid on a project initiated by the government.
http://www.roanoke.com/new
s/roanoke/wb/109916
"Police Record Calls Using Audio, Video"
State (SC) (03/25/07)
The Bluffton Police Department and Beaufort County Sheriff's Office in South Carolina have been using digital audio and video recording to capture on-the-scene evidence. Recording eyewitnesses and victim statements at the scene is one way to ensure stories do not change when a trial comes to court. Furthermore South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster notes that police do not have to inform suspects that they are being recorded. In some cases South Carolina police are using small microphones attached to their lapels or collars to record audio from on-the-scene interviews. Audio information can also be stored on a laptop's hard drive affixed in the patrol car, which means that audio recording devices will have copious room for recording. The Bluffton Police Department plans to spend about $18,000 on a central server to archive and track their audio recordings, according to Chief David McAllister. http://www.thestate.com
/mld/thestate/news/local/crime_courts/16968649.htm
"City Surveillance Cameras Will Also Transmit High-Speed Internet Access"
Buffalo News (03/22/07) P. B1; Meyer, Brian
The city of Buffalo plans to start a $4.4 million pilot project this spring involving five surveillance cameras placed in high-crime areas. The cameras will also be able to transmit broadband Internet connectivity at no cost citywide. Later in 2007, the initiative will broaden to 32 cameras installed near schools, in business districts, and near border crossings. Dorothy A. Johnson, executive director of the state control board, which endorsed the city's plan on March 22, is confident the surveillance effort will help the city dispatch its police officers more effectively. "This is a way that they can make the smartest use of their personnel," she said. The initiative is just one part of a $10 million bundle of projects advocated by Mayor Byron W. Brown and approved by the control board. Other approved projects include a 311 calling system for non-emergency problems and pay-and-display parking meters. Brown now hopes to secure $1 million in federal funds to enlarge the surveillance program to include up to 45 cameras.
http://www.buffalonews
.com/103/story/37802.html
"Running New Tests on Old Evidence Could Help Solve Woman's Murder"
Arizona Republic (03/23/07) P. 8; Ferraresi, Michael
Scottsdale, Ariz., police are opening some unsolved homicide cases from two decades ago in order to obtain DNA evidence and find suspected murderers. Scottsdale lead investigator of cold cases Lt. Craig Chrzanowski says the department is using new technology to harvest fingerprint and DNA evidence from a 1978 murder case. The case involves the stabbing death of Patty Kerger, then 30 years old. Police suspected it was a crime of passion, but never could solve it. http://www.azcentral.com
/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0323coldcase0323.html
"High-Tech Help in Tracking Predators"
San Gabriel Valley Tribune (CA) (03/22/07); Ortega, Fred
Municipal leaders in West Covina, Calif., may start monitoring convicted sexual predators living in the city by implementing global positioning system (GPS) technology. On March 20, the city council unanimously agreed to Mayor Mike Touhey's request to let staff members study the issue. "We don't want to be waiting on the state for funding while our people are at risk," said Touhey. "We don't want to be at the whim of the governor or the Legislature." Brian Brown of the state Legislative Analyst's Office notes that to fully deploy Jessica's Law--which was approved by voters last November--the state would need to obtain funds to finance the lifetime monitoring of tens of thousands of sex offenders after they are paroled. Brown said there are still unresolved questions about the law's retroactivity and whether state or local agencies should be responsible for adhering to the law. Pro Tech Monitoring CEO Steve Chapin says it costs roughly $4 to $8 per day to track a person, about $1,500 to $2,900 annually, based on the degree of oversight. Law enforcement agencies would be able to track offenders in real time using online maps, with danger zones such as children's facilities highlighted on the map. Alerts are delivered automatically to pagers, mobile phones, and email by the provider's computer system.
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_5492607
"Chatham Jail Is Outdated and All But Outgrown"
Raleigh News & Observer (NC) (03/22/07) P. B1; Friedman, Leah
Chatham County, N.C.'s prison is outdated and overcrowded. The region's population is expected to increase from the about 60,000 now to 150,000 in 2035. The facility only has 51 beds, meaning that adult prisoners cannot be separated from juvenile prisoners, and those waiting for trial from those already convicted. As such, Sheriff Richard Webster informed the Chatham County Board of Commissioners recently that widening the facility needs to be considered. A study by Solutions 4 Local Government on the possibility of a regional prison with Chatham, Lee, and Moore counties determined it would be more cost-effective for Chatham to build a new one. Jail operations manager Capt. Michael Roberson pointed out that even when the prison is 85 percent full, overseeing the prisoners is challenging, as there are a larger number of fights, more food to get ready, and more prisoner medical problems. In addition, he said the facility's outdated technology means that cameras just monitor the hallway connected to the four cell blocks. If an officer goes into a cell block, the control room officer cannot view him in the monitor.
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/556177.html
"Computers Sought for Patrol Cars"
Fort Collins Coloradoan (03/21/07); Duggan, Kevin
Although Colorado's Larimer County is the one of the largest in the state, their police department is also the only county without computers in sheriff patrol cars. Representatives from the Sheriff's Office are seeking to change this, but with a potential $239,000 to $500,000 bill, funding is uncertain. Sgt. Joe Shellhammer reports that 15 percent to 20 percent of deputy shifts are spent filling out paperwork, so installing computers in patrol cars would make this process more efficient by enabling reports to be completed in the field instead of expending time traveling back to the office. Also, previous suspect reports and photos would be readily accessible via portable computers. Last year's budget carried over $2 million, but additional requests from other departments total $4 million plus. Commissioner Karen Wagner said that although the department's proposition is understandable, covering costs of Larimer's law enforcement system is a mounting dilemma.
http://www.coloradoannews.co
m/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/
20070321/NEWS01/703210325/1002/NEWS17
"Touting Cameras' Effectiveness"
Newsday (03/21/07) P. A14; Endo, Emi
A police video surveillance camera network that was recently installed in New York City has enabled police to locate suspects in a homicide and additional shooting incidents, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly stated on March 20. The police department has implemented 122 of the 505 cameras to be erected in public areas throughout New York City. Kelly said that on March 4 a private building security camera captured a photo of an individual mugging an elderly woman in Queens. Civil activists, though, have raised concerns about the cameras harming the right to privacy. The New York Civil Liberties Union has asked the city to offer public notice to inhabitants in neighborhoods where cameras will be put up and establish regulations on how the images will be stored and dispensed. Kelly explained that police want to look at video feeds from private corporate buildings in lower Manhattan. He stated the police would set up "license plate recognition readers" or scanners at bridge and tunnel entrances in that region, and in police cars and helicopters.
http://www.newsday.com/
news/local/newyork/ny-nyra
y215138779mar21,0,1974240.stor
y?coll=ny-nynews-print
"Police Going High-Tech"
Lowell Sun (MA) (03/21/07); Myers, Jennifer Amy
The Billerica, Mass., police department recently transferred to a live-scan fingerprinting system, produced by Identix, which enables officers to fingerprint a suspect just by putting his finger on a glass screen. In addition to doing away with the possibility of capturing fingerprints incorrectly, the system allows the instant electronic transfer of fingerprints to state and federal databases. Criminal records and identification can be sent back from the FBI in around 10 minutes, a procedure that "sometimes took months" with the former ink cards that had to be mailed to external law enforcement groups, noted Billerica Police Chief Dan Rosa. The new system cost $2,200 to buy and implement, and was paid for by grant money. Billerica's police department has made numerous other technological improvements. It is now able to digitally retain and gather photo evidence that can be given to the court on an evidence-grade CD. In addition, mobile technology implemented in the computer systems of police cruisers now permits safe access to in-house computer resources, email, and Intranet, and enables officers to directly access the Registry of Motor Vehicles from their cars.
http://www.lowellsun.com/local/ci_5486965
"Taser Use Under Scrutiny"
Baltimore Sun (03/20/07) P. 1B; Shields, Nick; Mitchell, Josh
The safety of Taser stun guns has come into question in Baltimore County, Md., where a 40-year-old mentally ill man wielding a baseball bat died recently after police subdued him with a Taser. The incident has prompted Baltimore County Councilman Vincent Gardina (D) to ask that a review of the procedures governing the use of Tasers be held. Gardina, a former police officer, explains that he has several concerns, including that officers "may not be restraining themselves as necessary," that the number of Tasers are proliferating, and that the weapons are being used inappropriately. The ACLU has also weighed in, claiming that Tasers can be dangerous. The death of Ryan Lee Meyers is apparently the first in the Baltimore region in which a Taser and police are involved. Meyers' death came after police arrived at his family's home to investigate a domestic violence call; Meyers allegedly struck his father in the face with the bat, then refused police officers' order to drop the weapon, prompting the use of the Taser. Meyers' family members claim that police shocked Meyers more than once. http://www.baltimoresun.com/
news/local/bal-taser0319,0,1286400.story?track=rss
"Downtown Companies Join Security Plan"
El Paso Times (03/21/07); Kolenc, Vic
Private security firms and law enforcement and public safety agencies are collaborating on a new technology project that will allow businesses, school districts, and colleges in El Paso, Texas, to receive instant emergency alerts from the local police and fire departments. In addition, businesses will be able to use the new Internet-based system to share information about security issues. "It will give us the ability at a moment's notice to send out an emergency notice from the Police Department or Fire Department," explained Michael Breitinger, executive director of the Central Business Association and Downtown Management District. More than 70 businesses have signed up to participate thus far. Once fully implemented, the system will be used across the city, and participants will be able to receive alerts or share information via email, cell phones, fax, Blackberries, or any other text-enabled gadget. The applications for the system include alerting businesses and other recipients to nearby robberies, impending disasters, criminals on the loose, or finding lost children. The El Paso-based Law Enforcement and Private Security (LEAPS) group is helping to implement the system, and police officials say that police officers will be able to use the system to disseminate video, photos, and other data. http://www.elpasotimes.com/business/ci_5483183
"'Eye in Sky' Cameras See All, But Record Nothing"
Chattanooga Times Free Press (03/18/07) P. A1; Davis, Michael
The Tennessee Department of Transportation's (TDOT) new highway cameras are only intended to handle traffic congestion and do not record real-time images. The department erected 61 traffic cameras to watch local highways, and dispatchers get numerous calls each day from residents and attorneys who desire footage recordings. The cameras are set up over Interstates 24 and 75, state Highway 153, and U.S. Highway 27. TDOT Web sites show still images snapped from highways, which enable online users to look at traffic flow. In addition, streaming footage is broadcast inside TDOT facilities, permitting authorities to track traffic and take care of accidents. The public, however, is not allowed to access such images. "A lot of folks think Big Brother or local law enforcement agencies might be using [the cameras] to issues speeding tickets," noted TDOT's Lacy Word. "Our cameras are not for that." http://www.timesfreepress.com
"Justice Pursues Flexible Identity Management"
Government Computer News (03/19/07) Vol. 26, No. 6,; Jackson, Joab
The Justice Department is running a pilot program of the Law Enforcement Information Sharing Program, which is designed to allow federal agency employees, as well as state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies, access to multiple applications being run across various federal agencies. Many of the programs require multiple forms of user identification, so credentialing each employee for every application is not a practical approach; instead, a central repository for identification will be established. When a user requests access to an application outside of their primary agency, the application will access the repository to verify credentials. Credentialing is a multi-step process that involves positive identification of the individual, a list of the systems that person is allowed access to, and the distribution of passwords, smart cards, or other identification keys. Boris Shur, the Justice Department's manager for the pilot program, said the DOJ is working with the FBI on new systems that could potentially be used by hundreds of thousands of state law enforcement workers, and federal identity management seems like the only solution.
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_06/43306-1.html
"Tracking Terrorists With Click of a Mouse"
Baltimore Sun (03/26/07) P. 1A; Gorman, Siobhan
The Defense Department's Cyber Crime Center in Linthicum, Md., has helped recover hidden digital evidence from criminals' computers for use in law enforcement investigations, including terrorism cases. The process of extracting this evidence is known as "digital forensics," an evolving science that will eventually have the same type of revolutionary impact on law enforcement investigations as DNA did, says Steven Shirley, executive director of the center. Terrorists are increasingly using technology devices like cell phones, laptops, and Palm Pilots, and the digital evidence that is left on these devices can provide investigators with a trove of useful information, including evidence of plots, intentions, and activities, says Shirley. Digital forensics featured prominently during Al Qaeda leader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's recent hearing in Guantanamo Bay, as much of the evidence that was produced during the hearing came from a computer hard drive in Mohammed's possession. This evidence included letters from Osama bin Laden, communications with a Sept. 11 hijacker, and records of the pilot license fees incurred by the lead operative of the Sept.11 attacks, Mohamed Atta. Similar evidence was obtained from the laptop of slain Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leading to the capture of his top lieutenants. Digital forensics experts note that terrorists are more likely to use encryption than regular criminals, and there are also crack-resistant technologies available that can effectively lock a hard drive.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/new
s/nationworld/bal-te.forensic26m
ar26,0,620050.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines
"Can They Count on IP?"
American City & County (02/07) Vol. 122, No. 2, P. 22; May, Paul
Increasingly, public safety communications are involving Internet Protocol (IP) packet-switched networks, which frees up space on conventional radio channels, broadens coverage and roaming capabilities, and provides encryption for messages; data transfer through IP-based systems is about equivalent to that of voice messages. Although IP networks can be complicated and require special know-how, upkeep for the technology can be comparatively inexpensive because the gear needed is similar to that used in LAN applications. In October 2006, the U.S. Army-National Capital Region launched a trunked voice and data communications network featuring an entirely IP-based backbone. The network encrypts communications for military installations across the region using nonproprietary open architecture that can be modified to accept newer technologies. Meanwhile, New York state recently signed a 20-year, multi-billion-dollar contract for an IP-based network intended to be used by all public safety and public service agencies statewide, in addition to up to 65,000 state and local government users. The state eventually plans to create a shared communications platform for public safety and public services agencies. The New York Office for Technology concluded that a digital radio network able to serve agencies statewide would be more cost effective than trying to maintain the older, weakening system. The updated network will cover 95 percent of New York, including 97 percent of the state's thoroughfares.
http://americancityandcounty.com
/technology/government_ip_voice_communication/
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Long-Term Iraqi Stability Requires Rule of Law, Officials Say
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
March 28, 2007 – Security progress in Baghdad requires more than military success; it also requires advances in Iraq's institutions, including its criminal justice system, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman said today. "We can and will win every battle, but we cannot win the peace alone," Navy Adm. Mark Fox said during a media roundtable in Baghdad. "Even-handed justice is an essential part of every democratic society."
After decades under Saddam Hussein's repressive regime, "the Iraqi government is creating an independent judicial system to ensure that the rule of law applies to everyone," he said.
James Santelle, Justice attache at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, joined Fox in sharing perceptions after a visit yesterday to the Central Criminal Court of Iraq and speaking about steps under way to continue advances being made.
"Rule of law is a critically important part of the united Iraqi-coalition force effort to preserve the peace and to ensure the safety and security for all Iraqis," Santelle said.
Rule of law requires confidence in the institutions of government, provincial and city governments, elected officials and police. That is a tall order, Santelle acknowledged, because Saddam's brutal police force left widespread, lingering fear and distrust.
As they look toward the future, the Iraqi government and coalition are focusing on what Santelle called the three touchstones of a good rule of law operation: courts, prisons and police.
He said his visit to the Central Criminal Court gave him optimism that it's possible to break beyond past wrongs.
"If there is any illustration of rule of law in operation here today in Iraq, it is just that," he said, citing the CCCI's operations and its combined staff of police, law enforcement agents and officers, judicial officers, and corrections officers. All are working together in Baghdad and other Iraqi providences to ensure rule of law is promoted, he said.
Santelle cited the facts that crimes are being investigated fairly and that courageous judges are hearing evidence of crimes as examples of positive strides.
"That is a reflection of a civilized society," he said. "That is a reflection of a rule-of-law operation that does, in fact, work."
Joint training programs are ensuring that the principles of rule of law go to all levels of the criminal justice system, and new courthouses and other facilities are being built or renovated to support this system, he said.
As these efforts take shape, Santelle said he's been impressed by the many courageous Iraqi leaders -- judges, prison officials, police officers, non-governmental organizations and entities among them --pursuing rule-of-law principles while operating in the midst of violence.
"That is a sign of tremendous promise and future for this country ... (that) speaks well, not only for the present generation, but also those to come," he said.
Article sponsored by Criminal Justice online leadership; and, police and military personnel who have written books.
American Forces Press Service
March 28, 2007 – Security progress in Baghdad requires more than military success; it also requires advances in Iraq's institutions, including its criminal justice system, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman said today. "We can and will win every battle, but we cannot win the peace alone," Navy Adm. Mark Fox said during a media roundtable in Baghdad. "Even-handed justice is an essential part of every democratic society."
After decades under Saddam Hussein's repressive regime, "the Iraqi government is creating an independent judicial system to ensure that the rule of law applies to everyone," he said.
James Santelle, Justice attache at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, joined Fox in sharing perceptions after a visit yesterday to the Central Criminal Court of Iraq and speaking about steps under way to continue advances being made.
"Rule of law is a critically important part of the united Iraqi-coalition force effort to preserve the peace and to ensure the safety and security for all Iraqis," Santelle said.
Rule of law requires confidence in the institutions of government, provincial and city governments, elected officials and police. That is a tall order, Santelle acknowledged, because Saddam's brutal police force left widespread, lingering fear and distrust.
As they look toward the future, the Iraqi government and coalition are focusing on what Santelle called the three touchstones of a good rule of law operation: courts, prisons and police.
He said his visit to the Central Criminal Court gave him optimism that it's possible to break beyond past wrongs.
"If there is any illustration of rule of law in operation here today in Iraq, it is just that," he said, citing the CCCI's operations and its combined staff of police, law enforcement agents and officers, judicial officers, and corrections officers. All are working together in Baghdad and other Iraqi providences to ensure rule of law is promoted, he said.
Santelle cited the facts that crimes are being investigated fairly and that courageous judges are hearing evidence of crimes as examples of positive strides.
"That is a reflection of a civilized society," he said. "That is a reflection of a rule-of-law operation that does, in fact, work."
Joint training programs are ensuring that the principles of rule of law go to all levels of the criminal justice system, and new courthouses and other facilities are being built or renovated to support this system, he said.
As these efforts take shape, Santelle said he's been impressed by the many courageous Iraqi leaders -- judges, prison officials, police officers, non-governmental organizations and entities among them --pursuing rule-of-law principles while operating in the midst of violence.
"That is a sign of tremendous promise and future for this country ... (that) speaks well, not only for the present generation, but also those to come," he said.
Article sponsored by Criminal Justice online leadership; and, police and military personnel who have written books.
Angles on Corrections
Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books, added three writers who give different perspectives on the corrections system; one is a cop who is an expert in conducting investigations in prisons; one is a cop who went to prison; and, the third wrote a thriller were the offenders skip the prison experience.
William Bell comes from a family whose involvement with law enforcement dates back to the Civil War. His own education and career spans more than thirty years. Greatly influenced by his father, a retired Police Inspector, he began with the Dearborn Police Department (Michigan) where his responsibilities included work in road patrol, SWAT, undercover narcotics, and pattern crime. For nearly twenty years the author has been employed by the Colorado Department of Corrections, where he ultimately gained his expertise with the Criminal Investigation Division. He is noted for taking the investigation of prison crime into the streets. He reflects is practical as well as academic excellence in his book, Practical Criminal Investigations in Correctional Facilities.
Lines Crossed is the true story of Alex Richardson, a Lake County Sheriff’s Department (Indiana) a narcotics detective who was ultimately sentenced to federal prison for taking a bribe from a drug dealer. His book, Lines Crossed: the True Story of an Undercover Cop, describes the activities of the County drug task force; and, “he also reveals his gambling habit, and the corruption that takes place while working narcotics.”
Alex Richardson grew up in Gary, Indiana. He left at the age of 18, joining the Army where he was a military policeman. He graduated Airborne School becoming a paratrooper, then finished his enlistment by serving in a special operations unit at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. After his military duties he served as a patrolman on the Lake County, Indiana, Sheriff’s Department before serving over two years as an undercover detective on the Lake County Drug Task Force.
Mark Osterman, a Detroit Police Department police officer wrote two crime thrillers: Happiness is a Green Light and Justifiable Homicide. According to the book description from Justifiable Homicide, “In this sad aftermath, Jack began his secret war on crime. He joined the Detroit Police Department and rose through the ranks to become a detective. However, Jack's after-hours activities included a different method for reducing crime statistics. This one-man crusade served as judge, jury and executioner.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 429 police officers (representing 189 police departments) and their 908 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
William Bell comes from a family whose involvement with law enforcement dates back to the Civil War. His own education and career spans more than thirty years. Greatly influenced by his father, a retired Police Inspector, he began with the Dearborn Police Department (Michigan) where his responsibilities included work in road patrol, SWAT, undercover narcotics, and pattern crime. For nearly twenty years the author has been employed by the Colorado Department of Corrections, where he ultimately gained his expertise with the Criminal Investigation Division. He is noted for taking the investigation of prison crime into the streets. He reflects is practical as well as academic excellence in his book, Practical Criminal Investigations in Correctional Facilities.
Lines Crossed is the true story of Alex Richardson, a Lake County Sheriff’s Department (Indiana) a narcotics detective who was ultimately sentenced to federal prison for taking a bribe from a drug dealer. His book, Lines Crossed: the True Story of an Undercover Cop, describes the activities of the County drug task force; and, “he also reveals his gambling habit, and the corruption that takes place while working narcotics.”
Alex Richardson grew up in Gary, Indiana. He left at the age of 18, joining the Army where he was a military policeman. He graduated Airborne School becoming a paratrooper, then finished his enlistment by serving in a special operations unit at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. After his military duties he served as a patrolman on the Lake County, Indiana, Sheriff’s Department before serving over two years as an undercover detective on the Lake County Drug Task Force.
Mark Osterman, a Detroit Police Department police officer wrote two crime thrillers: Happiness is a Green Light and Justifiable Homicide. According to the book description from Justifiable Homicide, “In this sad aftermath, Jack began his secret war on crime. He joined the Detroit Police Department and rose through the ranks to become a detective. However, Jack's after-hours activities included a different method for reducing crime statistics. This one-man crusade served as judge, jury and executioner.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 429 police officers (representing 189 police departments) and their 908 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Midwest Crime, Drugs and Fiction
Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books, added three cop writers from the Midwest: Baird Davis, Greg Ferency and Mel McNairy.
Baird Davis retired from the Muncie Police Department (Indiana) at the rank of Captain. His book, The Middletown Myth: Based on True Events, is tale of corruption and conspiracy in Muncie, Indiana. According to one reader/reviewer, “The story involves Davis' search to discover who planted the bomb that nearly killed his police officer father. His quest takes him on a journey through a small-time world of corrupt politicians, corrupt labor unions, bad cops and greedy businessmen. Add an assortment of prostitutes, hit men and petty thieves and you'll see why Muncie has been nicknamed "Little Chicago."
Greg Ferency has been a police officer for the Terre Haute Police Department (Indiana). His assignments have included a county-wide Drug Task Force. He has extensive experience in drug related crimes as both an investigator and undercover officer. Greg Ferency has specialized police training and experience in methamphetamine related investigations. He has certifications from the DEA Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Team in the area of Basic, Site Safety and Tactical Operations. Greg has been at the scene of over 550 methamphetamine lab scenes as both lead investigator and site safety officer since 1999. He is a court certified expert in methamphetamine and its associated clandestine labs. Greg has trained law enforcement, civilian groups, educational system employees, medical staff and correctional personnel in methamphetamine and other drug related topics. Greg Ferency is the author of Narc Ops: A Look Inside Drug Enforcement.
Mel McNairy joined the Indianapolis Police Department 1980. In addition to being a field training officer for the Indianapolis Police Department, he has been a air traffic control in the military, martial arts instructor and a student of creative writing, commercial art and Japanese. His book, Art of Vengeance, is billed as a “fast-paced novel crafted by an 18 year veteran of the Indianapolis Police Department.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 426 police officers (representing 187 police departments) and their 904 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Baird Davis retired from the Muncie Police Department (Indiana) at the rank of Captain. His book, The Middletown Myth: Based on True Events, is tale of corruption and conspiracy in Muncie, Indiana. According to one reader/reviewer, “The story involves Davis' search to discover who planted the bomb that nearly killed his police officer father. His quest takes him on a journey through a small-time world of corrupt politicians, corrupt labor unions, bad cops and greedy businessmen. Add an assortment of prostitutes, hit men and petty thieves and you'll see why Muncie has been nicknamed "Little Chicago."
Greg Ferency has been a police officer for the Terre Haute Police Department (Indiana). His assignments have included a county-wide Drug Task Force. He has extensive experience in drug related crimes as both an investigator and undercover officer. Greg Ferency has specialized police training and experience in methamphetamine related investigations. He has certifications from the DEA Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Team in the area of Basic, Site Safety and Tactical Operations. Greg has been at the scene of over 550 methamphetamine lab scenes as both lead investigator and site safety officer since 1999. He is a court certified expert in methamphetamine and its associated clandestine labs. Greg has trained law enforcement, civilian groups, educational system employees, medical staff and correctional personnel in methamphetamine and other drug related topics. Greg Ferency is the author of Narc Ops: A Look Inside Drug Enforcement.
Mel McNairy joined the Indianapolis Police Department 1980. In addition to being a field training officer for the Indianapolis Police Department, he has been a air traffic control in the military, martial arts instructor and a student of creative writing, commercial art and Japanese. His book, Art of Vengeance, is billed as a “fast-paced novel crafted by an 18 year veteran of the Indianapolis Police Department.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 426 police officers (representing 187 police departments) and their 904 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Over 900 Cop Books
Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books, surpassed a listing of 900 books written by police officers. According to the website’s editor, Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA, “It’s quite a milestone, but there are over 250 police officers whose works are yet to be included!”
The 901st listed book was written by Robert R. Surgenor, a retired detective from the Berea Police Department (Ohio). In 1987, he was one of the first police officers to mount a video camera in his police vehicle; and, in 1988 that camera captured one of the world’s first police chases. In 1995, Robert Surgenor was assigned to the detective bureau and was placed in charge of the juvenile crime unit. His extensive studies on juvenile crime, gangs, parental authority and discipline led to the writing of his book No Fear: A Police Officer’s Perspective.
He has made numerous television appearances supporting his position that “spanking is a necessary part of child rearing.” As an example, he has appeared on MS-NBC, Fox News and other talk shows. According to his website, “he continues to educate parents, police officers, prosecutors, and judges, about Ohio's Child Abuse laws and parental rights in raising children.”
Ovid John McLaughlin, known as O.J., is a 34 year veteran of the Toledo Police Department (Ohio). O.J. attended the now closed DeVilbiss High School in Toledo where he was All-City in both Football and Wrestling.
He attended the University of Toledo, where he played football for one year before playing two years of semi-professional football in Toledo. He joined the Toledo Police Department and during his career has worked in Communications, Traffic Section, Records Section and Street Patrol; and, had a number of commendations during his career
His book, Tales from the Bat Cave, is a look at policing during the 1960s and 1970s. According to the book description, “The “kick ass and take names” days are gone. Police work nowadays is more the “touchy-feely” way. During this era of police work the Officers carried .38 revolvers, did not have portable radios, copy machines, computers and bulletproof vests were the exception rather than the norm. The vests that were worn by officers in this era were the old-fashioned flak vests that weighed about thirty-five pounds.”
Joseph Niehaus is a lieutenant with the Kettering Police Department (Ohio). He has authored five books. Two of Lieutenant Joseph Niehaus’ books concern hypnosis; and, one, Investigative Forensic Hypnosis, looks at the use of hypnosis in law enforcement. He is also the author two novels, Beware the Whale’s Wake and Fade Out.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 423 police officers (representing 185 police departments) and their 901 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
The 901st listed book was written by Robert R. Surgenor, a retired detective from the Berea Police Department (Ohio). In 1987, he was one of the first police officers to mount a video camera in his police vehicle; and, in 1988 that camera captured one of the world’s first police chases. In 1995, Robert Surgenor was assigned to the detective bureau and was placed in charge of the juvenile crime unit. His extensive studies on juvenile crime, gangs, parental authority and discipline led to the writing of his book No Fear: A Police Officer’s Perspective.
He has made numerous television appearances supporting his position that “spanking is a necessary part of child rearing.” As an example, he has appeared on MS-NBC, Fox News and other talk shows. According to his website, “he continues to educate parents, police officers, prosecutors, and judges, about Ohio's Child Abuse laws and parental rights in raising children.”
Ovid John McLaughlin, known as O.J., is a 34 year veteran of the Toledo Police Department (Ohio). O.J. attended the now closed DeVilbiss High School in Toledo where he was All-City in both Football and Wrestling.
He attended the University of Toledo, where he played football for one year before playing two years of semi-professional football in Toledo. He joined the Toledo Police Department and during his career has worked in Communications, Traffic Section, Records Section and Street Patrol; and, had a number of commendations during his career
His book, Tales from the Bat Cave, is a look at policing during the 1960s and 1970s. According to the book description, “The “kick ass and take names” days are gone. Police work nowadays is more the “touchy-feely” way. During this era of police work the Officers carried .38 revolvers, did not have portable radios, copy machines, computers and bulletproof vests were the exception rather than the norm. The vests that were worn by officers in this era were the old-fashioned flak vests that weighed about thirty-five pounds.”
Joseph Niehaus is a lieutenant with the Kettering Police Department (Ohio). He has authored five books. Two of Lieutenant Joseph Niehaus’ books concern hypnosis; and, one, Investigative Forensic Hypnosis, looks at the use of hypnosis in law enforcement. He is also the author two novels, Beware the Whale’s Wake and Fade Out.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 423 police officers (representing 185 police departments) and their 901 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Ohio Police Writers
Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books, added three police writers from departments in the state of Ohio.
Drafted into the United States Army at age 19, and the height of the 1968 Tet offensive in Vietnam, Joseph Reass found himself suddenly transformed from a naïve teenager into a rifleman in the 25th Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Regiment. Arriving in Vietnam as a Private First Class, he survived a year of combat with the famed “Manchu” Regiment and returned to the United States with the rank of Sergeant. Back at home, he readjusted to civilian life by continuing his education. Earning a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Capital University and a master’s degree from Ohio University in Political Science, Joe put the war behind him and reentered the world.
After a 25 year career with Columbus Police Department (Ohio), including 13 years as a criminal investigator, he retired in 1997. Returning to Ohio University as a member of the faculty, he currently teaches in the Bachelor of Criminal Justice Program and is the director of the Southern Ohio Police Training Institute.
Joseph Reass’ first novel is Dragon Men. According to the book description, “In it he depicts real events pulled from long clouded memories of his combat experiences in Vietnam. Pieced together and told by a fictitious protagonist, David Reno, the story brings into perspective, true events, honest, tragic and even humorous that young men of Charlie Company, 4th Brigade, 9th Regiment, faced in the unconventional combat of the Vietnam War.
Along with graphic descriptions of combat and death, there are insights into men who served and how they coped with difficult situations of surviving not only the fighting, but the arduous life in the boonies. Live with young soldiers who deal with extreme situations of war, weather and military life.
It is an honest story that will interest anyone who served in combat, who want an unglorified glimpse of combat life or anyone who likes personal adventures told by real characters.”
David Swords is a retired Police Lieutenant, having served thirty years with the Springfield Police Department (Ohio). Nearly half of his police career was spent as an investigator, working on cases ranging from simple vandalisms to armed robberies and murders. His varied experience has given him a unique understanding of human nature; an understanding that brings the characters of “Shadows on the Soul” to life in the mind of the reader.
In David Swords’ book his proposes the questions what would have happened in the Nazis had won and the United States was occupied territory. According to his book description, “the story takes you with John as he tries his best to live a normal life as a government official in the 1960’s America that might have been - Nazi occupied America. John’s normal life is disrupted as he reluctantly helps a prisoner who has escaped from a labor camp; a man imprisoned for no crime, except the color of his skin.”
Edward A. Stein, Sr., a 35 year veteran of the Cleveland Police Department published an autobiography entitled My Badge is My Intergity.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 420 police officers (representing 183 police departments) and their 894 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Drafted into the United States Army at age 19, and the height of the 1968 Tet offensive in Vietnam, Joseph Reass found himself suddenly transformed from a naïve teenager into a rifleman in the 25th Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Regiment. Arriving in Vietnam as a Private First Class, he survived a year of combat with the famed “Manchu” Regiment and returned to the United States with the rank of Sergeant. Back at home, he readjusted to civilian life by continuing his education. Earning a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Capital University and a master’s degree from Ohio University in Political Science, Joe put the war behind him and reentered the world.
After a 25 year career with Columbus Police Department (Ohio), including 13 years as a criminal investigator, he retired in 1997. Returning to Ohio University as a member of the faculty, he currently teaches in the Bachelor of Criminal Justice Program and is the director of the Southern Ohio Police Training Institute.
Joseph Reass’ first novel is Dragon Men. According to the book description, “In it he depicts real events pulled from long clouded memories of his combat experiences in Vietnam. Pieced together and told by a fictitious protagonist, David Reno, the story brings into perspective, true events, honest, tragic and even humorous that young men of Charlie Company, 4th Brigade, 9th Regiment, faced in the unconventional combat of the Vietnam War.
Along with graphic descriptions of combat and death, there are insights into men who served and how they coped with difficult situations of surviving not only the fighting, but the arduous life in the boonies. Live with young soldiers who deal with extreme situations of war, weather and military life.
It is an honest story that will interest anyone who served in combat, who want an unglorified glimpse of combat life or anyone who likes personal adventures told by real characters.”
David Swords is a retired Police Lieutenant, having served thirty years with the Springfield Police Department (Ohio). Nearly half of his police career was spent as an investigator, working on cases ranging from simple vandalisms to armed robberies and murders. His varied experience has given him a unique understanding of human nature; an understanding that brings the characters of “Shadows on the Soul” to life in the mind of the reader.
In David Swords’ book his proposes the questions what would have happened in the Nazis had won and the United States was occupied territory. According to his book description, “the story takes you with John as he tries his best to live a normal life as a government official in the 1960’s America that might have been - Nazi occupied America. John’s normal life is disrupted as he reluctantly helps a prisoner who has escaped from a labor camp; a man imprisoned for no crime, except the color of his skin.”
Edward A. Stein, Sr., a 35 year veteran of the Cleveland Police Department published an autobiography entitled My Badge is My Intergity.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 420 police officers (representing 183 police departments) and their 894 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
Law Enforcement Jobs
So, you’re seriously considering a job in law enforcement. But, you have questions – What’s the job really like? How do I apply? Where can I find openings? What is the process like? How can I score the highest possible?
These are important questions. Indeed, anyone who has gone through the application process for a law enforcement job knows it is critical to score as high as possible. It’s your score that gets you in the door. Remember – the highest scores are passed on to the next phase of the application process for a law enforcement job and they are the ones who ultimately become the cop on the beat, the homicide detective, SWAT or tactical officer; or, even a future chief of police.
But, those dreams never happen if you don’t score as well as possible. Every cop gets asked these questions and two of them have taken the time to write down the answers. First, the Police Officer Exam, 3rd Edition, was edited by Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA. Many of the questions were updated to reflect current testing. More importantly, entire passages were re-written or developed to give you practical, down-to-earth advice on the process. Detective Lieutenant Barry Baker, Baltimore Police Department (ret.), has written “Becoming a Police Officer: An Insider’s Guide to a Career in Law Enforcement.” Lieutenant Baker’s book not only helps you with the process, but helps to visualize your career and to make that career happen.
Lieutenants Foster and Baker give you a coast-to-coast perspective on a career in law enforcement and the one-two punch you need to score high, get the job and begin your career. You need both books to be successful. Order both books today!
Click here for more information on the books
Police-Writers.com now hosts 420 police officers (representing 183 police departments) and their 894 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
These are important questions. Indeed, anyone who has gone through the application process for a law enforcement job knows it is critical to score as high as possible. It’s your score that gets you in the door. Remember – the highest scores are passed on to the next phase of the application process for a law enforcement job and they are the ones who ultimately become the cop on the beat, the homicide detective, SWAT or tactical officer; or, even a future chief of police.
But, those dreams never happen if you don’t score as well as possible. Every cop gets asked these questions and two of them have taken the time to write down the answers. First, the Police Officer Exam, 3rd Edition, was edited by Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA. Many of the questions were updated to reflect current testing. More importantly, entire passages were re-written or developed to give you practical, down-to-earth advice on the process. Detective Lieutenant Barry Baker, Baltimore Police Department (ret.), has written “Becoming a Police Officer: An Insider’s Guide to a Career in Law Enforcement.” Lieutenant Baker’s book not only helps you with the process, but helps to visualize your career and to make that career happen.
Lieutenants Foster and Baker give you a coast-to-coast perspective on a career in law enforcement and the one-two punch you need to score high, get the job and begin your career. You need both books to be successful. Order both books today!
Click here for more information on the books
Police-Writers.com now hosts 420 police officers (representing 183 police departments) and their 894 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
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