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Section: Investigations
Technology
Cold Cases: National Databases and Cold Case Investigations
The FBI administers several national databases that have played a critical role in numerous cold case investigations.
April 30, 2003
Patrol
Police Suicide: Cop Killer
Everything has just gone to hell since the internal affairs investigation. And nothing makes sense anymore. So John takes out his off-duty piece, an old wheel gun. He sits down on the bed, puts one in the cylinder, snaps it shut, and stares down at the blued metal machinery in his hand. The world around him is very quiet as he starts to raise the weapon to his head.
April 30, 2003
Technology
How to...Open a Cold Case
A few months ago, newspapers around the country covered the arrest of Gerald Mason for a murder that happened when Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House. Mason was rousted out of a comfortable life in South Carolina and charged with killing two police officers in the Los Angeles suburb of El Segundo, Calif. In 1957.
April 30, 2003
Technology
Maximum Blitz: Super Bowl Security
Post-9/11 America is a tense place to plan for huge gatherings of football fans in crowded urban areas
March 31, 2003
Technology
DNA: Evolving Technology
DNA testing is a complicated thing. But it’s nowhere near as complicated as it used to be.
January 31, 2003
Technology
Moving Pictures
While all components of crime scene investigation are important, visual documentation stands out as the most effective tool for describing and recreating a crime scene.
October 31, 2002
Patrol
The Honey Do
In his right hand was what to my eyes appeared to be a very large handgun. From the snapshot image that imprinted itself into my brain, I guessed it might even be a Mac-10 machine pistol, judging by the threaded end of the short barrel.
October 31, 2002
Technology
Video Surveillance and Interrogation Techniques
Interview and interrogation rooms at police departments are often set up with covert video and audio. The advantage of a covert installation is that oftentimes suspects, victims, and witnesses are less likely to speak openly if they are aware that the interview is recorded.
October 31, 2002
Patrol
Snatched! Rescuing Stolen Kids
To anyone casually tuning into American TV or perusing a major U.S. newspaper, it looked like the country had been beset by an epidemic of kidnapped children.
September 30, 2002
Technology
Finding a Face in the Crowd
A security guard looks at the images on the screen in front of him: a video capture of a clean-shaven man with close-cropped hair next to a mugshot of a convicted American drug dealer with a beard and shaggy long hair. They look different, but the guard confirms they are definitely the same man. In minutes, the positively identified man is apprehended.
September 30, 2002
Technology
Getting a Clue
Technological advances in instrumentation and equipment let law enforcement continually rethink what is possible when collecting forensic evidence. Utilizing new products and technologies often allows more evidence to be located, identified, and collected.
April 30, 2002
Patrol
Behind Closed Doors
One part of the domestic violence scenario that remains unchanged is its extreme danger for the law enforcement officer sent to restore order out of mayhem.
April 30, 2002
Technology
Search Engines
Conducting a thorough head-to-toe search requires as intrusive a probing as garments will allow.
March 31, 2002
Special Units
Club Drugs
The sale of club drugs such as ecstacy and LSD has been adopted as a way to fund the personal lifestyles of businessminded gang members. There is some evidence to support the fact that older, mobile gang members are now involved in the sale of these drugs as well.
March 31, 2002
Patrol
A Capital Success Story
According to media accounts, nearly 100 officers who joined the force during a 1989-90 recruitment drive-when background screening and standards were all but non-existent-were later charged with criminal wrongdoing.
January 31, 2002
Technology
New Fingerprint Technology IDs the Bad Guys Faster Than Ever
The fingerprint has always been one of law enforcement’s most solid, undefeatable bits of evidence. Matching prints can be as good as gold.
December 31, 2001
Technology
Streaming Video: A Cop's New Best Friend?
Video technology offers some solid solutions to problems in this arena. From an obvious increase in security due to site monitoring, to enhanced communications between schools and police during emergencies, this technology may offer a powerful tool for responding officers.
September 30, 2001
Patrol
Death’s Dogs: Cadaver Search Canines
Any officer who has been involved in a search for a missing victim knows that law enforcement needs every possible break. Cadaver dogs, though not likely to become widely known or ever be the subject of a television series, give cops just the break they need when searching for human remains.
November 30, 2000
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