Joseph PetrocelliMore from Joseph PetrocelliPatrolArab American ConcernsFortunately, research and progressive thinking have yielded some promising practices for bridging the gap to the Arab American community. Many of these ideas are rooted in pre-existing community policing concepts.September 30, 2008PatrolTraffic Congestion Around SchoolsSeptember means back to school time. And you, as police officers, are charged with the task of protecting society's most vulnerable citizens—its youth—from the very ominous threat posed by high volume traffic.August 31, 2008PatrolConvenience Store RobberiesDaily, some 135,000 convenience stores in the U.S. serve 100 million Americans who find their easy in-and-out access appealing. Unfortunately, such convenience isn't lost on criminals who have historically found convenience stores equally attractive.July 31, 2008PatrolDay Laborer SitesArresting a day laborer can be frustrating, time-consuming, and fruitless for a patrol officer.June 30, 2008PatrolFalse Burglar AlarmsThe majority of burglar alarm activations are not by bad guys. False alarms account for 10 to 25 percent of all calls to the police. Each call usually requires the response of two officers for 20 minutes. In 2002, American police responded to 36 million alarm calls, costing $1.8 billion.May 31, 2008PatrolCrimes Against TouristsThere is a long recognized relationship between tourism and crime. Much of this can be attributed to "vacation behavior," a general carefree attitude that translates into carelessness and leaves the tourist vulnerable.April 30, 2008TechnologyFraudulent Credit Card PurchasesCriminals use fraudulent credit cards to steal billions of dollars in merchandise every year. In 2007 alone, U.S. businesses absorbed $3.2 billion in losses from online credit card fraud. This staggering number does not include fraudulent purchases made from retail stores.March 31, 2008Special UnitsGraffitiIn a Broken Windows crime model, graffiti is one of those foothold crimes that leads to a neighborhood's decay.February 29, 2008PatrolTheft from CarsThefts from cars usually involve a small amount of property value, but put a large strain on police resources. These thefts increase citizens' fear of crime and diminish the public confidence in their police.January 31, 2008PatrolBank RobberiesThough almost all bank robberies are investigated by the FBI, there is much that a local agency can do to assist in the prevention and apprehension of bank robbers.December 31, 2007Previous PagePage 3 of 5Next Page