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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 31, 2015

LEOs Need to Improve New Technology Knowledge, Practices

To assist in crime prevention and public safety efforts, a new report revealed a need to improve the law enforcement community's knowledge of new technologies and practices for leveraging those technologies.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2015

Funding for Police Training in Jeopardy in Michigan

The number of police officers on the beat across Michigan has taken a hit and so has funding for continued training after they graduate from the academy.

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoMarch 27, 2015

What a Review Says About You

Many supervisors assume that performance appraisals are only about the subordinate being evaluated, but an evaluation almost always ends up being more about the supervisor. Let me explain why with an example.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2015

Police Chiefs Urge Veto of Bill Making Officer Names Secret

Arizona's largest newspaper and the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police have sent letters to Gov. Doug Ducey urging him to veto a bill requiring police to keep the names of officers involved in shootings secret for two months.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2015

Gangs Shift From Drive-Bys to Walk-Up Shootings in L.A.

Ray Martinez, an LAPD detective, is seeing fewer fatal drive-by shootings. When Martinez goes behind the yellow tape, he's more commonly working on cases where a gunman has walked straight up to the victim — a walk-up shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2015

American Law Enforcement Agencies Hiring Non-Citizen Officers

Law enforcement agencies struggling to fill their ranks or connect with their increasingly diverse populations are turning to non-citizen legal immigrants to fill the gap.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2015

North Carolina Man Accused of Threatening Officers on Facebook

Lincoln County sheriff’s investigators said Timothy Lee Cornwell of Maiden made death threats on his Facebook page against a Lincoln County narcotics officer and a state Probation and Parole officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2015

Washington State Man Faces Sentencing for Facebook Threats Against Darren Wilson

A Washington state man faces sentencing for posting threats on Facebook against a former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who fatally shot a young black man — a case that is part of a broader legal debate over when social media rants go beyond hyperbole and become criminal acts.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2015

Seattle Channel for Police Body-Cam Videos Draws Attention

The Seattle Police Department is voluntarily putting blurry, silent versions of its body cam videos on YouTube, giving the curious a chance to see what they entail while also protecting the privacy of those depicted.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 10, 2015

Fight Over Body Cam Footage Begun in Florida

As more police departments equip their officers with body-worn cameras, the question of who gets access to that footage—and at what cost—is fast becoming a new frontier in open-records policy.

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