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ProductsOctober 1, 2008

Legal Software

SmartDraw.com has just released SmartDraw Legal Edition 2009, containing enhanced functionality and exclusive new features that help law enforcement professionals create high-impact legal graphics such as timelines, crime scene diagrams, trial graphics, accident reconstruction, evidence and flowcharts, and more in a matter of minutes.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeOctober 1, 2008

Entrapment

"The first duties of the officers of the law are to prevent, not to punish crime. It is not their duty to incite to and create crime for the sole purpose of prosecuting and punishing it." — U.S. Supreme Court, Sorrells v. U.S.

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Articlesby Patrick J. MorleyOctober 1, 2008

Eyes on the Street

In cases involving gang violence, get to the scene quickly, find the witnesses, and document who these witnesses are and what they say. Then if gang members do change their version of events, at least it can be explained why this person did what he or she did.

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Articlesby Shane G. SturmanOctober 1, 2008

Asking the Right Questions

Quickly gaining rapport and eliciting information from individuals is one of the most valuable tools in law enforcement. Obtaining admissions from suspects solves more cases than all the forensic evidence techniques combined.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 26, 2008

Undercover Denver Police Unit Praised by Brass

The small group has used their brains rather than their guns to outwit and arrest 933 fugitives, including 58 suspected of murder or attempted murder, 124 wanted on sex crimes, 155 gang members and 209 sought on domestic-violence charges.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2008

DEA Arrests 175 Mexican Drug Trafficking Suspects

In what prosecutors said was a significant step in fighting the drug wars raging on the U.S.-Mexico border, the Justice Department said Wednesday that 175 people believed to be connected with one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels were arrested this week in a dozen states.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 5, 2008

Brits Develop Method for Lifting Prints from Wiped Cartridge Casings

Authorities in Britain and the United States used the method to re-open three cold cases, including a U.S. double murder that police are now optimistic of solving, said John Bond, the physicist who developed the technique.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2008

Detroit Mayor Pleads Guilty, Will Resign from Office

The mayor was charged with eight felony counts ranging from conspiracy to perjury to misconduct in office to obstruction of justice after the Free Press revealed that the mayor lied on the witness stand during a police whistle-blower trial and gave misleading testimony about whether he intended to fire a deputy police chief.

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ProductsSeptember 1, 2008

SIM Analyzer

BKForensics has developed another software product to retrieve content and information from SIM cards. SIM Analyzer is designed to help law enforcement professionals acquire last number dialed, abbreviated dialing numbers, active and deleted text messages, and other evidence from cell phones. SIM Analyzer is available in two different versions: standard and pro.

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Articlesby Shelli FriesenSeptember 1, 2008

Caught on Tape

A video analyst can examine any media containing video footage including analog sources like VHS and 8mm tapes and digital sources like CDs, DVD, digital tapes, and computer hard drives.

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