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Articlesby Howard LinettSeptember 1, 2008

Why You Aren't Being Trained to Prevent Terror Attacks

Educating officers about terrorism is now officially "politically incorrect."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2008

NYPD Dispatcher Allegedly Arranged Sexual Tryst With 14-Year-Old Girl

When the 56-year-old man arrived at the Philadelphia-area mall last Friday morning, FBI agents arrested him and found nine condoms, bottles of flavored lubricant, and a high-definition video camcorder in a bag that he had in his car.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 31, 2008

Popularity of CSI Shows Helping Crime Labs Gain Funding

The very shows that have inflated juries' expectations for swift justice have helped attract the resources needed to modernize crime scene units—they're getting more high-tech equipment and anchoring their staffs with career-oriented specialists. Dallas is about to hire a civilian scientist to head up its crime scene response section for the first time.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2008

Texas Still Plans to Execute Killer Despite U.N. Order

Texas will go ahead with the scheduled Aug. 5 execution of Houston rapist-killer Jose Medellin despite Wednesday's United Nations world court order for a stay, a spokesman for Gov. Rick Perry said.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleJune 1, 2008

Room Service

Motels are often the first destination for parolees and sex offenders upon their release from incarceration. And that makes for an unfortunate dynamic.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2008

FBI Announces Contract Award for Next Generation Identification System

The FBI announced it has awarded Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Solutions the contract for the design, development, documentation, integration, testing, and deployment of the Next Generation Identification (NGI) System.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeMarch 1, 2008

The Bruton Rule

In many cases, two or more crooks commit crimes together. When you catch them, you'll generally do your best to get admissible confessions from them. Arresting multiple suspects can actually give you better chances to obtain statements.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeMarch 1, 2008

How to Tell When You Need a Search Warrant

The general rule-of-thumb is to try to get a warrant whenever possible. On the other hand, if you can seize evidence without engaging in a search, you don't need either a warrant or any exception.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeFebruary 1, 2008

Residential Entry After Outdoors Arrest

There are four ways to make a lawful entry into a private home. Notice that "entry incident to outdoors arrest" is not on the list of lawful ways to get inside a residence. In three separate cases, the U.S. Supreme Court has held such entries to be unconstitutional.

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