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ArticlesAugust 14, 2013

Criminal Profiling 101

Criminal profilers play a multifaceted role in collaboration with law enforcement.  Their evaluations go beyond the crime scene to formulate the motivations behind the crime itself. Profilers are critical to providing a psychological assessment of the offender at large and guiding law enforcement on ways to pursue or interview suspects.

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ArticlesAugust 14, 2013

Criminology vs. Criminal Justice Degrees

Criminology and Criminal Justice are two commonly confused yet distinctly different degree and career fields.  Both areas are ideally suited for those with backgrounds or interests in law enforcement, criminal behavior, forensic sciences, counseling, social work, sociology or psychology, to name a few.

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Articlesby By LeRoy W. MaesAugust 14, 2013

Crisis Decision Making Models Application: West Fertilizer Facility

An Anhydrous Ammonia explosion at the West Fertilizer Plant, located in West, Texas near Waco occurred killing at least fifteen people and injuring hundreds in a forty square block area.  Among the dead were eleven firefighters.  The shock wave could be felt as far away as 100 miles.  Fire Rescue immediately responded to the scene, but was faced with several extenuating factors to consider before being able to get handle on fire and subsequent explosions.

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ArticlesAugust 14, 2013

Forgive and Forget? Why Many Domestic Violence Victims Drop Charges

A new study published in the journal Social Science & Medicine is providing rare insight into the mind of domestic violence victims who decide not to pursue criminal charges against their attackers.

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ArticlesAugust 14, 2013

Americans Chime in on Prison Alternatives

A nationwide survey conducted by the Pew Center on the States, Public Opinion Strategies and the Mellman Group recently queried Americans about their thoughts on incarceration of both violent and non-violent criminals, alternative rehabilitation strategies, and the effort to reduce the nation’s expenditure on traditional prisons.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2013

Fired Philly Officer Reinstated

The Philadelphia Police officer fired for hitting a woman in the face at the Puerto Rican Day parade was reinstated by an arbitrator, who ruled that his firing was improper.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2013

R.I. Officer Killed In Off-Duty Motorcycle Crash

A Providence (R.I.) Police officer with strong ties to his community died Saturday night in a motorcycle crash while off duty. John Reposa, Jr., 43, struck a vehicle at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2013

Fla. Cops Accused of Kinky Traffic Stop

Prosecutors are hitting a Lauderhill (Fla.) Police officer where it hurts, charging him with a felony for getting a female drunken driver to punch him in the genitals, according to the Broward State Attorney's Office.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2013

Video: 4 Ga. Deputies Disciplined Over Aggressive Entry

Four DeKalb County (Ga.) Sheriff's deputies will be suspended and possibly demoted after they were seen on video serving an arrest warrant using abusive language.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 8, 2013

Shot N.H. Detective Returns To Duty

A Rochester (N.H.) Police detective wounded during the deadly Greenland ambush is back on the job following a 16-month hiatus recovering from the gun battle.

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