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With the economy's current troubles, many people assume a crime wave is just around the corner. But criminologists say that's just an American myth.
Read More →The city is going to cut the work force by 3,000 - including some 500 layoffs - and cancel January's Police Academy class to deal with a two-year budget gap that has grown from $2.3 billion to $4 billion, an administration official said yesterday.
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Some homeowners upside down in their mortgages have just walked away, leaving their properties to the bank. An abandoned home is bad news. It draws criminals like dead critters draw vultures.
Read More →Managing the rising costs of police fleets is a challenge that all law enforcement agencies are facing. Fortunately, there are technologies available to help fleet managers better manage these costs and save their departments thousands of dollars annually.
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When times are tough, staffing takes the brunt of the cuts. That's true in business. That's true in law enforcement.
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When Oregon laid off 139 of its state troopers and 300 employees total in one day, the already spread thin department was left with few officers to police the state, while the crime labs that process evidence for all Oregon law enforcement agencies were all but shut down. And the agency is not alone in suffering budget woes.
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There's an old chestnut that says the Chinese word for "crisis" is the same as the Chinese word opportunity.
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