IACP 2013: Holder Emphasizes Patrol Response to Active Shooters

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told law enforcement leaders that patrol officers should be the nation's first line of defense against active shooters while speaking at the IACP Conference in Philadelphia.

Mississippi Deputy Fatally Shot Responding to Domestic Call

Deputy Martin Shields Jr. had been with the Hinds County Sheriff's Office for about nine months, but "his law enforcement career extends beyond being employed with the HCSO," the sheriff said.

No Indictment in NYPD "Chokehold Death"

A Staten Island grand jury cleared an NYPD officer Wednesday in the chokehold death of Eric Garner during his caught-on-video arrest for peddling loose cigarettes.

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AG Holder Speaks at NLEOMF's 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

The rainy Friday observance, which was hosted by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), honored the 10th anniversary of the deadliest day in American law enforcement history.

Grand Jury Recommends Alabama Police Department be “Immediately Abolished”

Five Hanceville police officers were arrested and charged amid a probe into the department, Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker said. The spouse of one of the officers was also charged, he said.

Columbine: The Horror Writer

POLICE Magazine editor David Griffith recently spoke with "Columbine" author Dave Cullen about the psychology of Eric Harris, law enforcement response the day of the massacre, the investigation, and how school shootings can be prevented.

U.S. Won't Prosecute Medical Pot Sales

U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said Wednesday that the Justice Department has no plans to prosecute pot dispensaries that are operating legally under state laws in California and a dozen other states -- a development that medical marijuana advocates and civil libertarians hailed as a sweeping change in federal drug policy.

Going to Gang School (Part One)

I was assigned to L.A.’s Men’s Central Jail, Module 2400, without the benefit of any custody training at all. There were about 250 inmates divided among the four rows of the module. Rows A and B were on the bottom and rows C and D on the top.