Mr. Hare took an active interest in both magazines and was pictured on POLICE's June 1991 cover with then President George Bush. Mr. Hare had been "invited to the White House to discuss the Crime Bill and the aftermath of the Rodney King incident," his wife Florence told POLICE.
Read More →NEC Technologies Inc., a leader in Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) technology, featured its new Automated Palmprint Identification System, which can scan a suspect's fingerprints and palmprints. Once a latent palmprint is lifted at a crime scene, it can be scanned and entered into the database for matching.
Read More →Criminals beware: You have a piece of Chippendale in your arsenal. How a common household item can be used in a pinch to gain control of a noncompliant subject.
Read More →Established in 1853 and named for General Winfield Scott, Scott County, the fastest growing county in Minnesota, is considered by some to be the entertainment capitol of the state its attributes include 10 golf courses, 38 lakes, one river, and several parks and state wildlife management areas.
Read More →Having trained thousands of law enforcement officers in the proper response to and resolution of critical incidents, we watched the Columbine tragedy as courageous tactical officers executed a hurried but effective plan to safely "clear the school."
Read More →The Columbine High School incident last spring seared itself into the American consciousness and while everyone has probably grown tired of hearing about it, the fact remains that mass incidents of violence have continued both on and off campus since then.
Read More →For police officers, handling domestic violence calls can be one of the most frustrating areas of law enforcement work. This frustration is not because cops don't know what to do; they do indeed know the WHAT of handling domestic violence cases. Officers need, therefore, a better grip on their understanding of the WHY of domestic violence incidents.
Read More →Approximately 15,000 survivors, officers and friends attended National Police Week events in the nation's capital during mid-May. Held primarily at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, the week-long tribute to the nearly 15,000 peace officers killed in the line of duty since 1974. COVER PHOTO: TERRI CAVOLI (© 1999)
Read More →Approximately 55 officially titled "Security Risk Groups" (SRG) are being tracked at Rikers, including major national gangs such as the Latin Kings, the Bloods, the Crips, and the Neatas. The GIU is also tracking groups that are affiliated with organized crime and narcotics.
Read More →Women in Federal Law Enforcement, a national non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the value of women in law enforcement, recently selected Brigadier General Francis X. Taylor as an "Outstanding Advocate for Women in Law Enforcement."
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