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Training

Ind. Legislators Want More SROs in Schools

The legislation, filed by Sen. Pete Miller (R-Ind.), would set aside $10 million for the Indiana Safe School Fund that could be leveraged by local school corporations to hire trained law enforcement officers as school resource officers (SROs).

January 8, 2013

Technology

Hobbling Our Investigations

Some elected officials seem compelled to introduce legislation aimed at protecting the rights of suspected criminals while impeding our investigations.

September 17, 2012

Patrol

Plan Would Limit NYPD Pot Arrests

New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo will ask the legislature to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana to reduce the number of "stop and frisk" encounters between officers and subjects, he announced today.

June 3, 2012

Special Units

Cops Ready to Enforce Tenn. Gang RICO Law

Chattanooga officials say local police already have identified some violent criminal street gangs that officials could eventually target under an expansion of Tennessee's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act that takes effect July 1.

May 29, 2012

Editor's Notes

Bill Would Protect Fed Agents Who Intervene To Stop Violence

A federal bill introduced in Congress earlier this year would give special agents greater protection when intervening to stop a violent act, even if it's outside the scope of their duties.

April 8, 2012

Patrol

Indiana Governor Signs 'Right To Resist' Law

Indiana's Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed a law giving citizens the right to resist unlawful police actions and causing alarm among law enforcement officers.

March 21, 2012

Patrol

Ariz. Bill Would Allow Cops To Arrest Public Drunks

Arizona legislation has passed the House that would allow law enforcement to arrest subjects for public drunkenness, reversing a 1974 statute that has tied the hands of officers.

March 15, 2012

Patrol

Ind. Bill On Resisting Police Moves Forward

An Indiana bill laying out when citizens can use force against law enforcement officers has reached Gov. Mitch Daniels' desk, after it passing the Senate late Friday.

March 11, 2012

Patrol

Ind. Bill Could Bring Open Season on Cops

The Indiana House passed a bill allowing residents to use force against officers who illegally enter their homes over the objections of a retired captain who said it could bring deadly consequences for officers.

March 4, 2012

Patrol

Utah Bill Would Ban DUI Checkpoints

Law enforcement officials and drunken driving opponents have argued that Utah should maintain the practice of setting up checkpoints to catch DUI drivers on the streets.

February 12, 2012

Patrol

Calif. Bill Would Alter 'Three Strikes' Law

A bill passed by the California Assembly Monday would alter the "three strikes" law to require that the third strike be a serious or violent felony.

January 31, 2012

Patrol

President Obama Signs Hate-Crimes Law

The new law expands the definition of a hate crime to cover outlaw attacks based on sexual orientation or gender in addition to race, color, religion, or national origin.

October 27, 2009