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In recent years, developments in the technologies used by law enforcement organizations have been continually accelerating. Technology, from less-lethal devices, such as TASER, and forensic evidence to advanced crime analysis, aims to shape law enforcement and has redefined multiple aspects of policing (White, 2014). One of the most recent technologies is police body-worn camera system, which has already received extensive attentions among media and policing executives in 2013 (White, 2014). In…

Introduction One of many public safety professions, firefighters are on call twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. They are ready at a moment’s notice to risk their lives in order to save others. They are regarded with the highest of honor, trust and admiration by people all over the world. Best known for putting out fires, running into a burning buildings and saving lives in various forms of distress. Heroes of life safety and property conservation, firefighters are global icons, and…

Just as the name implies it use the human as the collection source. This is synonymous with spying and espionage. The primary users are the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Department of State (DOS), Department of Defense (DOD), and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). The clandestine portion is ran by the National Clandestine Service (NCS), which is part of the CIA. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)…

During the Cold War, The United States Government, Armed Forces, and Central Intelligence Agency faced the formidable task of having to battle and contain the spread of the communist, socialist, and Marxist ideologies of the Soviet Union across dozens of countries around the world without igniting another “hot” or total war. Since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, United States history has aimed at encouraging the belief that the United States is a force for the good in…

involving more that 1,800 city, county, and state law enforcement agencies that voluntarily provide data on reported crimes (Wallace, Roberson, 2015, p.51). The primary objective of the UCR is to develop a set or reliable criminal statistics to be used by law enforcement administration, operation, and management. Common problems with UCR system is that it only lists crimes that are reported to law enforcement and some police agencies do not report crimes to the FBI or Department of Justice. UCR…

Tracking Juvenile Delinquency: Why and Who Cares? Introduction What comes to mind when you hear the words juvenile delinquent? Do you picture a teenager “tagging” a building, hanging out on the corner smoking a cigarette, or toilet papering a neighbor’s yard? Maybe, once upon a time but now it is so much more than just shenanigans and misdemeanor crimes. Many of today’s youth or mini adults as I like to call them are involved in serious criminal behavior like murder, rape, and or assaults.…

The “Liberty City Seven” case served as a prototype for these terrorism sting operations. There is always a vast divide between the information in the initial news reports and the eventual reports after the government discloses all of the details in court. The Liberty City Seven were a group of young black males from one of the Miami’s poorest areas, Liberty City. They were approached by an undercover FBI criminal informant, Abbas al-Saidi who began his career as a drug snitch at the age of 16…

government in the wake of 9/11 and listed ten recommendations as followed. -Create a National Counterterrorism Center In the 2011 911 commission report progress, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Counterterrorism Center and other federal agencies have analyze travel-related data to understand travel patterns…

1. How is the patrol function affected by the officer’s shift assignment? What would you expect to be the major differences in your city? The duties of an officer and the way they approach those duties depend on their shift assignment. Day shifts are usually more routine shift addressing traffic controls, community events, etc. Swing shift are a little more active since the community is getting out of work and are more out and about. Graveyard shifts are more centered on guarding as individuals…

In a policing agency there are a number of changes that happen daily or monthly but when these changes happen they have to be communicated down or out to everyone so that all officers are doing the same thing no matter what shift they work. Although, there are a number of officer who work on different shifts as well as off of work on certain days but there is a way to make sure that every officer gets this information. Therefore, the Chief of police or the Sheriff can deliver these changes in a…