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Monthly Archives: October 2007
A Day in the Life of American Adolescents
OAS Report Presents “A Day in the Life of American Adolescents” According to a recent report published by the Office of Applied Studies in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in … Continue reading
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Fighting Terrorism One Neighborhood At A Time
I’ve been asked on several occasions recently about the best strategy in fighting terrorism. Simply…. It happens one neighbor at a time. The same time honored tool that prevents other crimes works with potential terrorist activity. Neighbors talking to each … Continue reading
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A Significant Date
October 16th holds a significant place on our family calendar. It’s my mother’s birthday. It’s also our wedding anniversary. Give credit to my savvy bride to schedule our wedding date on her future mother-in-law’s birthday. This anniversary holds a special … Continue reading
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Chicago PD Ongoing Issues
This Chicago Tribune article provide some insight into the ongoing efforts to build an environment of accountability and responsibility in the Chicago Police Department. The article outlines the challenges of managing special units in a police department that often lack … Continue reading
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Officers Continue to be Gunned Down- This Time Odessa, Texas
This USA Today article reports on the nearly 54% increase of officer who have been gunned down over last year and the September 8th murder of three Odessa, Texas police officers while responding to a domestic dispute. The increase in … Continue reading
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Tightening Police Officer Hiring Standards
This article speaks about the considerations being proposed in Wisconsin for stricter police officer standards in Wisconsin after the recent shooting in Crandon, Wisconsin by an off-duty law enforcement officer. As the article states, it is unfortunate that such an … Continue reading
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Tickets, Computers and an Overtime Dispute
This Houston Television Station reports that Houston officers are threatening to stop writing traffic citations to protest the reduction of overtime they receive for court duty. Ironically, I was always under the impression that citations were written to reduce traffic … Continue reading
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Unintended Consequences
Recent news reports have told of a recent court decision requiring the rehearing of a Texas murder case because the Mexican national had not been advised of his right to contact the Mexican Consul when he was arrested. It was … Continue reading
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Crime Trends
This USA Today article provides some insight into the shifts of violent crime that have been reported in the past several years. I sometimes think there is so much emphasis on the reporting part and not enough evaluation of what … Continue reading
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LAPD Holds Itself Accountable
In a move that is uncommon in most law enforcement circles, this New York Times article describes how LAPD faults itself for the dysfunctional response to a recent incident in Los Angeles. Continued transparency is what helps build public trust.
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