By Stephen Owsinski More and more I’ve been observing a bevy of law enforcement agencies posting various community engagement events at local eateries or wherever folks agree to meet and greet. Coffee with a Cop, a police campaign designed to share convos with citizens while sipping a...
By Doug Wyllie In the immediate aftermath of a tragic shooting over the Independence Day Holiday that claimed the lives of five people and wounded two others, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner lashed out at political opponents over what he called their “addiction to this...
By Stephen Owsinski Anyone who physically attended or watched the footage of the sixth anniversary commemorating fallen NYPD police Detective Miosotis Familia couldn’t possibly miss the portion of her 46th Precinct station house and a mural of her painted upon its brickwork. Symbolically, it is as if...
By Steve Pomper Judges can order a mental health evaluation if there’s a question about a criminal defendant’s competency. Reportedly, both initial referrals and the subsequent findings of not mentally competent to stand trial are increasing. According to The Seattle Times, over the past decade, in King County, Washington, felony...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Ah, the sound of children playing in sprinklers and the smell of 4th of July gunpowder. Hit the road with the camper and see the sights. Crank up the AC and pour the sweet tea. And maybe check your...
By Stephen Owsinski Two things in law enforcement are relatively certain nowadays: the overall number of police officers is down around the country (thanks to anti-cop and defund-the-police fools) and military members make some of the best prospective police candidates. With these factors, police recruiters from across...
By Doug Wyllie Photo by Neal Kharawala on Unsplash There’s something in the air in Chicago and—like the poor air quality from the Canadian wildfires—it isn’t good for the health of its residents. It’s bullets—lots and lots and lots of bullets. According to the Chicago Sun Times, as...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D People are dying. We can talk stats, we can talk policy, and we can lament the state of the nation, but higher crime rates mean people are hurting. Fear stalks behind the numbers and gets amplified in the headlines....
Barcodes had their moment in the critical field of law-enforcement evidence management, but that time is past. The job was just too big and time-sensitive for the labor-intensive system that barcodes present. Radio frequency identification (RFID) overcomes many of the limitations of barcoding and allows...
