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Maybe I have devoted too much of my life to law enforcement and the criminal justice system to not be jaded by much of what I have experienced and continue to see. Maybe I am just getting cranky. Or maybe, despite 40 years working in...

By Larry Smith

National Policing Institute honors legendary law enforcement leaders Charles H. Ramsey, Lee P. Brown

The National Policing Institute (NPI) is honored to recognize two leaders for their significant and positive impacts on the law enforcement profession overall, and the agencies and communities they have each so admirably served. ...

By Larry Smith

The new era of law enforcement: Civilianization

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By Larry Smith

Who controls the rental car?

Officers arrested Christopher Montalvo-Flores in a hotel room pursuant to an arrest warrant for a robbery. The officers found car keys during the search incident to arrest. Montalvo-Flores told the officers they were his car keys. Other officers had seen Montalvo-Flores, who did not have...

By Larry Smith