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Serious Injuries from Taser are Extremely Rare from the American College of Emergency Physicians A three-year review of all Taser uses against criminal suspects at six law enforcement agencies found only three significant injuries out of 1,201 criminal suspects subdued by conducted electrical weapons (CEW), or Tasers, and reports that 99.75 percent of criminal suspects shocked by a Taser received no injuries or mild injuries only, such as scrapes and bruises. The study is published online in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. More Departments Looking to Cut Fuel Costs from The Associated Press via Yahoo! News Across the country, law enforcement agencies are looking for ways to cut corners and reduce costs. Thanks to last year's $4-a-gallon gas, that means more and more police departments are replacing patrol cars with more fuel-efficient cars. More The Truth about Memory and Law Enforcement from Force Science News In an attempt to help law enforcement better understand and accommodate the realities of memories involved in legal proceedings, an extensive report on the complex and tricky nature of human memory has been compiled by experts from six countries. More Bush Commutes Two Border Agents' Sentences from The Associated Press via The Sierra Vista Herald Just before leaving office, President George W. Bush on Monday commuted the sentences of two former U.S. Border Patrol agents. Their 2005 convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer and attempting to cover it fueled the national debate over illegal immigration. More West Virginia Sheriff’s Office Goes High Tech from WTOV9.com The sheriff's office in Hancock County, W.Va., has new high-tech technology. The technology, called the Total Station, uses lasers to create a three-dimensional animation of a crime scene or accident investigations. More Colton, Calif., Police Train for At-risk Teen Intervention from The Sun Colton police officers gathered recently with members from 11 other Southern California law enforcement agencies as part of a five-day training session in youth crime prevention and intervention programs. The training is intended to equip officers with the necessary skills to better interact and relate to at-risk youth, said Lt. Bill Burrows, Colton's police spokesman. "Training like this helps officers interact with juveniles and their families," said Sgt. Mark Cripe of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. "It helps facilitate change. Not just in these kids, but the way the officers think, too." More New Zealand Cops Use Facebook to Solve Crimes from The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report Police in New Zealand nabbed a man who was trying to crack a bar's safe after posting security camera footage of the act on the Internet networking site Facebook. Police said it was New Zealand's first such arrest and said they would use the site again, part of a growing trend among law enforcement officials and lawyers who are turning to online networks to fight crime. More Seven Washington Counties Consider Regional Jail from the Tri-City Herald A regional jail shared by seven counties could solve Franklin County, Wash.'s, need for a newer facility with more space, county officials say. Franklin County has joined six others -- Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, Kittitas, Grant and Adams -- and the city of Wenatchee in exploring the possibility of a regional jail. Supporters say such a facility could provide advantages in shared costs, but it also brings legal issues and concerns about transportation costs. More He Writes the Rules that Make Their Eardrums Ring from the Los Angeles Times The guiding principle in Municipal Judge Paul Sacco's courtroom in Fort Lupton, Colo., is an eye for an eye. Or rather, an ear for an ear. So when teenagers land in front of him for blasting their car stereos or otherwise disturbing the peace in this small northern Colorado city, Sacco informs them that they will spend a Friday evening in his courtroom listening to music -- of his choosing. For the last decade, Sacco has administered a brand of justice somewhere between "cruel" and "unusual." Ever heard of Barry Manilow? More Some U.S. Cities Eliminate Criminal-history Question from The Associated Press via SouthCoastToday.com Hoping to prevent convicts from being shut out of the work force, some major U.S. cities are eliminating questions from their job applications that ask whether prospective employees have ever been convicted of a crime. More Assisting Law Enforcement in Battling Cybercrime from MarketWatch With computer crimes ranging from fraud, child pornography and even terrorism ever on the rise, it is essential to the effectiveness of law enforcement that computer forensics technology keeps pace with computer technology. To compound this problem, computer forensic labs are continuously backlogged, and law enforcement agencies increasingly are forced to rely on in-house investigations to address the immediacy of computer-related crimes. Voom Technologies, a leader in computer forensics technology development, addresses both of these concerns with the just-released HardCopy 3 (HC3), a faster, upgraded and enriched version of their renowned HardCopy 2 computer forensics hard-drive duplicator. More

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