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Sheriff's Department issues new guidelines on armed suspects
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After criticism for a string of deadly shootings by deputies, the nation's largest sheriff's department told officers to think twice before chasing and trying to arrest suspects who are believed to be armed. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department issued new guidelines telling deputies it's often better to contain someone considered armed and dangerous then wait for backup officers to arrive before taking them into custody. More
Jett makes case for all sheriffs
The Free Lance-Star
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These days, Stafford County Sheriff Charles Jett is almost as likely to be roaming the halls of the General Assembly in a suit as he is to be in Stafford in his uniform. Jett is serving as president of the Virginia Sheriffs' Association –
an uncomfortable position to be in this year, as sheriff's offices are facing severe budget cuts from lawmakers looking to make up a more than $4 billion budget shortfall.
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ICE official: Collier Sheriff's Office a model for detaining suspected criminal aliens
Marco Eagle
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A high-ranking official with a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Miami praised the Collier County Sheriff's Office's 2-year partnership with ICE as not only a model for Florida, but for the country. Sheriff Kevin Rambosk has previously
called his agency's version of the controversial 287(g) program – named for the section of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act which permits it – a model for other communities, linking it to a decreased jail population and crime rate.
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Jury: Killing of Vegas courthouse gunman justified
The Associated Press via The Washington Post
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A coroner's jury cleared federal
agents in the slaying of a shotgun-wielding assailant seen on video killing a security guard during a furious gunbattle at a Nevada federal courthouse. In the Jan. 4 security footage shown in court, gunman Johnny Lee Wicks was seen in silent black-and-white profile against the light of glass entry doors pulling a 12-gauge shotgun from beneath his dark coat and firing three times.
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Police go high-tech to fight crime
Central Florida News
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Fighting crime isn't just done by officers on the beat. Policing in the 21st century means thinking outside the box. "We have got to learn how to work smarter, and technology has really enhanced our ability to fight crime," said Orlando Police Chief Val Demings. One of the most popular pieces of new technology has been the IRIS cameras. It's a camera police officers watch around the clock to check for crime.
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NYPD launches plan to interview suspects on film
The Associated Press
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The New York Police Department wants to begin filming the real-life version of a staple of TV's law-and-order dramas: Detectives grilling suspects. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told The Associated Press that the nation's largest police force will
launch a pilot project to videotape interrogations in two of the department's 76 precincts within six months.
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California University of Pennsylvania, Middle States Accredited, 157 year old state institution, offers ONLINE undergraduate and graduate programs in Legal Studies, Criminal Justice and Homeland
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Prison bill hearing pits 'solitary' and 'isolation'
The Portland Press-Herald
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Psychiatrists who testified in
support of a bill to reform treatment of prisoners told lawmakers that solitary confinement amounts to torture and can exacerbate or even create mental illness. At the same hearing, Corrections Commissioner Martin Magnusson defended the treatment of inmates in Maine's prisons and said he took offense at the use of the wording "solitary confinement."
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Texas prisons
crack down in wake of rapist's escape
Houston Chronicle
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Stung by multiple security failures that led to the Nov. 30 escape of rapist Arcade Comeaux Jr., the Texas prison system has launched a wide-ranging crackdown requiring pat searches of all people entering maximum security prisons, creating
special search teams to target high-contraband prisons and raising hiring standards for correctional officers.
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Plane attack prompts debate over terrorism label
The Associated Press via The New York Times
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When a man fueled by rage against the
U.S. government and its tax code crashes his airplane into a building housing offices of the Internal Revenue Service, is it a criminal act or an act of terrorism? For police in Austin, it's a question tied to the potential for public alarm: The building set ablaze by Joseph Stack's suicide flight was still burning Thursday afternoon when officials confidently stood before reporters and said the crash wasn't terrorism.
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EmFinders caregiver service enables emergency responders to use the existing national 911 system to rapidly locate and recover wandering and critically missing adults and children. MORE |
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Choosing a radio with a TDMA option protects your investment while easing the transition to the next phase of interoperability. Our award-winning ES Series radios have remarkable versatility due to their interoperability with Project 25 trunked and conventional,
SMARTNET®/SmartZone®, and now an option for TDMA. All EFJohnson radios have the Enhanced (AMBE+2) P25 Vocoder for loud, clear digital audio. Find Out More
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fabric, we are NTOA tested and approved, made in the USA, and made to order for your department…Visit us online at www.gowatershed.com and use our online configurator to customize the ultimate 4-season duty jacket for your department. Or call us at 800-848-8092.
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The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
have exclusively endorsed The Response Network's as their In-Service Online Training partner. Your personnel can now access superior, self-paced, online training courses developed by nationally known subject matter experts at the low price of just $74.95 per year per officer.
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