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Federal Immigration Laws and Local Law Enforcement: Who’s Job is it anyway?Though illegal immigration has been a concern for federal government and local law enforcement agencies alike for decades, the controversy surrounding which side should enforce immigration laws has recently sparked heated debates across the country. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) … Iowa Sheriff Retires After 43 Years of ServiceDennis Conard, Sheriff of Scott County, is retiring after a 43-year career in law enforcement. Conard has spent his entire law enforcement career serving the communities of Scott County, Iowa, and for the last 15 years has served as Sheriff. … Will Personal Radar Remain Widely Used by Law Enforcement?Recent advantages in technology have the potential to greatly increase the safety of LEOs in the field. However, some highly promising technology is so controversial that its use may be limited. One such example is that of the personal radar … San Diego Law Enforcement Won’t Help with Immigration ChangesFallback from the tumultuous presidential election continues to come from sources around the country. Police and sheriff’s departments in San Diego are speaking out against President-elect Donald Trump’s aggressive stance on the deportation of illegal immigrants. Representatives Chief Shelly Zimmerman … Law Enforcement Wary After More Deaths but Still Honored to ServeLaw enforcement officer deaths continue to be on the rise with 104 lost lives to date in 2016. In 2015 a total of 123 officers were killed. Lt. Steve James of the Long Beach, California police department understands the stress … Northeast Ohio Law Enforcement Stresses Customer Service as its Main ObjectiveProtests against law enforcement are at an all-time high and officials from Northeast Ohio’s police departments say they are hoping to change that. Lt. Mitch Houser of the Euclid Police Department’s Community Policing Unit believes that public perception is everything. … Law Enforcement Fitness Standards Under Review in One Kansas CountyA criminal justice review panel at Kansas’ Wichita State University recently sent out a recommendation to ease fitness requirements for law enforcement recruits. The recommendation comes as local agencies consider fitness changes in hopes of increasing the number of potential … Support Grows for Nation’s Law Enforcement Community in Wake of Mass ShootingsOn the morning of July, 8, the nation awoke to the horrific details of the mass killings of Dallas, Texas police officers. As the first rays of morning light shone through, five police officers lay dead and 11 others injured. … Wrongful Conviction in Oldest Cold Case in American History OverturnedOn December 3, 1957, on the streets of Sycamore, Illinois, Maria Ridulph disappeared with a man who only referred to himself as Johnny. Her body was found in the nearby woods four and a half months later. The leads into … High-Tech Threat Assessment Technology for Law Enforcement AgenciesLaw enforcement agencies have embraced recent advances in data mining and predictive modeling. One such example is Intrado’s software program Beware that enables the police to perform threat assessments on a household when officers are called to the scene. This … |
