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Stalking

03/24/2009 - How prevalent is stalking in the United States? The Bureau of Justice Statistics recently released a comprehensive look at the crime.  
Beyond Print: Terrorism

Animal Extremist Attacks

03/24/2009 - Track when, where, and how animal rights extremists attack their targets from 1997 to the present using a new interactive map created by the Foundation for Biomedical Research.
Daily Headline : Crime

Shootings in Alabama and Germany Kill Over 20 Combined

03/11/2009 - A man in Alabama and a 17-year-old boy in Germany went on similar shooting sprees Tuesday and Wednesday morning, killing over 20 people.
Daily Headline : Surveillance

Fusion Centers Under Fire in Texas and New Mexico

03/09/2009 - Civil libertatians are pushing for legal limits on personal data law enforcement organizations can collect after a Texas fusion center's bulletin singled out two Muslim-American civic groups for direct scrutiny.
Daily Headline : Government Reports (GAO etc.)

NAS: Nation's Forensic Sciences Need Overhaul

02/24/2009 - The state of forensic science in the United States, which helps to convict or acquit alleged criminals in court, needs to be overhauled, according to a report released by the National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council.
Daily Headline : Crime

New York City Criminal Justice System a Model for the U.K., Commission Says

02/09/2009 - New York City receives special acclaim from a British commission examining options for prison reform in the 21st century.
Daily Headline : Crime

National Gang Threat Assessment for 2009 Released

02/03/2009 - The FBI's recently released National Gang Threat Assessment 2009 finds gang membership and activity on the rise inside the United States.
Intelligence: Crime

Prisons Struggle to Keep Out Contraband Cell Phones

01/29/2009 - Contraband cell phones are an epidemic in prisons nationwide, but federal law won't allow state prisons to jam such transmissions because of  fears it may block emergency communications.
Daily Headline : International

Former Israeli Minister Says Government Must Take Fight to Organized Crime

01/28/2009 - There's another war on terrorism going on inside Israel, argues one of the country's former deputy defense ministers, but this battle is between law enforcement and organized crime.
Daily Headline : Homeland Security

DHS Ready for Spillover of Violence from Mexico

01/09/2009 - The Department of Homeland Security has developed a border surge plan if the drug-fueled violence that plagues Mexico spills over into American border states, reports The New York Times.
Daily Headline : Terrorism

NYPD Prepared for Mumbai-Style Attack, Says Police Commissioner

01/08/2009 - The New York Police Department has the plans, training, and policies in place to respond to a Mumbai-type terrorist assault on the city, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly told a Senate hearing today.
Daily Headline : Investigations

LAPD Officer Under Investigation for Smuggling Guns and Ammo

12/22/2008 - A veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department is under federal investigation for smuggling ten handguns and ammunition to the security firm he runs in the Central American nation of Belize.
Beyond Print: Government Reports (GAO etc.)

Active Shooter

12/18/2008 - How to handle an active shooter situation is the subject of two new guidelines: One targets retail establishments; the other, released by the Department of Homeland Security, targets a more general audience of managers and employees.
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