Site Map - Law Enforcement

04/28/2008 - Anti-corruption advocates are finding international opposition to legal regimes to reclaim looted assets, but the tide may be turning.

04/27/2008 - Using the more accurate concept, homicide bombing, this work is a superior foundation for security professionals who seek to prevent, or prepare to respond to, terrorist bombings.

03/27/2008 - A bill (S. 2168) introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) that would increase penalties for identity theft has been approved by the Senate and is now pending in the House Judiciary Committee. The bill would provide restitution for victims of identity theft for the time spent dealing with the issue as well as actual monetary damages. The bill would also expand the identity theft laws to include organizations that are victimized rather than just individuals as under current law. Such damages could be paid for using criminal and civil forfeitures of property used to commit computer fraud offenses.

03/25/2008 - Get the practical advice needed to develop a successful anti-fraud program.

03/13/2008 - The four stand accused of torching a genetic-engineering facility at Michigan State University in 1999.

02/29/2008 - A bill (H.R. 4015) introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) would prohibit employers from discriminating against employees who are victims of stalking.

02/28/2008 - Europe's stolen car industry—a network of thieves, mechanics, document forgers, and car dealers—now targets luxury vehicles.

01/30/2008 - Groups that work to reduce problems that can lead to violence among young people are trying to coordinate their efforts to enhance results.

01/30/2008 - If you are interested in a review of the law enforcement report writing process and how it relates to your policies and procedures as a security professional, this book is for you.

01/24/2008 - An new Arizona law (formerly S.B. 1042) amends existing data security statutes to include breaches of data maintained by law enforcement agencies. Prior to S.B. 1042, which requires that businesses in the state conduct an investigation after a breach of data security and notify those customers affected by the incident, law enforcement agencies were not exempt. Under the new law, the state department of public safety, county sheriff’s offices, and municipal police departments must develop an information security policy that includes notification procedures in case of a data breach.

01/24/2008 - Despite police efforts to stamp out La Cosa Nostra in Italy, it seems to survive—and thrive, accounting for 7 percent of Italy’s GDP, says the Italian business association Confesercenti. (The report is in Itailian.) Read the Italian banking association’s report on surging bank robberies, also in Italian, here.

01/08/2008 - Major League Baseball has drawn up a new security plan to block performance-enhancing drugs from entering team clubhouses.

01/01/2008 - New York City's murder rate could be its lowest in 40 years.