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Daily Headline : Crime

Gang Study Reveals Clues to Street-Gang Mentality

10/04/2007 - The most recent FBI bulletin highlights a study that analyzes the mentality of street-gang members.
Beyond Print: Crime

Scene of the Crime

10/04/2007 - A new National Institute of Justice report helps police in identifying high crime areas.
Law Enforcement: IT Security

Spyware

09/28/2007 - The bill would have prohibited intentionally copying a program onto a computer to commit a crime or to obtain or transmit personal information with the intent to defraud or injure another person or to cause damage to another’s computer.
Beyond Print: Training

Bully Battle

09/27/2007 - The International Association of Chiefs of Police has an antibullying program that can reduce the teasing that can lead to violence.
Beyond Print: Investigations

Unbiased Investigations

09/27/2007 - An FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin piece discusses various cognitive biases that lead investigators astray, and offers strategies to combat them.
Beyond Print: ID issues \ Identity Theft

Identity Theft

09/25/2007 - Recommendations on how local and federal officials can improve police response in identity-theft cases are in a new report.
Beyond Print: School Security

Party Riots

09/24/2007 - This report released by COPS provides a framework for understanding student gatherings, specifically the problem of student party riots.
Managing: Training

Using Words to Defuse Violence

09/24/2007 - Good communication skills can help security officers defuse tense situations and prevent violence.
Book Reviews: Crime

Crime Opportunity Profiling of Streets (COPS): A Quick Crime Analysis—Rapid Implementation Approach

09/24/2007 - COPS looked at commercial centers that suffered from street crime and problems associated with the drug trade.
Book Reviews: How-to

Bombs and Bombings: A Handbook to Protection, Security, Detection, Disposal and Investigation for Industry, Police and Fire Depa

09/24/2007 - Bomb technicians and others who seek specialized information about the intricate, multifarious, and perilous work that these professionals perform will find much of value.
Beyond Print: Surveillance

CCTV

09/21/2007 - A Temple University professor sifts through the data and looks at the pros and cons of using CCTV.
Homeland Security: Terrorism

Jamming Terrorists with Technology

09/20/2007 - Detonating an improvised explosive device using a remote trigger like a cell phone or remote-controlled car is a fairly simple task. Preventing the bomb from exploding using localized jamming technology is an equally simple task, but currently first responders at the state and local levels are not given access to these types of technologies, says Howard Melamed, president and CEO of Cellantenna Corp, which distributes similar devices.
Editor's Note: Physical Security

Too Important for Security

09/20/2007 - An incident at the U.S. Capitol underscores that no one should be above security.
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