Crime
Jim and Doug discuss how actions such as the firing of Dan Pantaleo fan the flames of the continuing trend of de-motivation and de-policing in America
The multi-dimensional approach of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) eliminates design flaws that contribute to crime
Partnering with local businesses and community stakeholders should be a key part of a police department’s crime reduction strategy
A robbery left one person dead, three others shot and another two people taken to a hospital with non-shooting injuries
Trump says Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel should ask for federal help if he isn’t able to bring down a homicide count that soared last year to 762
Former police superintendent Garry McCarthy spoke about the city’s struggles in a ’60 Minutes’ interview
The nation’s third largest city also saw 1,100 more shooting incidents than it did in 2015
Jim and Doug discuss four things they identify as the biggest trends of the year
From patrol issues to alcohol blood tests to freedom of speech, the Court made some choices this year that will have a major effect on law enforcement operations
The department had been holding its annual Christmas toy drive on Saturday when employees alerted officers to a man they say had shoplifted
Fred Couch, 51, was sentenced Wednesday in a Tarrant County courtroom to a year’s probation
Gina Zuckerman, who needed five stitches on her right arm, says her “inner lioness” came out when she was attacked
A man who said he was investigating a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring out of a pizza place fired an assault rifle inside the restaurant
Eleven hostages held at gunpoint by a robbery suspect in a north Florida credit union were freed two hours after their ordeal began Thursday
Passers-by alerted police after the man hid his weapon under newspapers and paced nervously as he waited for the main doors to open
An armed pizza shop customer shot and killed one robber and injured another as they tried to hold up the restaurant
This past Election Day there were several California propositions on the ballot that were criminal justice related
Police in La Verne use fixed LPR cameras to create a virtual fence around the city
Charles Lewis was arrested in a hit-and-run crash that left a Polk County deputy severely injured and a woman dead
Oklahoma Highway Patrol investigators say five troopers who fired their weapons were placed on routine administrative leave
Sgt. Jesse Salame says the partygoers who were wounded in the shooting early Sunday were all treated and released from hospitals
The search for a man wanted in a cross-state string of killings, shootings and carjackings is entering its fourth day
Jim and Doug discuss the political pressure to draw back from this method of policing
91 homicide victims made August the deadliest month in the city in two decades
Violent crime overall rose by 3.9 percent, though the total was still lower than levels from five and 10 years ago, in 2011 and 2006
The Court’s decision in Utah v. Strieff may have left the wrong impression for police officers concerning the limits of Terry stops
Undersheriff says the death appears to be accidental and possibly a drowning
A Pennsylvania man says his son defended himself with a machete during a home invasion and used it to cut off one suspect’s hand
Jim and Doug discuss how this kind of “harm reduction strategy” can actually have an adverse effect on public safety
The burglaries have become a flashpoint in the debate over Proposition 47, a part of a prison reform package that reduced some nonviolent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors
Agency administrators had been operating under the assumption that getting to the call quicker can increase arrest rates
Police officials have various theories about what’s behind the body count: 64 homicides by the end of April
The stop and frisk tool for law enforcement has been particularly useful in addressing violent crime problems of a recurring nature and protecting officer safety
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