Major Incidents in Law Enforcement History
Jim and Doug discuss what lack of leadership means for all law enforcement leaders
When a police agency fails to protect its community, the failure can almost always be traced to the head of that agency
While responding to school threats like active shooters is a part of an SRO’s responsibilities, it barely scratches the surface of how SROs serve our schools
Protesters returned to Ferguson streets Tuesday night, with reports of smashed windows and possible arson coming hours after a makeshift memorial for Michael Brown burned
Hume was known to collect evidence and follow leads. He would dig buckshot out of the sides of stagecoaches for later comparison, sketch footwear impressions and even analyze handwriting
A nearby worker who witnessed the shooting of Michael Brown raised his hands, which can be seen on cell phone video
You joined this profession for a reason, knowing that sometimes it can get rough — you are tough enough to rise above it all and go out and do your sworn duty
Planned shutdown fell through Wednesday as a wall of police in riot gear kept people who planned to protest the shooting from walking onto Interstate 70
“Given the events in Ferguson and the skepticism that’s been directed at law enforcement, we have to take steps to ensure the public trust”
Plans to establish a review board to help guide the police department and make other changes aimed at improving community relations
Questions have been raised about whether the governor should have responded faster to an increasingly chaotic and racially tense situation
A growing body of research suggests that intractable circumstances of economics, culture and geography have more to do with shootings by police than the race of the officers
Investigation will look at department practices over the past few years, including patterns of stops, arrests and use of force, as well as the training officers receive
There are three generally held misconceptions about deadly force that continually arise and need to be addressed
18-year-old fatally shot by an officer didn’t face any juvenile charges at the time of his death and never was charged with a serious felony such as murder, robbery or burglary
Lamont Jones and Keith Stephens stood 60 feet from each other, separated by four lanes of pavement and a thousand miles of perception
Federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that police used excessive force and falsely arrested innocent bystanders amid attempts to quell widespread unrest after a fatal police shooting
Left out of all of the so-called analysis in the mainstream media in the aftermath of the Ferguson OIS is any real examination of the science of human performance during rapidly-unfolding, high-stress events
St. Louis County so far has spent about $1 million in police overtime responding to Ferguson
Appointment comes after criticism both for the lack of racial diversity among department leaders and for the state’s response to protesters and looters
In the aftermath of the police shooting in Ferguson, some departments are renewing efforts to reach out to black communities to build trust
Protests over a fatal police shooting migrated to the city Tuesday as demonstrators pressed for broad reforms to law enforcement
President Barack Obama is sending three White House aides to the funeral of Michael Brown, the man whose fatal shooting by an officer sparked days of unrest in Missouri
Tensions briefly flared then subsided late Saturday night and early Sunday in Ferguson as nightly protests continued two weeks after a fatal police shooting
The streets of Ferguson have been calm but residents and officials fear a verdict may spark new anger
According to Bureau of Justice Statistics data from 2008, there roughly 765,000 sworn officers in the United States — and an absurdly small number ever fire their weapons outside of training
The streets of Ferguson were peaceful for another night, as protests and tensions subsided in the St. Louis suburb
Since the guard’s arrival Monday, flare-ups in the small section of town that had been the center of unrest have begun to subside
Bloomberg TV interview covered the rise in the body camera product segment and asks whether the technology would have helped in Ferguson
If by some amazing constellation of probability that it is one day determined that Officer Darren Wilson was fighting for his life, who will be appointed to say “I’m sorry...”?
Although the majority of those arrested are Missourians, just seven live in the St. Louis suburb where the shooting occurred
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