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In this article from the National Institute of Justice’s “Notes from the Field” series, representatives from the Miami-Dade Police Department, Forensic Services Bureau, discuss their forensic intelligence initiative and the use of the ShotSpotter system.
Human trafficking is a crime that occurs over time. During the investigation, it is our job to collect all of the pieces of evidence that will be used in a prosecution to portray the picture of a survivor’s experience. This collection and analysis of corroborating evidence can be a daunting task.
One of the most important roles of local police agencies is to investigate incidents that involve the loss of a human life due to violence. Thorough investigations of homicides are critical for ensuring that perpetrators are identified and apprehended, for bringing justice to victims and their families, and for protecting the safety of the community.
With support from BJA, the Police Executive Research Forum conducted a multi-year project to assess homicide investigation practices in five cities: Baltimore, Cleveland, Houston, Miami, and Pittsburgh. This report summarizes the lessons learned from those five studies.
This article identifies strategies for improving the analytical capacity for chemical characterization, toxicology, and postmortem drug testing, which is required for the rapid identification of new analogs and the subsequent communication of these data through a newly envisioned national drug syndromic surveillance capability.
This report aims to improve legitimate law enforcement access to and use of remotely held digital evidence in a manner that is legal, effective, timely, and understandable, with a focus on the discussion of the expert panel that addressed this issue.
Predictive policing is the use of analytical techniques to identify promising targets for police intervention with the goal of preventing crime, solving past crimes, and identifying potential offenders and victims. These techniques can help departments address crime problems more effectively and efficiently. They are being used by law enforcement agencies across the United States and elsewhere, and these experiences offer valuable lessons for other police departments as they consider the… Read More
This publication offers ten recommendations that will help executives support homicide investigations, investigators, and the communities they serve. The publication focuses on the administrative environment necessary to support successful homicide investigation outcomes and underscores the need to look beyond clearance rates to offer a starting point for executives to extend their investigations, investigators, and their communities.
The research team concluded that LPR technology, although promoted initially as a tool to assist in identifying stolen vehicles, can be used in ways that agencies have only begun to discover. They have significant potential to increase the vehicle monitoring capabilities of an agency. The LPR system, which has portable and fixed units, can capture the image of a passing vehicle and compare its plates against official “hotlists” that show an array of infractions in which the vehicle with that… Read More
Here we introduce four core methodologies in AoH. These are the actual meeting and dialoguing mechanisms that are employed to convene people and engage them in meaningful conversations that produce sustainable collective action.
