Violent prison-based gangs are becoming more closely affiliated with street gangs throughout the nation, posing serious threats to law enforcement officers. From a street survival...

Patrol officers are commonly confronted with the need to search buildings of all types in order to apprehend suspects. While searches always carry inherent dangers...

Crimes committed against the environment are rapidly becoming one of the more devastating and costly offenses. However, they are often one of the less detected...

Autoerotic asphyxia is an unusual type of accidental death that, for a variety of reasons, is sometimes classified as homicide or suicide. Officers need to...

Successful prosecution of drug possession and distribution cases requires that officers be aware of the importance of certain types of evidence. In addition to evidence...

Sudden custody deaths of arrestees is a phenomena that has been reported upon sporadically throughout the country for a number of years. Recent research has...

The law of consent searches is complex and changes frequently. Recent developments in this area have in some instances been favorable to law enforcement interests...

Stimulants and depressants are controlled under various drug control acts of the federal government and the states. In order for law enforcement officers to properly...

Responding to reported robberies and robbery alarms is a hazardous undertaking for law enforcement officers, particularly when such incidents are approached without proper tactical and...

Storage, safekeeping and management of narcotics evidence is of particular importance to all those who come into contact with these items. Specific procedures must be...

Cocaine in its various forms has become widely available in the United States and its use is often associated with other types of criminal activity...

Opium and its derivative illegal drugs are highly potent and addictive substances. Law enforcement officers should have a good working knowledge of these drugs, and...

From 1983 through 1988, an estimated 15,500 lives were saved by motor vehicle safety belts and an estimated 404,000 moderate to critical injuries were prevented...

An understanding of the basic dynamics and effects of projectile ricochet is valuable to law enforcement officers for their own personal protection, for offensive tactical...

Since 1966, law enforcement officers have adhered to the guidelines and restrictions of the landmark Miranda decision. However, several Supreme Court decisions handed down since...