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July 2009

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American Heroes Press
July 2009
In This Issue
Michael Jackson and other Crime Scenes
Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement
Developing Subordinate Leaders
Standards for SWAT
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy: Police Monitoring of Conversations
Project Tip Line
Swine Flu: 21 Things Law Enforcement Needs to Know
Security Manager's Guide to Video Surveillance
Veteran Officers - Be A Mentor
What Makes a Warrior?
Geography and Public Safety bulletin
Leadership: Texas Hold 'Em Style
 
 
 
Military gear and equipment
 
 
Military Books
 
Criminal Justice Degree

Servicemembers who have written about military Tactics and Doctrine:

 Dr. John B. Alexander, USA

Douglas N. Campbell, USAF

John T. Carey, USAF

Wesley K. Clark, USA

John M. Collins, USA

George A. Crawford, USAF

Michael Wayne Hall, USA

Thomas X. Hammes, USMC

Wray R. Johnson, USAF

Greg Michael, USMC

Allan R. Millett, USMC

James B. Motley, USA

H. John Poole, USMC

Hy S. Rothstein, USA

 Robert H. Scales, Jr., USA

John C. Scharfen, USMC

Robert L. Shaw, USN

Carl W. Stiner, USA

Harlan K. Ullman, USN

John A. Warden, USAF

William D. Wunderle, USA

Anthony Charles Zinni, USMC

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American Heroes Press wishes you a Happy Independence Day and a warm welcome to the July issue of our newsletter.  In this issue, new contributors join us: Tracy E. Barnhart (corrections); Paul Purcell (general law enforcement); and, John Honovich (private security.  We welcome back David Waksman (legal); Darnell Patton (leadership); and, Andrew Hawkes (general law enforcement).
 
Michael Jackson and other Crime Scenes
Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.)
 
 

Michael Jackson is dead, but the controversies have just begun.  Among the growing issues surrounding his death are the actions of the first responders and investigators.  On July 3, 2009, the Associated Press ran an article which asked several pointed questions; "Why didn't the police seal the mansion where he had been living? Why didn't they get immediate search warrants? Why did they tow away a doctor's car right after the death but not declare the home a crime scene?"  These questions point to serious question for all law enforcement personnel - what is a crime scene?

 
 

Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement

 

Physical evidence has the potential to play a critical role in the overall investigation and resolution of a suspected criminal act. Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement discusses the fundamental principles of investigating a crime scene and preserving evidence that need to be practiced in order to yield reliable information. This research report is intended for use by law enforcement and other responders who have responsibilities for protecting crime scenes, preserving physical evidence, and collecting and submitting the evidence for scientific examination.

 

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Developing Subordinate Leaders
Gunnery Sergeant Darnell E. Patton, USMC
 
There are many great leaders who lead things from small businesses to large countries.  Each of those leaders had to start somewhere.  Leadership starts at different stages for different people; some start learning as a small child while others may not start until adulthood.  But regardless of when they start, its how they get there and where they finish that matters.
 
 
Standards for SWAT
 
Many small towns and rural jurisdictions assemble SWAT teams - some of them part-time, some of them multijurisdictional - with little expectation that these teams will ever be called on in a crisis situation. However, incidents like the ones mentioned above can happen anywhere, at anytime, in places like unincorporated Cokeville and Bailey, a town of far less than 1,000 residents, as well as in major cities.
 
 
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy: Police Monitoring of Conversations
David M. Waksman
 
Article I, section 12 of the Florida Constitution provides that "The right of the people to be secure ... against the unreasonable interception of private communications by any means, shall not be violated.  This right shall be construed in conformity with the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution, as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court." The facts of this case are rather simple, and probably occur on a regular basis.
 
 
Project Tip Line

During a critical incident, rapid collection, processing and dissemination of information is vital to the outcome of an investigation. Tip lines have become more popular in recent years as an investigative tool, and law enforcement agencies now have new advanced tip line technology at their disposal. Project TIPLINE is a free Internet-automated tip collection, management and analytic tool. The software is used to collect and analyze data and can be modified to meet an agency's specific needs. A handbook is included that reviews standard operating procedures for tip lines, how to handle large numbers of tips and how agencies can prepare for events and incidents that might use a tip line system.
 
 
Swine Flu:  21 Things Law Enforcement Needs to Know
Paul Purcell
 
At the time of this writing, only the potential for a pandemic has been mentioned, and summer approaches; not your "usual" cold and flu season.  One school of thought is that we will see a relatively minor wave of flu cases which will diminish toward the end of the summer.  However, when fall starts and schools are back in session and traditional cold and flu season begins, it's possible we'll see a more massive wave of infection and reach true pandemic status.
 
 
Security Manager's Guide to Video Surveillance
John Honovich
 
 

This book is designed for the security manager who uses video surveillance/CCTV systems. You should be able to understand this book if you have used a DVR system. The book's goal is to help you make better decisions about evaluating and selecting video surveillance systems. Integrators and manufacturers should also be able to learn from this, especially to gain a better appreciation of drivers for security managers.

 
 
Veteran Officers - Be A Mentor
Sergeant Andrew G. Hawkes
 
I remember looking at the "old guys" at the office when I first became a cop. They would come to work with the uniform wrinkled, an old revolver strapped to their hip that looked like it hadn't been cleaned in a year, no vest with a daily agenda of how little can I do and where am I going to eat lunch. We called those guys "ROD", or retired on duty. I told myself I would never become one of them.
 
 
What Makes a Warrior?
Tracy E. Barnhart
 
I have written many training articles and trained many individuals who I hope never need the tactics and strategies that I have shown.  I often wonder while pondering and reminiscing of old times hoping that I told each student everything that I knew or have shown them the details of the tactics necessary to subdue the resisting individual.  However, I always return to the same thought, "what makes a warrior?"  In a very real sense, corrections employees serve more time in prison than many inmates, they just serve it in eight-hour installments! The famous criminologist, James B. Jacobs noted, "A career correctional officer in effect commits himself to a life sentence in prison."
 
 
Geography and Public Safety bulletin

Sex Offender Residency Restrictions This issue focuses on how mapping and spatial analysis can help jurisdictions understand the effects of restrictions on where sex offenders are allowed to live. Specifically, it discusses how residency restrictions affect recidivism - whether they hamper offenders' reentry process and make it less likely that they will get treatment and services. Articles include a discussion of whether residency restrictions are a good idea, a study of residency restrictions in Minnesota, a report on the use of GPS monitoring for sex offenders in Florida, and a description of a spatial analysis technique for tracking sex offenders piloted by California Department of Corrections data.
 
 
 
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Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.)

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