• NJ Officer Charged With Staging Own Shooting
  
• Pipe Bomb Hero Cop Arrested
  
• Police Department Dealing With Arrests Of Officers
  
• Police Corruption Probe Nets Four Cops
  

These are actual newspaper headlines from all over the U.S. I'm having trouble understanding the sheer force of my reaction; just reading those truncated accusations cuts through me like a dull blade and makes me feel ashamed. I didn't' do anything wrong and I didn't know any of those cops. My agency wasn't the police department in question in any of them; so why do I have such a visceral, gut-kicking response when read such things? It's simple: because I'm not alone and those cops who crossed the line aren't' alone either.

Since September 11, 2001 the citizens of the United States have been introduced to a type of warfare that they are not very familiar with and not altogether comfortable being involved in. We are now facing groups of individuals who operate in a manner that is concealed, motivated and "group-serving". They show themselves at will and either die in the carnage or slip back into our society. They have the capabilities to kill a small or large number of us and show little regard for human life in general. I am obviously talking about the terrorist and their actions.

Prepared by a group of the Nation's top forensic scientists, Lessons Learned From 9/11: DNA Identification in Mass Fatality Incidents offers a look back-and a look forward. The report reviews the experiences of the Kinship and Data Analysis Panel (KADAP), a blue-ribbon panel assembled by the National Institute of Justice after the 9/11 attacks. The KADAP's role was to support the work of New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in the identification-through DNA analysis-of the World Trade Center victims. The report also looks to the future, offering "best practices" guidance (particularly to the Nation's laboratory directors) on preparing a plan for responding to a mass fatality event, whether caused by terrorism or natural disaster.

Criminal and Epidemiological Investigation Handbook, Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US Department of Justice, and the US Army Soldier Biological Chemical Command. 2006.

The purpose of this handbook is to identify potential conflicts law enforcement and public health personnel will encounter during their respective biological incident investigations and to provide potential solutions that can be adapted to meet the needs of the various jurisdictions and agencies throughout the United States; and, enhance the appreciation and understanding of each discipline's expertise by all parties.

Las Vegas Metro Police Department Lt. Randy Sutton, who published TRUE BLUE, Police Stories by Those Who Have Lived Them announced that he is collecting stories by active and former police officers for a 2nd edition of the acclaimed book.

From the first edition, more than $30,000 was donated to the NY Police and Fire Widows and Children's Fund as a result of royalties from sales of the books which are still available in hard cover and paperback.

Jailed for the rape of seventy-five women, an inmate revealed in an interview that if his victims had simply put a pair of old construction boots at the front door, he would have passed by and never considered them as targets.

Michael King, a 25 year veteran of law enforcement, co- authored this look at the predatory mindset of criminals. Predators explores "their motives, various plans of attack, and way of thinking--and then teaches simple lifestyle techniques that will help reduce the risk of becoming victimized. Criminal behavior specialists Greg Cooper and Mike King provide expert analysis based on real-life cases, in addition to moving insights from victims and criminals themselves.

The State Department released the Country Reports on Terrorism 2006. The 326 page document is divided into seven chapters: Strategic Assessment; Country Reports; State Sponsors of Terrorism Overview; The Global Challenge of WMD Terrorism; Terrorist Safe Havens; Terrorist Organizations; and, Legislative Requirements and Key Terms. Over 30 specific terrorist groups and their activities are reviewed in the report; as well as information on the activities of significant countries around the globe.

The events at Virginia Tech have forced campus security into the spotlight. A shooter or a terrorist on a campus, is there a distinction? In a report for MIPT, University of Central Oklahoma President and MIPT Board Member, W. Roger Webb, discusses the security challenges facing higher education leaders for a community disposed toward freedom.

Webb, the former Oklahoma Commissioner of Public Safety, offers insight from an academic as well as law enforcement background, providing questions every campus president and security personnel should be asking.

The NIJ In Short Fact Sheet Addressing Shortfalls in Forensic Science Education describes the benefits of an accredited forensic science education program. Many crime labs find that new graduates from forensic education programs are not properly trained. A committee led by the American Academy of Forensic Science has developed an evaluation and accreditation process to help universities improve their curriculum. An accredited curriculum gives employers-such as crime lab directors-standard criteria to assess whether an applicant is qualified.

This 9TH annual conference provides Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense the opportunity to highlight the technology and training tools currently available and being developed for the emergency responder community and to elicit responder technology requirements. This conference will provide a forum for responders to discuss best practices and exchange information. Expected to draw 1,500 attendees and 150 exhibits, this three-day conference will bring together key leaders and decision makers--offering responders, business and industry, academia, and Federal, State, tribal and local stakeholders a unique forum to network, exchange ideas, and collaboratively address critical incident technology and preparedness needs, protocols, and solutions.

It's now dark outside as you take your unit out on patrol to guard your beat. The night is starting off quiet when 1/2 way thru your shift, the radio blares SHOTS FIRED. You hear the radio number it's your friend, your heart grows icy cold with fear. I can not stop the pain and the anger - it is blinding my eyes, but I have to keep my cool. There is a criminal on the loose who needs to be caught.