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Georgia Panel Weighs Rules Requiring Police To Adopt Interrogation Policies

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... Georgia legislators are gathering information in preparation for the next session that would require law enforcement agencies to adopt written rules for interrogations and lineups. State Representative Stephanie Benfield, who chairs the House study committee, has sponsored legislation ...

VERMONT SEES DRUGS DRIVING CRIME RATE

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... Vermont public safety officials linked a jump in robberies and assaults in 2006 to a surge in consumer demand for drugs supplied from organizations outside the state. The Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC) based the report on data from law enforcement agencies throughout the state ...

NEW JERSEY PROPOSES TO REDUCE DRUG ZONES

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... A New Jersey task force has recommended tightening the distances near schools that are designated as drug-free zones and stiffen sentences for violators. Under current law, because of the large number of schools and other public properties in urban centers, large areas are within drug ...

NEVADA CHANGES RULES FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... Nevada has adopted a series of new laws directing at domestic violence and sexual assault, giving victims more protections and expanding police access to criminal data. One new law, AB 112, requires police to hold for at least 12 hours any individual under the influence of alcohol or ...

ILLINOIS SETS STANDARD, BUT ONLY 2/3 IN SYSTEM

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... Illinois has established statewide standards for localities to qualify for first responder funding to ensure uniformity within the network, but only two-thirds of law enforcement and emergency agencies are participating. The Illinois Terrorism Task Force sets specifications for first ...

ELECTRONIC FENCE AT BORDER IS DELAYED

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... The Homeland security Department has postponed installation of an electronic fence at the Mexican border due to software problems. Boeing Integrated Defense Systems has ...

CROSS-BORDER ASSAULT ON GANGS WILL EXPAND

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... The Justice Department has reached a new agreement with El Salvador as part of a program to expand enforcement against MS-13, which has spread operations in 40 U.S. states and 10 countries in the Western Hemisphere. The Transnational Anti-Gang (TAG) initiative (the Centro Antipandillas ...

EX-GANG MEMBERS HELP LOS ANGLES CUT CRIME

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... The Los Angeles Police Department's program mat uses former gang members to help defuse conflicts among younger gang members has been an important factor in the declining homicide rate. While ex-gang members have voluntarily gone to the streets to try to turn youths away from violence ...

HOUSE LEADERS BACK BILL TO HIT CHILD PORN

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... LEGISLATION The House leadership has pledged rapid action on a bill to expand federal law to recognize the emergence of the Internet in the creation and distribution of child pornography. The Congressional Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children developed the bill, HR ...

1st Circuit: 'UNCERTAIN' SITUATION JUSTIFIES EXCESS FORCE

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... IN THE COURTS Officers maintain qualified immunity for the use of excessive force when the situation is "tense" and "uncertain," decided the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. A three-judge panel reversed denial of immunity based on an eyewitness account that the officers had fired at ...

Illinois: CHICAGO CRIME DECLINES TO LOWEST ON RECORD

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... ACROSS THE STATES Chicago reported the lowest rate of crime for the first 10 months of 2007 since monthly data collection began eight years ago. The Police Department said the violent and property crime index fell 4.2 percent. Homicide declined ...

Maryland: GUN RULE EYES HISTORY ON MENTAL STABILITY

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... The state has issued an administrative regulation requiring gun buyers to sign a waiver releasing menmental health records to State Police. The regulation applies to individuals who entered ...

Illinois: PROGRAM TO TRACK METH MATERIALS BEGINS

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... Governor Rod Blagojevich signed a bill, SB 1397, to establish a meth ingredient sales tracking pilot program. The tests will be ...

North Carolina: ALL AMERICA CITY SETS UP FIRST ANTI-GANG UNIT

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... The Hickory Police Department has established an anti-gang unit, reversing years of denying that gangs operated in the 2007 All America City in the state's western mountain region. Gang violence gained prominence for law enforcement following the arrest of three alleged teen ...

Ohio: SCANNER TIES SUSPECTS TO FUGITIVE WARRANTS

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... Clermont County Sheriff A.J. "Tim" Rodenberg said an experiment with a scanner that wirelessly connects to a crime database found 2.5 percent of 1,300 suspects scanned had outstanding warrants. Currently, the U.S. Defense Department is the only user of the scanner mat reads the magnetic ...

Oregon: NEW LAW SETS PENALTIES FOR ONLINE PREDATORS

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... The state has enacted a law, HB 3515, to establish penalties for sexual predators that use the Internet to solicit minors. "The Internet presents a whole new set of dangers. It gives total anonymity to criminals," said House Judiciary Chairman Greg Macpherson, who guided the bill through ...

8th Circuit: FOLLOWING PROCEDURE PROTECTS IMMUNITY

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... A police agency that complies with standards for investigating complaints against officers sustains qualified immunity against charges of freedom-of-speech violations, ruled the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. The court said the Missouri State Highway Patrol followed procedures in an ...

CALENDAR

Nov 02, 2007; Anonymous ... (Calendar lists Date of Event, Name of Event, Sponsor, Location and Information Contact.) Feb. 11-14-National Cybercrime Symposium, Federal Probation and Pretrial Officers Association, Long Beach, Calif Inf.: Roger Pimentel, 213-894-8830. Feb. 24-28-Rural Law Enforcement, ...