Officers trained in this method indicate they achieve a high level of compliance in a short period of time By Duane Wolfe for Police1.com What do you do when a driver refuses to give you their license during a traffic stop? A variety of dash cam and smartphone videos [...]
A 3-part series by Lon Bartel and Steven R. “Randy” Watt for Calibre Press Effective law enforcement is built on the science of humanity, discipline, critical thinking, and hard-earned experience. But beneath the surface, dangerous myths float about. They may be wives tales or stories told to comfort ourselves. Some [...]
Part of the Leadership Principles Webinar Series. The challenge of recruitment and retention in public safety is more than just filling vacancies—it’s about fostering a culture that keeps good people in the profession. Before you invest in new hiring initiatives, ask yourself: Is your agency a place where people want [...]
BJS has released Jail Inmates in 2023 – Statistical Tables. It describes the number of persons held in local jails, inmate demographics, jail incarceration rates, conviction status and offense characteristics, the number of admissions to jail, persons supervised outside of jail, jail capacity, and staff employed in local jails. Findings [...]
On Tuesday, April 8, Governor Mike Kehoe will join Missouri crime victim survivors, crime victim advocates, prosecutors and law enforcement officers in the Capitol Rotunda to mark National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. This year’s theme, “Kinship, Connections and Healing,” calls attention to the vital connections that are built through [...]
By Ken Wallentine for XIPHOS In law enforcement, bright lines are often hard to come by. While legal rules exist to guide officer conduct — especially in high-stakes situations involving searches and seizures — those rules are frequently tempered by exceptions, caveats and gray areas. The language of relevant [...]
If you're like many, if not most, you're convinced that you're adept at handling more than one task, sometimes many tasks, all at once...and well. In this article, Dr. Alexis Artwohl explores important scientific research that proves humans are not built to fully focus on multiple things at the [...]
Federal Justice Statistics, 2023 NCJ Number 309946 Author(s) Mark A. Motivans, PhD, BJS Statistician Date Published: March 2025 Federal Justice Statistics Description This report provides national statistics on the federal response to crime for fiscal year 2023 and some statistics on changes over time. It describes case processing in [...]
The Omaha Police Department has adopted an approach where its interviewing investigators do not watch video evidence before interviewing officers involved in serious uses of force Originally published on the Force Science website. Republished here with permission. By Thomas McCarty Much ink has been spilled on the controversial question of [...]
Drones are an escalating threat to stadiums, concerts and public gatherings — but law enforcement faces legal roadblocks. Here’s how multi-layered drone detection technology helps track, identify and stop bad actors. By Yaniv Mendelson and Robert Tabbara for Police1.com Today, law enforcement is being increasingly tasked with protecting large, [...]
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Phone: 573-635-5925
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