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Police officer deaths drop in 2008LARRY MARGASAK
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer police officers died in the line of duty in 2008 compared to last year, reflecting better training and tactics, two law enforcement support groups reported Sunday.
The findings reversed the trend for 2007 when there was a spike in police deaths, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and another group, Concerns of Police Survivors.
The groups reported fatalities through Sunday.
Officer deaths this year totaled 140, compared to 181 in 2007.
Gunfire deaths dropped to 41 officers this year, compared to 68 in 2007. The 2008 number represented the lowest total since 1956 — when there were 35 — and was far below the peak of 156 officers killed by gunfire in 1973.
Traffic-related deaths also declined, with 71 officers killed this year, compared to 83 in 2007. It was the 11th consecutive year that more officers were killed in traffic incidents than from any other cause.
More than 61 percent of this year's fatalities involved accidents and 39 percent resulted from criminal acts.
The only downside was deaths of women officers: 15 in 2008 compared to 6 a year ago. More women officers than before are in harm's way, the groups said, because they're taking on the same dangerous assignments as men.
Craig Floyd, chairman of the Memorial Fund, said in an interview that officers are getting better training and equipment.
More than 70 percent of policemen use bullet-resistant vests compared to fewer than half a decade ago, he said.
And officers are making better use of Taser stun guns and other non-lethal weapons that keep them a safe distance from violent offenders, Floyd said.
To avoid traffic deaths, officers are better trained in high-speed and defensive driving techniques. Police vehicles now have better safety equipment, including side air bags and a substance installed near the gas tank to suppress fire when the vehicle is struck.
The states with the most deaths were Texas with 14, followed by California with 12, then Florida and Pennsylvania with eight apiece,
Other factors cited by Floyd for the reduction in police fatalities:
_A record 2.3 million adult criminals behind bars, according to a study released earlier this year by the Pew Center on the States.
_A 2007 violent crime rate that held steady at the 2005 level, according to the Justice Department.
The Memorial Fund honors law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty and is in charge of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington.
Concerns of Police Survivors provides support and counseling to surviving family members of officers killed in the line of duty.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer police officers died in the line of duty in 2008 compared to last year, reflecting better training and tactics, two law enforcement support groups reported Sunday.
The findings reversed the trend for 2007 when there was a spike in police deaths, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and another group, Concerns of Police Survivors.
The groups reported fatalities through Sunday.
Officer deaths this year totaled 140, compared to 181 in 2007.
Gunfire deaths dropped to 41 officers this year, compared to 68 in 2007. The 2008 number represented the lowest total since 1956 — when there were 35 — and was far below the peak of 156 officers killed by gunfire in 1973.
Traffic-related deaths also declined, with 71 officers killed this year, compared to 83 in 2007. It was the 11th consecutive year that more officers were killed in traffic incidents than from any other cause.
More than 61 percent of this year's fatalities involved accidents and 39 percent resulted from criminal acts.
The only downside was deaths of women officers: 15 in 2008 compared to 6 a year ago. More women officers than before are in harm's way, the groups said, because they're taking on the same dangerous assignments as men.
Craig Floyd, chairman of the Memorial Fund, said in an interview that officers are getting better training and equipment.
More than 70 percent of policemen use bullet-resistant vests compared to fewer than half a decade ago, he said.
And officers are making better use of Taser stun guns and other non-lethal weapons that keep them a safe distance from violent offenders, Floyd said.
To avoid traffic deaths, officers are better trained in high-speed and defensive driving techniques. Police vehicles now have better safety equipment, including side air bags and a substance installed near the gas tank to suppress fire when the vehicle is struck.
The states with the most deaths were Texas with 14, followed by California with 12, then Florida and Pennsylvania with eight apiece,
Other factors cited by Floyd for the reduction in police fatalities:
_A record 2.3 million adult criminals behind bars, according to a study released earlier this year by the Pew Center on the States.
_A 2007 violent crime rate that held steady at the 2005 level, according to the Justice Department.
The Memorial Fund honors law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty and is in charge of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington.
Concerns of Police Survivors provides support and counseling to surviving family members of officers killed in the line of duty.
Terça-feira, 20 de Maio de 2008
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What is RAID 3?
The Real-time Analytical Intelligence Database (RAID) is a National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC)-designed tool used in support of criminal prosecution. It is also used by several law enforcement agencies for organizing and sharing case information. The software helps analysts to catalog and analyze valuable information collected from seized evidence or law enforcement intelligence.
Unlike most other programs available to law enforcement for conducting analytical work, RAID 3 is specially designed to run on a single computer, a mobile peer-to-peer network, or a client-server network. This allows users to work outside the confines of the office. A team of analysts, agents, and officers has the freedom to operate at a hotel, a raid site, or any other area where laptop computers can be used.
RAID 3 was developed for NDIC, and NDIC offers the software and training free of cost (travel costs and per diem are not included) to law enforcement agencies.
Who Should Attend?
Why Should I Attend?
By learning how to use the Real-time Analytical Intelligence Database (RAID) software, you will be able to organize and assimilate significant amounts of evidence to reveal associations, assets, and methods of drug traffickers in order to assist criminal investigations and prosecutions. Using RAID you can identify previously unknown leads, hidden assets, and coconspirators as well as organize evidence for trial.
We have provided our RAID software and training to numerous agencies in the United States as well as to foreign intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Some of these agencies include
We have worked with many foreign agencies, including INTERPOL and the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, as a conduit to raise awareness and to distribute RAID to many of the following nations, including: the Bahamas, Bolivia, Burma, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
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CUSTO - Training and materials are provided at no cost at the NDIC. Participants are responsible for all travel, lodging, and per diem costs.
DATA - October 20-24, 2008
LOCAL - Training is held at the NDIC in Johnstown, PA. The NDIC is located at 319 Washington Street, Johnstown, PA, at the intersection of Market and Washington Streets.
Segunda-feira, 5 de Maio de 2008
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Federal Air MarshalsThe Federal Air Marshal Service promotes confidence in the nation’s civil aviation system through the effective deployment of Federal Air Marshals (FAMs) to detect, deter, and defeat hostile acts targeting U.S. air carriers, airports, passengers, and crews.
Federal Air Marshals must operate independently without backup, and rank among those Federal law enforcement officers that hold the highest standard for handgun accuracy. They blend in with passengers and rely on their training, including investigative techniques, criminal terrorist behavior recognition, firearms proficiency, aircraft specific tactics, and close quarters self-defense measures to protect the flying public.
Federal Air Marshals have an ever expanding role in homeland security and work closely with other law enforcement agencies to accomplish their mission. Currently, air marshals staff several positions at different organizations such as the National Counterterrorism Center, the National Targeting Center, and on the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces. In addition, they are also distributed among other law enforcement and homeland security liaison assignments during times of heightened alert or special national events.
Successful accomplishment of the Federal Air Marshal’s mission is critical to civil aviation and homeland security.
Segunda-feira, 28 de Abril de 2008
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