Police Issues
"Informed, dispassionate commentaries and news updates on key criminal justice and law enforcement issues."
Author: Julius "Jay" Wachtel teaches criminal justice and public administration at California State University, Fullerton.
Blawg Related Categories: Constitutional Law • Criminal Justice
Recent Posts from Police Issues
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BREAKING NEWS
* Supreme Court to decide if juveniles can be sentenced to life without parole for nonfatal crimes * FBI arrests more than a dozen Wall Streeters who allegedly made millions by using insider information to…
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WOULD YOU BET YOUR FREEDOM ON A DOG'S NOSE?
Jag” and “James Bond” are bloodhounds. They drool a lot but they’re nice dogs. And if you believe their caregiver, Fort Bend County (Texas) Deputy Sheriff Keith Pikett, they’re also CSI specialists, with a sense…
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WHAT IF THERE'S NO DNA?
It’s the rare prosecutor who will admit a grievous error. Rarer still are those who seek them out. Dallas D.A. Craig Watkins is such a man. Elected in 2007 after a string of exonerations shocked…
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
As the balloon came to a surprisingly soft landing on the high plains of Colorado a transfixed nation held its breath. Was six-year old Falcon Heene alive? Could he be? Had the boy succumbed to…
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THE NEW NORMAL
“The Mayor of Newark, New Jersey wants to set up a citywide program to improve residents’ health. The health care program would consist of a bus ticket out of Newark.” NBC Tonight Show host Conan…
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GUN SHOW AND TELL
If you’re New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, what’s not to like? Although the Big Apple has more than twice L.A.’s population, its homicide rate is thirty-seven percent lower. That’s not a fluke: nearly ten…
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DOPES, NOT ROPED
Since 9/11 the FBI has to all appearances enjoyed a remarkable string of victories against terrorism. From the Fort Dix Six and the Liberty City/Sears Tower Seven, to the Rumble in the Bronx, the Feds…
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THE CHASE IS ON
Two weeks ago Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were looking for two robbery suspects when they spotted a pair of possible candidates. As they approached the men one ran off. A deputy gave chase. What…
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WHAT DOES THE D.A. WANT FROM THE SHERIFF?
POSTED 9/20/09 -- Orange County (Calif.) District Attorney Tony Rackauckas is a great fan of forensics. So much so, in fact, that he’d like to run a lab. Wouldn’t you know it, there’s one next…
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HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
In 2006 a 911 caller reported that women and girls were “living in squalor” in the rear yard of a home in Antioch (Calif.) A deputy contacted the homeowner and warned him that living outdoors…