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Top 3 Challenges for Potential FBI Agents
May 14, 2013
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Criminal Justice
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Tell your friends and family that you want to be an FBI agent, and they’ll remind you of a few things you’ve probably heard before: that it’s extremely tough to get into, the FBI will do an incredibly thorough background check on you going all the way back to grade school, and that they’re looking for people who fit ‘the’ profile. Let’s shed a little insight.
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National Police Week
May 12, 2013
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Criminal Justice
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Tales of heroism and tragedy police officers face reach all of us. Nat’l Police Week begins May 12, 2013. Visit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and tell an officer, ‘Thank you.’
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What it Takes to Be a Cop: A Personal Perspective
March 21, 2013
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Criminal Justice
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I’m often asked, “What does it take to be a cop?” I don’t always have a complete answer to offer, mostly because my response has changed over the years. Of course, I could give you the basics: how many many push-ups you have to do, how quickly you must run a mile and a half and how you can’t ever have used narcotics or hard drugs. But you could find all this basic information with a quick scan of the agency website that you’re interested in joining. So maybe reading about my law enforcement career will give you insight into what it takes to be a cop.
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After Christopher Dorner’s Rampage, How to Build Community Trust in Police
February 19, 2013
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Criminal Justice, Homeland Security
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LAPD officer Dr. Sunil Dutta, a Master’s in Homeland Security course developer and instructor at Colorado Technical University, recently published an op-ed for the Washington Post discussing the ongoing challenges police officers face in order to maintain public confidence. The issue of community-based policing is a critical topic for current and aspiring criminal justice professionals to consider – particularly in light of instances like those involving Officer Dorner.
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Tweeting Jurors and Judges: Can Fair Trials Exist with Social Media?
February 13, 2013
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Criminal Justice
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In previous blogs, we looked at how criminals are using social media and what they’re doing with the information they find online. We also discussed how law enforcement uses social media to track and ultimately prosecute criminals. Now let’s look at how social media is impacting the courtroom.
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A Look Inside the Mind of a Rapist
January 29, 2013
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Criminal Justice
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One of the most difficult things law enforcement officers must do is to interview rape victims. They must be asked highly intrusive questions that force them to relive an extraordinarily painful experience. Yet the hard, cold fact is that cops aren’t therapists. Their primary goal is to capture the rapist and to keep another victim from going through the same pain.
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The Massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary: Reducing the Threat of Active Shooters
January 11, 2013
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Criminal Justice, Homeland Security
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The horrible tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that left twenty-six adults and children dead has reignited the debate over gun control. Under particular scrutiny is the advisability and legality of allowing citizens to purchase assault rifles.
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How Law Enforcement Agencies are Using Social Media
January 10, 2013
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Criminal Justice
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“Hey, @SeattlePD: What’s the Latest?” is the title of a New York Times article discussing one of the more interesting uses of social media by law enforcement. The article describes a new Seattle police department Twitter campaign that involves the agency launching 51 “hyper-local,” computer-automated Twitter accounts, in addition to their main profile. The project is called “Tweets-by-beat,” and it transforms the traditional police blotter into a real-time source of information, neighborhood by neighborhood.
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The Many Faces of Terrorism
December 27, 2012
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Criminal Justice, Homeland Security
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Popular media often portrays a terrorist as a person of Middle Eastern descent. It’s a shortsighted, dangerous and limited perspective that reflects the media’s lack of diversity in imagination. Seldom are terrorists depicted as blonde-haired, blue-eyed individuals dressed in traditional business attire. But that view may soon change.
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Social Media and Crime: How to Protect Yourself
December 6, 2012
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Criminal Justice
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For several months now, I’ve used social media to engage and interact with the CTU community on topics related to Criminal Justice. For me, one of the most fascinating and enjoyable aspects of social media is the ability to connect with people I might not otherwise get to know. When you think about it, social media enables you to potentially reach millions of Web users worldwide. That idea got me thinking: Do you know who is on the receiving end of your tweet, status update or online post?
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