FBI Financial Crimes Report Shows Progress Against White Collar Crime

March 6, 2012

“Financial terrorism” is fast becoming a catchphrase in the news as more media outlets trend toward reporting white-collar crime. The Occupy Wall Street movement that still rages in response to clear and flagrant violations of the public trust by big banks and financial institutions once described as “too big to fail” has helped draw more [...]

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Interview with Retired Police Chief and Author David Couper

February 15, 2012

We had the great opportunity to interview David Couper who was formerly the Madison Wisconsin Chief of Police and has recently written his first book titled Arrested Development: A Veteran Police Chief Sounds Off About Protest, Racism, Corruption, and the Seven Necessary Steps to Improve Our Nation’s Police. We discussed his career progression to chief of [...]

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Shutdown of Megaupload Raises Legal Questions for File Sharing Sites

February 8, 2012

The controversial nature of file sharing on the Internet has slipped in and out of the cyber law spotlight every since the rise and fall of Napster. Now, with the shuttering of file-sharing giant Megaupload, many believe the end of the industry has finally arrived. Megaupload is (was) the largest file-sharing website in the world, [...]

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Interview with Barbara Liss, President of the Santa Barbara Paralegal Association

February 4, 2012

We recently interviewed Barbara Liss, the president of the Santa Barbara Paralegal Association. She shared some great insights into the variety of tasks that a paralegal career may involve, what it is like to work on a trial, and advice for new paralegals looking for their first position. How did you get started in the [...]

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Supreme Court Decision Limits Police GPS Tracking

January 24, 2012

The US Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement agents may not use GPS tracking devices to gather evidence on suspects under investigation, although the ruling still leaves many questions for criminal justice professionals. The ruling is a response to a challenge filed in a lower-court case involving the tracking of Antoine Jones, a man [...]

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Law Enforcement Groups Support SOPA, PIPA

January 19, 2012

The Internet has become a fertile ground for copyright infringement and other forms of piracy involving intellectual property, and the US government’s latest answer is the introduction of legislation known as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Piracy Act (PIPA). These two measures, both of which are supported by law enforcement organizations, [...]

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No Clear Answers for Increase in Police Officer Deaths in 2011

January 14, 2012

Law enforcement professionals hold one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States, and 2011 saw yet another increase in police officer fatalities. The National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund has released its preliminary fatality report for 2011, and it indicates a 13% increase in deaths from last year to 173. This represents a [...]

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Obama Announces Leaner Defense Strategy with Emphasis on Cybersecurity

January 8, 2012

President Barack Obama’s new vision for the US military will involve less spending and more technology as warfare merges more completely with the digital age. Cyber warfare is fast becoming a part of the US global defense strategy, and threats to the country’s network infrastructure are as likely to originate domestically as they are internationally. [...]

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Interview with Mariana Fradman, New York Real Estate Paralegal

January 3, 2012

We were very fortunate to have the opportunity to interview Mariana Fradman who is the President of the New York City Paralegal Association Inc. and an accomplished real estate paralegal who also holds a master’s in business administration. We discussed what it was like to become a paralegal after immigrating from Ukraine, what her job [...]

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Study Shows Police Officers Suffer High Incidence of Sleep Disorders

December 22, 2011

The results of a study conducted among North American police officers from 2005 to 2007 reveal that a significant portion of law enforcement professionals suffer from sleep disorders that can impair health and job performance. The research was spearheaded by Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam, Ph.D., at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and published in [...]

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