Officer Jeff Shannon is a California-based police officer and marriage and family therapist (MFT). He has a very informative blog entitled “Police Mental Health,” just one of the avenues where Officer Shannon shares the importance of mental wellness for law …
While many of us will be off on December 25th, some people will still have to clock in on Christmas day. Just because it’s a holiday or a day to relax for many, it doesn’t mean a halt to vital …
Remember Home Alone—the classic holiday movie from the early 90s, starring Macaulay Culkin, when he was an adorable, hilarious, charismatic kid? He played young Kevin who was mistakenly left behind when his family took off for France. Kevin cunningly came …
In our recent interview with retired FBI agent, now true crime writer, Jim Fisher, he brought up an interesting point. He said, “What makes a good uniformed cop is almost pretty much the opposite of what makes a good criminal …
Although on paper, Robert “Willie” Pickton is guilty of six second degree murders, it is possible that he is the most prolific serial killer in Canadian history. According to the Toronto Sun (in the article “Canadian cases involving dismemberment”), evidence …
A 44-year old woman, bed-ridden with a broken hip and forty pounds overweight decides one day she is going to become the first female police officer in her town. Sounds like the perfect plot for a fiction novel, right? It’s …
On the 9/11 Memorial Twitter page earlier today, Ellen Degeneres posted, “My heart is still with those who lost loved ones 11 years ago…” Slash (former Guns N’ Roses guitarist and current member of the Velvet Revolver) wrote, “Today I’m …
Polygraph tests (informally known as “lie detector tests”) have been employed as a law enforcement investigative tool for nearly a century. While, according to LegalMatch Law Library, the legality of polygraph results varies from state to state (i.e. as far …
With a history dating back to 1789, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) is the oldest law enforcement agency in the nation. Over 5,600 personnel work for the agency including 94 U.S. marshals (one appointed by the President to each federal …
On December 19, 2001, four-year old Zachery Longo’s body was found floating facedown in a body of water called Lint Slough near Waldport, Oregon. When the young boy’s picture was released to television networks, a couple who had babysat him …