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 …
Did you know that around 38% of Fire Rescue personnel and 32% of Emergency Dispatchers suffer from symptoms of PTSD? Or that every 17 hours a law enforcement officer takes his or her own life? The suicide rate among correctional …
Learn more from NBC News about Aurora, Colorado dispatcher Kathie Stauffer.
Thirteen years after the harrowing Columbine High School massacre, Colorado tragically faced another mass shooting on Friday. Twenty-four year old James Holmes is currently in custody for allegedly opening fire at an Aurora movie theatre showcasing the premiere of The …
In a Business Insider profile of the NYPD’s Special Victims Division, Christopher Dickey describes detectives that work extremely long hours, who resort to sleeping on cots at the station and who deal with hundreds of horrific or disturbing sex crime …
In March of this year, Officer James Zirpolo of the San Diego Police Department won an award presented by MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). He was honored for making the most DUI arrests (205) in all of the United States …
Have you ever thought about what it’s like to be a cop, sheriff or detective? Wondering if it’s similar to what’s portrayed in the movies or if it’s a job meant for you? An opportunity to work side-by-side with a …
I don’t know how much of this story is true, but since it’s Friday I thought I’d share a lighthearted story! Do you have a caption idea? Share it on our Facebook page. West Virginia State Police Officer “Bubba” Caldwell …
On May 25, 1979, a six-year old boy vanished from his SoHo neighborhood never to be seen again except on milk cartons across the country. It was young Etan Patz’s first time walking to the bus stop by himself, a …
According to Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries, a serial killer is someone who commits three or more murders as part of three or more distinctive events; whereas a mass murderer is someone who kills a group of people as part …