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Our Weakest Members: Developmentally Disabled People in the Criminal Justice System
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Marijuana Legalization Creates Challenges for Officers Enforcing Impaired Driving Laws
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]The battle to choose what substances are acceptable for recreational use was, is and will be a topic that polarizes society. Where has all the...
We’ve Been Here Before: The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on DUI
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]The United States has a history of making intoxicating substances, like alcohol and marijuana, illegal under the guise of weakening moral values. So-called moral...
Is It Worth It? Reflections on a Law Enforcement Career
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Law enforcement is uniquely American—independent, fragmented but united in working toward a larger cause. Law enforcement officers are expected to enforce laws at the state...
When Law Enforcement Policy and Practice Conflict
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]In 1910, Frederick Winslow Taylor developed a scientific theory about how best to improve productivity in the workplace. In his book The Principles of Scientific...
Formal Education in Law Enforcement: Whose Responsibility Is It?
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Law enforcement is an increasingly complex industry. In what other fields do the practitioners wield power and authority over life or death, freedom or confinement? In...