Arbitration Procedures

By: A.E.L.E., Inc.  A transit authority fired two of its police officers for misconduct who were represented by a police union, reinstated them on administrative leave after an arbitration award ordered them to do so, and then fired both of them a second time after the state of Maryland declined to recertify them as police officers. 


Created: May 4th, 2015 at 6:43 am

Chain Gangs

By: Thomas SantarlasThe criminal justice system in America has a storied history regarding the incarceration and work detail of its inmates. It has been commonplace for prisoners to supply free labor to the public. 


Created: Apr 25th, 2015 at 6:29 am

Justices: Traffic Stop Cannot be Extended to Bring in K-9

By Associated Press via PoliceOne.com - Supreme Court said Police May Not Extend a Traffic Stop to Seek Evidence of Crimes Unrelated to the Offense that Prompted the Initial Stop.


Created: Apr 23rd, 2015 at 6:40 am

“This is About All the Cops You Don’t Read About”

By  Bob Schieffer of CBS’s “Face the Nation”The best training to be a reporter or anything else is to work the police beat, because every story you cover is the worst moment in someone’s life. 


Created: Apr 23rd, 2015 at 6:33 am

Auto Theft Prevention

By: Thomas SantarlasAuto theft is a property crime that is racing out of control leaving numerous victims in its dust. The loss of a vehicle to theft causes the victim a multitude of problems.

 

Created: Apr 23rd, 2015 at 6:24 am