Law enforcement agency
hideIn North American English, a Law enforcement agency (LEA) is an organisation that enforces the law.
Outside North America, such organisations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police, others have other names (e.g. sherriff's department; investigative police services in the USA are often called bureaus (e.g. FBI, ICE, ATF, DEA, USSS, SBI, etc.).)
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News tagged with law enforcement
Framed for child porn -- by a PC virus
Nov 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
Halloween sex offender policies questioned
Oct 22, 2009 |
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The rates of non-familial sex crimes against children under the age of 12 are no higher during the Halloween season than at any other times of the year, according to a study published in the September issue of Sexual Abuse: A ...
Tighter oversight on border laptop searches
Aug 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Obama administration on Thursday put new restrictions on searches of laptops at U.S. borders to address concerns that federal agents have been rummaging through travelers' personal information.
Little safe haven for sexually assaulted LGBTQ victims
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Aug 13, 2009 |
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Being a victim of sexual assault and seeking help is difficult for anyone, but when the victim is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) the thought of reporting a crime may well be laced ...
Twitter's uses extend to law enforcement
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Call it a wanted poster for the Digital Age, in 140 characters or less: "Can you ID this armed robbery suspect?"
Craigslist strikes back, files suit
May 20, 2009 |
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Craigslist announced Wednesday that it had filed suit against a state attorney general who has threatened criminal charges against the online classifieds site in a dispute over "erotic services" ads.
Tw studies examine medical consequences of police use of force during restraint
May 17, 2009 |
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Dr. Jared Strote at the University of Washington Medical Center led a group that examined the medical records of nearly 900 patients subdued by the Seattle Police Department with a Taser over a six-year period. Less than ...
Asia militants get more sophisticated online
Apr 19, 2009 |
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Southeast Asian militants have grown more sophisticated in using the Internet to spread radical ideas, recruit and train supporters, according to a new study urging governments to take action.
Illegal trade devastates Sumatran orangutan population, report says
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Lack of law enforcement against illegal trade in Indonesia threatens the survival of orangutans and gibbons on Sumatra, a new study by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC shows.
Reports of Internet crime jump 33 percent
Mar 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Reports of Internet-based crime jumped 33 percent in 2008, according to a group that monitors web-based fraud.
Designing the World’s First 'Purpose-Built' Law Enforcement Vehicle
Mar 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Georgia Tech Research Institute’s (GTRI) expertise in human-factors issues helped an Atlanta-based startup company create the world’s first vehicle designed specifically to meet the patrol ...
Study Looks Inside the Minds of Identity Thieves
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Mar 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Federal Trade Commission recently asked a UT Dallas criminology researcher for help understanding what motivates identity thieves.
'Suicide by cop' phenomenon occurring in over a third of North American shootings involving police
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Pasadena, CA—February 18, 2009—"Suicide by Cop" (SBC) is a suicide method in which a person engages in actual or apparent danger to others in an attempt to get oneself killed or injured by law enforcement. A new study in ...
Keeping an eye on the Inauguration
Feb 04, 2009 |
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One of the toughest technological challenges for law enforcement is to simultaneously monitor live feeds from the wireless cameras scattered across their jurisdictions. A nearly impossible task under any circumstances, ...
First study to test real-world effects of stun gun use raises questions about safety
Jan 23, 2009 |
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The rate of sudden deaths increased six-fold in the first year that California law enforcement agencies deployed the use of stun guns, according to a UCSF study. Findings also showed a two-fold increase in the rate of firearm-related ...
