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This article examines the behavioral differences between police field training officers (FTOs) and non-FTOs in problem-focused efforts and aggressive preventive patrol. The former refers to officer-initiated security checks and attempts to locate citizens, while the latter includes officer-initiated field interrogations and traffic stops. Data used were collected from Indianapolis, Indiana and St. Petersburg, Florida during the summers of 1996 and 1997. Findings show that FTOs, especially those in St. Petersburg, are more proactive than non-FTOs in attempting to locate suspects and witnesses, but they do not differ in the level of proactivity with respect to security checks, field interrogations, and traffic stops. Implications for future research and policy are discussed.

Although managing sex offender risk has been a law enforcement initiative since the 1930s, exceptionally heinous sex crimes perpetrated by offenders during the 1990s brought forth intense public scrutiny and [...]

The International Assn of Chiefs of Police Executive Committee examined the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies for financial stability and a strict adherence to policy, rather than assistance for law enforcement agency professionalism. The committee recommended an economic recovery program, an independent audit and a review and revision of standards.

The question of whom the police serve, and whose order they impose, is once again up for debate. But it is as old as policing itself. A political cartoon by [...]

WASHINGTON -- Responding to critics, Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan unveiled his plans Monday to improve the agency's enforcement of anti-laundering laws. 'I will view the prompt identification of [...]

The UK Criminal Records Bureau has falsely accused teacher Stephen Lee of having convictions for 40 crimes and a prison record. Lee is now considering legal action.

Law enforcement has become increasingly complex. Officers regularly deal with life and death issues and activities that involve the safety, security, or welfare of the citizens they serve. Moreover, many [...]

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) controls the law enforcement accreditation process to improve crime prevention capabilities and establish nondiscriminatory personnel practices. A Standard Review Committee has suggested measures that are essential for contemporary policing. The certification program of CALEA allows companies to participate in the accreditation process, which helps them in self-assessment. The impartial and on-site agency reviews add credibility to CALEA's program.

Controversial new powers which will allow the police to close disorderly pubs with immediate effect came into force on 1 December. The powers, part of the Criminal Justice and Police […]

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) was jointly established in 1979 by the International Assn of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Sheriffs' Assn and the Police Executive Research Forum. CALEA was formed to provide for an accreditation process by which law enforcement agencies can voluntarily show that they are performing at established professional levels. Recent years have shown a declining interest in accreditation due to the inflexibility of standards and the expense incurred by the process. IACP encourages support for the CALEA process.