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Prior to December of 1999 the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) had no way of communicating with one another regarding ballistic evidence found at crime scenes. The FBI was utilizing a system called Drugfire while the ATF were using the Integrated Ballistic Identification System (IBIS). Determining if a bullet casing found at the scene of a crime was linked to any other crimes required sending the actual evidence between these two systems in order to determine any connections.
In 1997, the …
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The level of violent crimes all over has been increasing at a steady pace over the past few years, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. It has been especially obvious among the younger population, which consists of high school and college students. They acquire knives, guns, sometimes even bombs and send their area into chaos. Upon researching how these young men and women learned how to use the weapons they bring with them, I stumbled upon an interesting source of information: law enforcement training online.
The idea of online classes has been …
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The law enforcement agencies are assigned by the government of a country to protect and safeguard the interest of the people. Proper Law Enforcement Equipment is of utmost importance for an agency to run the task smoothly and with great responsibility. Usually the equipments issued to a police officer include a pistol, a holster for the pistol, handcuffs, a nightstick and a transmission radio. The gun is to be used only if the officer is issued one. The handcuffs are to be required to restrain a criminal. The nightstick is …
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For a career in Federal Law Enforcement the applicant needs to be between 21 and 37 years of age, a United States Citizen, be able to pass a back ground check and a physical. For many jobs a degree in Criminal Justice or Criminology would also be needed. Many instructors in these courses are not able to advise students properly about Federal Law Enforcement Career opportunities requiring advice to be sought else ware.
There are many different types of Federal law Enforcement fields to investigate before making a decision as to …