Tuesday, February 19, 2008

BLUtube

It's Youtube for law enforcement. Some videos require an officer-only login. Others don't.

Hello? Is your SWAT team running?

New phone prank: Call in a SWAT team on someone's house.
Daily News (Los Angeles)

Sunday, February 03, 2008

Call for help ends in brutal strip search

An Ohio woman's call for help ends in male police deputies forcibly stripping her and locking her in a cell for hours. (Warning: The video is difficult to watch.)
WKYC

Monday, January 28, 2008

When prisons go under

Prisons are the only industry in many small American towns that depend on them for jobs. What happens when they close?
New York Times

Peace for breakfast

UK researchers are conducting a study to see if a more nutritious diet can reduce inmate violence.
TimesOnline

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Some good news

Homicides drop to 1960s levels. Gun crime is down, too.
Bureau of Justice Statistics

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

The endangered American snitch

Authorities say the "no snitching" campaign is working and plead with witnesses to violent crimes to come forward. Also coming to a street near you, the release of "Stop Snitching 2."
MSNBC