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The June 2009 issue of the American Heroes Press Newsletter contains
original articles from military personnel as well as police officers. In
addition, this edition includes critical information from official publications
on domestic law enforcement, and the war on terror. Thank you for the
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| The History of Policing
From
2600 BCE to modern times, there have been some interesting developments in law
enforcement. This downloadable document takes a concise, yet thorough, look at
the development of American law enforcement.
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Defining Leadership: Trying to
Understand
By Gunnery Sergeant Darnell E.
Patton, USMC
You can ask
ten different people what their definition of leadership is and you will
probably get ten different answers. Leadership doesn't have a specific
definition. By giving it a definition, you are putting restrictions and
limitations on the word and the true value of leadership. Leadership is
something that is complicated to explain and understand. It is formless; it
doesn't take on a particular shape or form, nor does it go in one particular
direction. A great leader can adjust to any situation at any given time, under
any circumstance, and still come out successful.
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 State and Nonstate Associated
Gangs: Credible "Midwives of New Social Orders"
The
monograph examines contemporary populism and neopopulism, 21st century
socialism, and a nonstate actor (al-Qaeda) seeking regional and global hegemony.
They are: first, paramilitary gang permutations in Colombia that are
contributing significantly to the erosion of the Colombian state and its
democratic institutions, and implementing the anti-system objectives of their
elite neo-populist sponsors; second, Hugo Chavez's use of the New Socialism and
popular militias to facilitate his populist Bolivarian dream of creating a
mega-state in Latin America; and, third, al-Qaeda's strategic and hegemonic use
of political-criminal gangs to coerce substantive change in Spanish and other
Western European foreign and defense policy and governance. Lessons derived from
these cases demonstrate how gangs might fit into a holistic effort to force
radical political-social-economic change, and illustrate how traditional
political-military objectives may be achieved indirectly, rather than
directly.
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National Southwest Border Counternarcotics
Strategy
Drug trafficking across the Southwest border remains an acute
threat to our homeland security and one of the top drug control priorities for
the United States. Mexican drug trafficking organizations have come to dominate
the illegal drug supply chain, taking ownership of drug shipments after they
depart South America and overseeing their transportation to market and
distribution throughout the United States. It is now estimated that 90 percent
of the cocaine that is destined for U.S. markets transits the Mexico/Central
America corridor. Mexico is the primary foreign source of marijuana and
methamphetamine destined for U.S. markets and is also a source and transit
country for heroin. Mexican drug trafficking organizations dominate the U.S.
drug trade from within, overseeing drug distribution in more than 230 U.S.
cities. These organizations also control the southbound flow of other forms of
drug related contraband, such as bulk currency and illegal weapons.
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CCTV & IP Video Surveillance
Newsletter
It's certainly been a heck of a month, what
with a huge increase in news stories, and of course that tiny security
extravaganza held at the NEC. IFSEC 2009 may be over for yet another year, but
with excessive foot swelling and no fingerprints left on both of my typing
fingers, the memories will certainly linger awhile. In the great scheme of
things this years show was, despite predictions to the contrary, a resounding
success.
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Red Team "Two sides to every Story"
By
Lieutenant Colonel John Nelson, USA
Three years ago, I was
one of the first graduates of the Red Team School at the University of Foreign
Military and Cultural Studies (UFMCS), located at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. The
Red Teaming course is relatively new to the Army, but the concept of an advisor
to the commanding general has been around since the time of Napoleon. The
concept of the Red Team requires members to see through multiple lenses; in the
case of Iraq, looking at a situation from the perspective of the people or the
Government of Iraq, as well as the enemy. The role has been effectively used in
both government and business, but until recently, the Army had no doctrine or
recognized education available to implement the capability in its operational
and strategic units.
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Automatic License
Plate Recognition
Dennis J.
Lau
In an era of increasing threats to public safety and shrinking city
budgets, judicious application of modern technologies are a force multiplier for
police agencies who need to do more with less. Automatic License Plate
Recognition (ALPR) is a case in point. ALPR uses cameras to capture digital
images of license plates, then a computer to convert plate image into
alphanumeric characters. That information, also referred to as "plate code", can
then be stored in a database and compared to other databases.
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National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and
the Law
The National Clearinghouse for Science,
Technology and the Law assembles the available scientific, technological, and
relevant legal resources into a comprehensive "one-stop" searchable database
with equal access for all. NCSTL provides: a searchable database of legal,
forensic, and technology resources; a reference collection of law, science, and
technology material; partnerships with law schools, professional associations,
and federal and state agencies; national conferences on science, technology, and
the law; community acceptance panels; training modules and primers with an
emphasis on distance education; and training for defense counsel who are
handling cases involving biological evidence on the applications and limitations
of DNA evidence as stated in the President's DNA Initiative.
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Making Arrests in Domestic Violence Cases: What Police Should
Know
By David
Hirschel, Ph.D.
Police have been making more arrests in domestic violence
incidents. In 2000, about 50 percent of intimate partner violence cases1
resulted in arrests, compared to 7 to 15 percent in the 1970s and 1980s.
Research has revealed that some aspects of the change cause problems: too many
victims are arrested and too few cases are accepted by prosecutors. The problem
appears to arise in part from the practice of dual arrests - situations in which
police arrest both parties involved in the altercation rather than trying to
identify the primary aggressor. About 2 percent of domestic violence incidents
result in dual arrests.
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 Practical Implications of Current Domestic Violence Research: For
Law Enforcement, Prosecutors and Judges
by
Andrew R. Klein
Practical Implications of Current Domestic Violence Research: For Law
Enforcement, Prosecutors and Judges describes for practitioners what the
research tells us about domestic violence, including its perpetrators and
victims, the impact of current responses to it and, more particularly, the
implications of that research for day-to-day, real-world responses to domestic
violence by law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judges.
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| Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.)
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