Scholars and practitioners at the IACP conference indicate that there are no easy solutions to confronting radicalization and extremism in the U.S., but there are key elements that must be incorporated into any effective strategy. Los Angeles Police Chief Michael Downing and St. Paul Police Chief Tom Smith shared their views of how to prevent …
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7 Reasons the World Will Be Sustainable – A Multimedia Feature
Sustainability is a critical goal, but the question becomes: How do we get there? Thomson Reuters released a multimedia feature entitled, ‘7 Reasons the World Will be Sustainable,’ which examines the conflux of drivers that will enable sustainability globally, including transparency, catastrophe, science & innovation as well as the role of heroes, regulators, investors and …
Mind Your Business – October 2015
Patsy Doerr interviews Nicole Hansen, manager, community relations for the Thomson Reuters legal business on the role of corporate responsibility. You can listen to Mind Your Business by clicking the play button on the built-in player below, or to download, right-click here. All of our Legal Current podcasts can also be found on iTunes – just enter …
IACP 2015 – President Obama Addresses Attendees
When it was announced late last week that President Barack Obama would address attendees at this year’s International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Chicago, what was always an exciting event on the law enforcement calendar took on a whole new dimension. Buzz around the president’s address on the show floor over the last …
IACP 2015 – The National Initiative for Building Community Trust & Justice
Since 2013, the Department of Justice has examined ways that it can work with law enforcement to build trust in communities. As Edward Chung, senior advisor, Office of Justice Programs with the Department of Justice, noted, the department is not known for moving quickly, but since the program began, the notion of “trust” between law …
Serengeti Summit Recognizes Golden Cheetah Winners, Sets Record Attendance
The 2015 Serengeti Summit was held in early October in Seattle, with three evenings of networking in great venues, including Pike Place Market. Recording the largest attendance ever with more than 150 attendees, it also proved to have the largest number of first-time conference attendees (approximately 65 percent). The conference kicked-off with a keynote speech …
IACP 2015 – Community policing and the future of law enforcement
After Attorney General Loretta Lynch had to cancel her keynote at IACP this year, her speaking slot became a panel discussion on community policing and engagement featuring: Cornell Brooks, CEO and president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Chief Kathleen O’Toole of the Seattle Police Department; Chief Will Johnson, Arlington …
Practical Law Canada – Personal Injury Litigation Launched
Personal injury litigators in Canada now have Practical Law resources on their side. Practical Law Canada – Personal Injury Litigation is available for both plaintiff-side and insurance defence lawyers through ca.practicallaw.com. Personal Injury Litigation is designed to help them draft documents quickly and advise with confidence, providing access to a bank of continually maintained standard …
IACP and Thomson Reuters Honor San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detail for Innovative Work in a Murder Case
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detail has been recognized with the 2015 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/Thomson Reuters Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigation. When detectives from the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detail responded to a crime scene with the bodies of two adults and two children buried in shallow graves in …
IACP 2015 – Body-Worn Cameras – Legal Issues and Implementation
Like the session on “de-escalation”, the session, “Body-Worn Cameras – Legal Issues and Implementation,” was delivered to a standing-room-only crowd at IACP. With a show floor packed with law enforcement gadgets, including body-worn cameras, and an increasing number of agencies looking to deploy the technology, it’s clear that law enforcement has many questions about the …
