ICJE Articles

History and Mission of ACJIC  An Alabama Agency Providing Support to Alabama Law Enforcement

January Change Links  Wireless Access in Cars and Effect on Law Enforcement

Sales Tax  Evasion Consequences and Streamlined Analysis

Rapport: An Essential First Step in an Interview  A Summary of techniques often used in interviews

Law Enforcement Leadership: More than Management   Leaders are eeded more than ever today

AlaCop   A Real Service to Alabama Officers

Human Lie Detectors   Officers can sharpen their skills to determine the truth

Budgeting Basics for Law Enforcement   A Vital and Often Neglected Area

Non-States and Separate Sovereignty  Double Jeopardy in US Territories

Grantwriting Basics  Preparing for the Grant You Need

Law Enforcement Officers Flying Armed  Past, Present and Future

Crimeless Victims  Alabama Identity Theft Law Closes a Huge Loophole

Informant Liability Issues  Practical Ways to Reduce Officer and Departmental Liability

Graduate Tracking   Where Have All the CJ Graduates Gone?

Knowing Your Employees   A Key to Better Supervision

Police Communications   Tuning up for Interoperability

Scholastic CrimeStoppers  Reducing Crime in Our Schools

Crime and Culture  Challenges Facing Law Enforcement

The New Officer: The NeXt Generation  Supervising in the 21st Century

Intelligence Gathering FBI's Intelligence Role is Mischaracterized

Preparing for Cyberattacks   Protecting Computer Systems

Double Jeopardy  How it applies when multiple jurisdictions are involved

The Police Communications Officer: Part Three  Outline for a PCO Training Program

The Police Communications Officer: Part Two  Effectively Managing Stressors

The Police Communications Officer: Part One  A Look at this Vital Function

Anthrax Attacks  Four Reasons for Suspecting a Domestic Terrorist Group

Satanism  A Brief Guide for Law Enforcement Officers

Terrorism: Target Selection and Symbolism  Why the Twin Trade Towers were targeted and what can we expect in the future.

Entrapment Problems in Handling Informants   How to prevent and/or defeat claims of entrapment or government misconduct when handling informants.

Perception and Change in Law Enforcement  Yesterday's leadership skills are not adequate today and will be disastrous in tomorrow's environment. What can be done to meet the challenge?

Preventing Workplace Crime    Preparation won't prevent crime, but failing to prepare actively invites disaster.

K9 Bites and the Necessity of Policy   How to increase the effectiveness of K9 units and reduce liability exposure.

Managing Office Politics   What a supervisor should do (and not do) regarding office politics.

Police Pursuits: Reforming the Law Proposals for protecting both the public and law enforcement officers.

Police Pursuits: What We Know (Book Review)   New research on pursuits, giving perspectives from the police, the public and the offender.

Officer Turnover  Why do some officers stay while others leave?

Civil Remedies for Crime Victims   What can victims of crime do to fight back?

Officers' Statements to Suspects  What officers can tell custodial subjects about making their cooperation known to prosecutors.

Cybercrime and Terrorism  Are we losing the war before it has begun?

Plain Feel and Tic Tac Boxes   Plain Feel only goes so far.

Is a College Degree Worth the Effort?  You might be surprised at the results.

DUI in Alabama   How to make DUI cases in Alabama that stick.

Organizational Values   Values: The impact on organizational effectiveness.

Groupthink   How your unit or organization views a particular situation will determine the effectiveness of the unit.

Office Romance   How do you handle them?

Search Warrant Alert   Notification of a potential problem for Alabama Officers.

Consent to Search Forms  Do officers need them? Should they use them, and under what circumstances?

The Plain Feel Doctrine, A Second Look  When may offices use this search technique?

Handcuffing During Temporary Detention  Does the use of handcuffs turn a temporary detention situation into an arrest?

Mug Shots, Mug Books and Photo Spreads  Can a department legally use mug shots or a "Mug Book" for identification purposes?