Traffic Deaths Fall as Gas Prices Climb
from the Macon Telegraph
 Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during the Arab oil embargo three decades ago. Researchers with the National Safety Council report a 9 percent drop in motor vehicle deaths overall through May compared with the first five months of 2007. More
Few Law Enforcement Agencies Address Suicides within Ranks
from the North County Times
Experts estimate that only 2 percent to 10 percent of the 18,000 police departments nationwide actively work to prevent suicides within their ranks. No one even keeps a complete, running tally of how many officers have killed themselves or attempted suicide. That includes the FBI, which issued a 726-page report seven years ago that called suicide a "significant issue confronting the law enforcement community." More
Prisons Make a Case for Facility
from The Californian
Each year, hundreds of parolees return to Monterey County, Calif., after serving their prison terms. Under the old model of prison release, they're let go with $200 and a bus ticket. That's proven to be a failed approach because 70 percent of parolees are back in prison within three years. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says it would rather parolees spend the last year of their terms in a re-entry facility in their home community, preparing them to rejoin society. More
Kansas City Area Law Enforcement to Start Crime-information Project
from The Associated Press via the News Tribune
Thirteen law enforcement agencies in the two-state Kansas City metropolitan area are teaming up for a project to share information about crimes and criminals more easily. Officials announced the adoption of the COPLINK computer program, which they said will give departments quick access to details about crimes in other communities so they can try to link suspects faster. More
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Does Amber Alert Work?
from the Rutland Herald
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, more than 400 children have been saved by Amber Alerts. These are encouraging statistics — but also deeply misleading, according to some of the only outside scholars to examine the system in depth. In the first independent study of whether Amber Alerts work, a team led by University of Nevada criminologist Timothy Griffin looked at hundreds of abduction cases between 2003 and 2006 and found that Amber Alerts — for all their urgency and drama — actually accomplish little. More
Autism Training Helps Officers Tailor Response
from the Chicago Tribune
It has become clear that many standard techniques—such as command tactics, physical maneuvers and crowd-control strategies—could prove dangerous when dealing with people who have autism and do not always react in predictable ways. Illinois has joined a growing number of states that require autism-recognition instruction for new officers, prompted by an increasing awareness of the neurological disorder. More
SWAT Dangers
from WALA-TV
The SWAT team is used as a supporting role for crisis intervention. Captain Bruce Wood with the Escambia County, Ala., Sheriff's Office said, "Each situation is different and you don't really know what to expect when you go in." Not knowing what danger lies ahead can be a frightening position to be in. More
California City Takes New Approach to Juvenile Crime
from the Santa Maria Times
Starting next month, teenagers who commit a misdemeanor in the Lompoc, Calif., area may not face a judge. Instead, first-time offenders may end up facing the victims of their crime, and be asked to take personal responsibility to "make it right." The new program, called “restorative justice,” suggests a paradigm shift in the way society deals with crime. More
Oregon Court Hits Offenders Hard, Uses 'Sniffing' Bracelets
from the Oregonian
For the past four months, the Clackamas County, Ore., special drunken-driving court has been ordering offenders to wear a Scram -- Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor -- which automatically tests an offender's perspiration for alcohol every half-hour, 24 hours a day. More
GPS Data Could Help Speeders Get Off the Hook
from Ars Technica
A California teen is using GPS data to attempt to get himself off the hook for allegedly going 17 miles per hour over the speed limit, simultaneously casting doubt on the accuracy of police radars and giving excuses to tech-savvy drivers. More
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