Table of Contents 1. ....................................... Introduction 2. ........................................ Defining Drugs 3. ....................................... Drug Use/ Misconceptions 4. ........................................Drugs and Corruption 5. ...........................

The Race Against Racial Profiling The great era of civil rights started in the 1960s, with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s stirring "I have a Dream" speech at the historic march on Washington in August of 1963. At the same time Birmingham Police Commissioner "Bull" Connor us...

Police and Criminals within their Society Police and criminals have been at constant war for the domination of society for over a hundred years. Since the creation of law-enforcement these two groups have had their share of victories and losses, yet neither have managed to gain a foothold over ...

You are pinned down near a parked car by gunfire crisscrossing from two rivaling gangs with an innocent child you managed to grab from the street before the child was bout to be caught in the crossfire, you have the child in your arms with a gun in your other hand while you try to radio in for backu...

In the novel, No Hiding Place, by Valerie Wilson Wesley, the main character private investigator Tamara Hayle faces many difficulties in her career in law enforcement. Wesley explores the struggles of a black woman in a white-male dominated police force and at the same time she also comments upon...

Bravado If there is anything glorious or romantic about being a cop I certainly do not know what it is. My experience as a law enforcement officer lasted only a few years, but in that time I nearly burned myself out to a level of superior cynicism. For me, enforcing laws was like being trapped in...

William Bratton is not afraid of hard work. He does not back away from a challenge; rather, he embraces it. Perhaps this is why he became so successful in the field of law enforcement. Bratton, who holds a bachelor's degree from Boston State College and is a graduate of the FBI Nationa...

Two African American ladies sit down at the table and peruse the dinner menu. From across the restaurant the waiter on the way to the table sighs and says under his breath “ here we go again, here comes another $0.50 tip for a lot of hard work”. Much to his surprise though when the la...

POLICE PROFILING During the Civil Rights movement, thousands of blacks were arrested and beaten by police. Toady we face the same problem, police departments gets more and more complaints from black citizens. In New York City in 1999 a street merchant was mistakenly shot to death becau...

THE MINNESOTA CONNECTION Written By Al Palmquist with John Stone The Minnesota Connection is a true story written from police records, interviews with ex-prostitutes and pimps, and the personal experiences of Al Palmquist and numerous other officers of the Minneapolis Police Department. The pri...

During my early youth, I had dreams of becoming an all-star first baseman for the New York Yankees, a stock car race car driver, the President of the United States and an Academy Award winning actor. I had a love for the game of baseball that continues to this day, but after being cut after the 8th...