By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com Recent studies have shown that, because of the barrage of technology like the social media, our attention spans are about half what they were ten years ago. For computer users, like ticklethewire readers, this attention span has been calculated to be 8 seconds, about the same as a goldfish. For those…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Nearly 50 law enforcement officials were killed in the line of duty in 2012, according to preliminary records from the FBI. The good news: The 47 killed is 25 fewer than 2011. “Each of these losses reminds us that our safety and freedom come at great cost,” Director Mueller said in a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The first congressional hearings begins next in the case of the Boston Marathon bombing, the National Journal reports. The House Homeland Security plans to examine the attack and federal law enforcement response. Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said the investigation also focuses on the potential security breakdown among agencies, the National Journal…
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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Most guns recovered in Chicago were originally purchased in Illinois, not states with less-restrictive gun laws, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Citing a groundbreaking study at the University of Chicago Crime Lab, authorities said 58% of the 1,375 guns recovered in crimes in Chicago were bought in Illinois. About 45% came from Cook…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Looking at the mass shootings in the U.S. in recent years, from Tucson to Aurora, Colo. from Columbine to Oak Creek, Wisc., two things become apparent: The gunmen all had easy access to guns and they all had severe psychological problems. I won’t address the issue of the guns….
James Cavanaugh was an ATF agent and supervisor for 33 years before retiring in 2010. By James Cavanaugh For ticklethewire.com Law-enforcement, security and intelligence professionals must have a forward-looking approach in the current climate of world events. Now is the time for police and intelligence personnel to think critically about the year ahead. While…
By GINGER THOMPSON New York Times WASHINGTON — American law enforcement agencies have significantly built up networks of Mexican informants that have allowed them to secretly infiltrate some of that country’s most powerful and dangerous criminal organizations, according to security officials on both sides of the border. As the United States has opened new law…
