American Police Beat Magazine
Cuts to courts, probation are severe E-mail
Written by Mark Nichols   

In Manhattan's U.S. District Court 39 trial judges preside over some of the nation's highest profile criminal cases. They average number of lawsuits they hear annually tops 12,000 making it the busiest court in the country. The court has hosted nearly a dozen major terrorism trials, countless mafia cases and even white-collar prosecutions of people like Martha Stewart and Bernie Madoff.

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Welcome back Dean! E-mail
Written by Cynthia Brown   

Long-time Providence, Rhode Island Police Chief Dean Esserman resigned last July after news reports surfaced that underage individuals were drinking alcohol at his daughter's high school graduation party in the backyard of their home. Despite the fact that the Chief was chaperoning his daughter's graduation party and abruptly sent everyone home when he discovered some of the guests had brought alcohol to his home, the local news media kept the story going.

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Police tattoo policies vary widely E-mail
Written by Mark Nichols   

Under a policy adopted in 2008, The Nebraska State Patrol has rejected potential recruits with tattoos or other body art that would be exposed while in uniform. Five of the 228 candidates invited to a pre-training camp orientation session back in October of last year were immediately rejected because they had "visible tattoos."

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