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The 2016 IACP Conference is over. I’ve spent the last few days processing the events, the conversations, the many questions, and the amazing people that came to Taser’s booth to see an incredible product line from a dynamic and forward thinking company. In demonstrating the Axon Forensic Suite tools at the booth, I got to thinking how far we’ve come …

When a driver wraps his car around a tree, the damage is likely rather obvious. Same again for a head-on collision at high speed. There’s not much car left to repair, so the insurance companies will likely pay out on the policy. But in today’s app-driven world, minor dents and scratches are now being handled by the policy holder through …

Today’s topic comes as I prepare to present authentication training in northern California. The title comes from an old article by Assoc. US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. A local attorney enquired a while ago as to efforts underway to mitigate the Beckley decision in California. Remember that Beckley (People v Beckley, et all (B212529 – Ca. 2nd Appellate District)) …

Not too long ago, I was contacted by a European NGO that was concerned about a particular image that was circulating around social media and the internet. Depending on which site you happen to be surfing, the picture above is often described as a Ukrainian paramilitary wearing the crossed grenades insignia of the WWII era German SS-Sonderregiment Dirlewanger (aka, the …

According to the US National Human Trafficking Resource Center, Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery in which traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to control victims for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts or labor services against his/her will. Human trafficking has been found in a wide variety of venues within the sex industry, including residential …