Police and Prisons Archive

As long as there have been prisons, there have been prisoners willing to attempt daring escapes. Today’s prisoners have resorted to helicopters and escapes that seem more suited to a James Bond movie. Here are …

Some six hundred years before Jesus Christ’s birth, people in the Greek city state of Athens confronted a frightening social problem: crime. Fortunately, an official named Draco solved the dilemma. He established new laws for …

A trawl through the Nation’s local papers and trade magazines uncovers a disturbing picture of local authority budgetary crisis in delivering adult social services, particularly in regard to learning disability provision. Reports show increasing budgetary …

It is rare for a woman to be put to death for punishment of a crime. Even with less than 600 women who have actually been executed, the women who have sat on death row, in …

Society has evolved into a prison state. The poor, the unwanted, and the great unwashables are put out of sight. The true predatory criminals are usually not caught. They are too smart. This system is set up in favor …

Home secretary John Reid was reported to having told magistrates and judges to only jail the most dangerous and persistent criminals’. The prime minister also defends the home secretary decision saying that he is only …

Studies conducted over the past thirty years have concluded that the human memory is not nearly as reliable as it was once thought to be. The human mind and the way that it encodes memories …

A tazer should never be used as a form of discipline. When a tazer is used by a police officer, it is meant to be used as a safety measure, not discipline. The definition of a …

The rules of war are … there are NO rules of war. A man who kills a dozen young people in a school is awarded the death penalty, while a soldier who kills a dozen …

As a state licensed Bail Bond Recovery Agent I get questions all the time on equipment. People like to know what they could use to defend themselves. Here’s my take on one very dependable product: …

Prison riots occur because of a variety of reasons. Some of the most prevalent are: overcrowding sanitary conditions food discriminatory practices racial tension corruption It is imperative that prison officials and staff understand the signs of …

Police by nature are one of several groups of people who are usually running to a bad situation as opposed to running from it. Most of the time people would rather not see them if …

Any time a person receives a death sentence and must sit on death row, it captivates the attention of the American public. The public becomes even more engrossed in the story when it involves women, …

The issues regarding the methods used by our police force to subdue unruly behavior and maintain a safe and livable society often finds itself in media prominence. We’ve all seen the beatings of seemingly submissive …