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What to Do If You're Pulled Over By the Police and You're Legally Carrying a Concealed Firearm

If you don't want to accidentally get shot by the police, here is what you should do during a stop

10 Good People Who Were Punished For Helping Others

No good deed goes unpunished. The world has its share of heroic people who will risk their own lives to keep other people safe, but they don’t always get parades and trophies for their good deeds. In the name of bureaucracy, procedure, or just pure selfishness, some people get dragged through hell for trying to help others. Sometimes it’s out of jealousy, sometimes it’s for profit, and sometimes there’s a whole system in place designed to keep people from being extraordinary. Whatever the…

Can Bail Bonds Fees be Negotiated?

My wife was arrested a few hours ago and this whole thing is just all one big mistake. Our attorney has told us the case has a 90% chance of getting thrown out at the…

Here’s how easy it is to buy anything — legal or illegal — on the 'dark web'

From drugs and guns to hacker rental services and fake IDs.

How to Burglarproof Your Doors

Burglaries are always a concern for homeowners. But what's the best way to keep your house safe? Undoubtedly you've already installed an alarm system (if not, do so right away), and maybe you've got a guard dog patrolling your property...

6 Tips to Control Crime

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How Burglars Choose a Target

Learning what makes a home seem like a good mark can help you discourage a burglar. Alarm systems, lighting, and fences can all serve as deterrents.

How Land Records Digitization Benefits Citizens & Government Offices

Land records digitization helps citizens complete land deals swiftly and avoid frauds. Speak to DRS for efficient land records digitization & management.

eLearning and Online Solutions for Government Offices

Adventfs provides a variety of unique cloud-based solutions to government agencies across the country. These technology-based solutions include evidence-based education programs, restorative justice, billing and payment and a document management systems.

Is Civilian Oversight the Answer to Distrust of Police?

Civilian oversight boards have been offered as one way to rebuild trust between police and the communities they serve. But do they work?

What if we eliminated the police?

I HATE the PO-lice. This is not an easy thing to admit and will certainly generate a great deal of heat, but it is past time to do so. To be clear from the beginning, this hatred is not directed at individuals, whether rank and file or leadership. It is directed at the institution and(...)

How much policing? Make up your mind

Cops are over-policing, making too many arrests. Cops are engaged in a slowdown, making too few arrests.

How do we remember people killed by police?

Call their names. Tell their stories. Confess our role.

What Can the United States Learn From Nordic Policing?

Police Versus Community: Why All the Trauma?

Using a trauma-informed lens to understand the promise of community policing.

Why You Should NEVER Talk to the Police. Period.

"The police are at my door. They want to talk to me. They told me I am not a suspect. I did absolutely nothing wrong. I have nothing to worry about. They can't arrest me or do any harm to me if I did...

5 keys to policing you won’t learn at the academy

By using our training and our noggin we can all become better public servants

How to create positive change within the police organization

We need creative changes in our police organizations because it produces positive benefits, improves mechanisms for wellness and advances effective and professional policing. Police organizations can become stagnate, ineffective and inefficient if they […]

How Two Police Drones Saved a Woman's Life

An innovative use of the surveillance technology in Virginia offers a reminder that there are often alternatives to confrontation.

When and how to request a police wellness check

It’s the visit that can save a friend’s life. A wellness check, or welfare check, is an in-person call from local law enforcement to someone whose behavior has become suspicious in some way. Usuall…