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 By John Reid & Associates
Imagine what it would be like to make everyday decisions without caring how your choices affected others and to live each day with the only goal being to elevate your insatiable self-worth.* When telling lies or engaging in criminal activity you experience no guilt or remorse and you have such confidence in your ability to escape punishment that you lie at will; in fact, engaging in illegal behavior, and the thrill of getting away with it, becomes a driving force in your life allowing you to express superiority over others: Welcome to the mind of the primary psychopath.
Fortunately, less than one percent of the population is diagnosed as a primary psychopath.* The predominant traits that characterize this psychological disorder include lack of remorse or guilt, poor behavioral control, need for emotional stimulation,* irresponsibility, shallow affect, failure to learn from experience, and involvement in anti-social behavior, including frequent lying. Primary psychopaths are usually diagnosed in their twenties, tend to be male and have a higher than average IQ.** They experience a psychological burn-out by mid-life after which they are likely to be nonproductive members of society (incarcerated, drug addicts, recluses). .
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 by StreetCrimes.com
Question:
I've recently been assigned to a narcotics unit after several years on patrol. My new assignment will require me to conduct surveillance on drug dealer and dope houses. Can you give me any advice so I don't get made?
-Joe Lawler
Surveillance is a really basic investigative tool that can be used in many different types of investigations. Simply put, it is to observe a location, or follow someone without being seen. I've always been interested in learning how the bad guys operate and the best way to find out is by asking them. What I've learned in 25 years of interviewing criminals is that the follow represents the top ten things criminals do to detect police presence:
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Reprinted from the Virginia Center for Policing Innovation
VCPI in partnership with the VirginiaInstitute ofForensic Science and Medicine just completed its fourthCold Case Analysis Training for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors. The national training, funded by NIJ, has been a huge success! Participants have consistently voiced immense value associated not only with the training but with the opportunity to network with those involved in cold case investigations from around the nation.As Detective JanetMcCarthy of the Chicago Police Department (CPD) stated, "The mere fact that a bunch of detectives acknowledged that they were thoroughly engrossed in the case historiesof other detectivesis a sheer sign of success!"
DetectiveMcCarthy also took the time to share some tips their Cold Case unit utilizes with VCPI.Recognizing that this is an example of the kind of communication and insight that has been shared at these trainings we wanted to pass them on to benefit our readers.
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REASONABLE SUSPICION, HIGH CRIME AREAS AND A SUSPECT'S FLIGHT
United States v. Jones
May 2012
by Brian S. Batterton, Attorney
On March 7, 2012, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the United States v. Jones [i] which serves as an excellent review of the law related to seizures of persons and factors that amount to reasonable suspicion to detain a person. The facts of Jones are as follows:
Memphis Police Officer Robert Strickland was on patrol on Latham Street in Memphis, Tennessee, an area known for extensive drug trafficking and violent crimes. He observed a group of men in front of an apartment house, and two males standing apart from the group. The two males appeared to be engaging in a hand-to-hand transaction. Officer Strickland had observed more than 200 hand-to-hand drug transactions in his nine years as a Memphis police officer, and he grew suspicious the men were exchanging cash for drugs. Strickland stopped and exited his car to investigate. Defendant immediately began running away "like a sprinter." Strickland called to Defendant to stop several times, but Defendant kept running. Officer Strickland gave chase, and observed Defendant drop a brown paper bag and other unidentifiable items. After chasing Defendant approximately 200 yards, Strickland caught up to him in an alley. Strickland pushed Defendant down and handcuffed him. As he was doing so, Strickland noticed Defendant's pants had fallen down and his belt was unfastened.
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