Category: Articles, Communications, Firearms/Guns, Law Enforcement & Corrections, Resources for Attorneys, Safety “To Protect and Serve ALL” S.O.P.S. (Survey of Police Service) for COPS TASA ID: 1646 Please note: “Police” and “Law Enforcement Officer” are used interchangeably. The following questions are designed to help and enable law enforcement officers to mentally walk in the shoes of every citizen they serve. Thinking like, and feeling for, every community citizen served by law enforcement officers, are the most humanistic and humane ways to protect and serve all. Law Enforcement Officers are invited to take this 121-item survey themselves as an invaluable, progressive forward step toward thinking like the community they are sworn to serve. Read more
Category: Articles, Crime Investigation, DNA, Firearms/Guns, Resources for Attorneys Forensic DNA on Guns TASA ID: 16621 As DNA profiling has become increasingly sensitive, I have seen a steady increase in the use of DNA evidence in felon weapon cases. Often the weapon is recovered in the suspect’s home. In other cases, the weapons are found in a glove box or under the seat of a vehicle. The weapon is swabbed, the DNA is profiled, and more often than not, the resulting profiles are a mixture of 2-4 or more individuals.The prosecution theory is: The suspect’s DNA is on the weapon; therefore, the suspect must have handled the weapon. The question for the defense: Is this always true? Read more
