Criminal Justice Professionals

Martin F. Horn, the former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Corrections and Department of Probation, recently conducted an exclusive interview with Fed UC. During the interview, Martin discusses the latest trends and challenges in the corrections community and the ways that new technologies can help to improve today’s criminal…[Read more]

A new white paper was just published on EngageGovToday about using location intelligence and spot mapping to help law enforcement agencies become more proactive in fighting crime. Here’s a link to the overview. It’s interesting technology that delivers more proactivity without being “Minority Report creepy.”Are any local law enforcement…[Read more]

HI, just wanted to introduce myself. I am a 22 year correctional officer for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Three Rivers, TX. I have an BS in Criminal Justice and working on my MPA. I look forward in engaging in forums discussing correctional issues as well as public administration. Have a good one.

Check out Pat’s post on Blue CRUSH – how Memphis is fighting crime with predictive policing https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/blue-crush-fighting-crime-with-predictive-policing

Bob discusses a new white paper on Big Data and law enforcement: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/hadoop-for-law-enforcement-big-data-contributes-to-public-safety

Jack discusses how City of Santa Cruz used big data to get big results in crime reduction: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/don-t-file-it-use-that-data

New report with lessons on designing cross-agency collaboration networks among public safety organizations: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/lessons-in-designing-collaborative-networks

Daniel posted a couple interesting reads on iWatch apps: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/iwatch-lynwood-app-helps-lynwood-illinois-police-enter-new-age; https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/iwatch-philadelphia-lets-neighborhood-watch-groups-reach-for-the

Harris County, Texas, released a new app for reporting tips. Any thoughts on whether this is a good move, or could lead to a lot of noise? https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/harris-county-launches-iwatchharriscounty-com

Me thinks this group may require a defibrillator. Your LinkedIn counterpart group is rocking!

Can anyone help Kristen with her study on publicly releasing information? https://www.govloop.com/forum/topics/police-transparency

Check out Chris Dorobek’s interview with the winner of the State Dept. Tag Challenge as he discusses how his team won and what law enforcement can learn: https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/winner-the-state-department-s-tag-challenge-crowns-the-kings-of-s

I represented law enforcement, corrections, and probation and parole employees for 25 years and still follow policy in this area.

Any lawyers in this group? A colleague could use some help in identifying attorneys hoping to work in government:
https://www.govloop.com/forum/topics/advice-for-job-seekers-attorneys-new-to-gov-t