Criminal organizations have previously disrupted and manipulated legitimate supply chains for financial gain and other reasons, and they will continue to do so. Such disruption and manipulation may take the form of blocking one or more elements of a supply chain to demand ransom, cause damage to the target, create delay or uncertainty, or motivate…
The National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) is the nation’s premier federally funded training center dedicated to the instruction of state and local law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges in cybercrime investigations. Training nominees have a varied skill set, and may or may not have the appropriate background to enter the training, but no method is…
Prior studies demonstrate that crime is highly concentrated at relatively few micro-places (e.g., addresses, intersections, street segments), or hot spots. For example, a seminal study of crime in Minneapolis found that 3.3% of all addresses and intersections generated over half of all calls for service to the police, indicating considerable variation in crime within neighborhoods,…
Criminals have historically preferred to operate in the shadows, and today is no different. Modern criminal purveyors of stolen data find the relative anonymity and reach of the Dark Web ideal for the sale of such goods. This creates a challenge for law enforcement, specifically how to effectively respond to and disrupt these emerging illicit…
FBI investigators and other authorities are working to uncover more information on the 18-year-old who killed 19 children and 2 teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Former FBI Special Agent Mary Ellen O’Toole, the director of the George Mason University Forensic Science Program, joins “CBS News Mornings” with analysis.
In late March, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a warning that critical U.S. infrastructure sectors might be at risk of cyberattacks by Russian actors. Threats against our critical infrastructure aren’t new—physical threats and natural disasters have challenged our critical infrastructure and their support systems time and time again. However, the rapid development of new…
The University of Cambridge’s Institute of Criminology has announced that Distinguished Professor David Weisburd, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, has been selected by the Cambridge University Police Executive Program as the tenth winner of the Sir Robert Peel Medal for Outstanding Leadership in Evidence-Based Policing. Weisburd is the first university professor to receive the…
A four-year study of policing in three major cities shows that if the police treat people fairly and respectfully that the rate of crime drops and officers arrest fewer people. “The study demonstrated that intensive police training in procedural justice can improve police behavior in crime hot spots where proactive policing interventions are implemented, and…
A warrant has been issued for the Alabama corrections officer involved in a suspected murderer’s escape. Vicky White could now face time behind bars for allegedly helping inmate Casey White break out of Lauderdale County’s jail. The two are not related. Janet Shamlian reports as the search for those fugitives intensifies.
CNN’s Brian Todd takes a look at Alina Kabaeva, the reputed girlfriend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the EU has placed her on a sanctions list, two European diplomatic sources tell CNN.
