By Rev. Peter Keady and Dr. Michael Pittaro
All departments should have a professionally trained and embedded chaplain to help support leaders in regards to the wellness of their staff. However, it's critical that chaplains pursue specialized training so they can effectively understand and help first responders.
Many criminal activities like human trafficking, cybercrime, drug trafficking, and organized crime go beyond national borders. In this episode, AMU criminal justice professor Dr. Jarrod Sadulski talks with Mikel Irizar, Operations Specialist at INTERPOL’s Command and Coordination Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Learn how INTERPOL assists its 194 member-nations by coordinating criminal investigations, providing resources, sharing intelligence data, and more.
In this podcast episode, AMU criminal justice professor Jennifer Bucholtz discusses how genetic genealogy databases can help solve cold cases by identifying unknown DNA samples of both criminals and victims. Learn more about the challenges of using this advanced investigative technique and why it's so important for law enforcement to educate the public about policies and procedures in order to alleviate privacy concerns.
By Brian Dawe
Coronavirus has taken a huge toll on correctional officers and their families. Learn about new guidelines to protect staff as well as changes to LODD benefits that ensure the families of officers killed by COVID-19 will receive benefits.
By Dr. Jarrod Sadulski and Efren Munoz
For decades, bombs, homicides, kidnappings, and terrorist attacks became a normal way of life in Colombia. Learn about the nation's efforts to foster long-lasting peace between the government and revolutionary groups in order to end the violence.
By Dr. Jarrod Sadulski and Major Efren Muñoz
Money laundering between the US and Colombia has been a problem for many decades. Learn some of the creative ways criminal enterprises transfer money, including the use of cryptocurrency, and the role of law enforcement to track this money.
By Dr. Jarrod Sadulski
Drug traffickers exploit border disputes between Colombia and Venezula, easily moving cocaine and other drugs. Learn more about the drug transportation routes and political issues in Central America.
