Perpetrator or Percolator: What’s In Your Dialog?
Police jargon, or slang, is truly a language of its own. It’s a collection of words that can and do vary greatly from one area of the country to another. […]
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Take the Money and Run: Asset Forfeiture
Jesse James, to refresh your memories, was a Confederate sympathizer once dubbed the Robin Hood of the Americas. He was the man whose criminal gang robbed trains and banks, and […]
Is Collusion Illegal? Well, it Depends …
Collusion is a word we’ve all come to hear on a regular basis, if not weekly daily hourly minute-by minute … okay, practically every second. But what is collusion? Is […]
The Language Of Crooks, Thugs, And Gangsta’s
Street Speak Hooray for you! You’ve just earned your degree in English Literature and you’re ready to begin an exciting new career. But you quickly learn that all the cool […]
Carfentanil and Narcanning: The Elephants in Heroin’s Room
Heroin. It’s an opioid. Opioids are powerful painkillers. Heroin is highly addictive and its users crave it. In the 1960’s, most heroin users claimed they had not used other […]
Rick McMahan: Writers’ Police Academy Top 10
As anyone who has attended a Writers’ Police Academy (WPA) can attest to there’s so much to do and take in that is a sensory overload. The days start early […]
SouthLand: Bats And Hats – A Review
We hold cops to a higher standard because we give them a gun and a badge. The only trouble with that is they’re recruited from the human race. Other than […]
Castle: Lucky Stiff – A Review
Lucky Stiff. Yep, the victim was indeed fortunate in that he didn’t have to listen to the hocus-pocus gobblety-goop uttered by Lanie Parish, the voodoo M.E. on this show. Why, […]
Police Procedure and Investigation: A Guide for Writers
