When Corporal Jordan Ferguson started his career in policing 30 years ago, he had a radio and a notebook in his car. Now, when Ferguson patrols the streets of Spokane, he’s tethered to technology. » More …
A WSU faculty member is steering the first major steps in a comprehensive overhaul of the way Spokane area police, courts, judges, and detention centers work together. » More …
Judge Steven Alm was confounded after his first week on Hawaii’s circuit court. Amongst his other dockets, he watched Hawaii’s probation system in action, and he did not like what he saw. “[It] was an all of nothing system that wasn’t working,” says Alm. » More …
The Spokane lab recreates simulations of actual officer-involved shootings to help improve police responses.
Inside an old warehouse on Washington State University’s Spokane campus, police officer Nick Briggs is being fitted with an imaging device to monitor what’s happening inside his brain as he makes life and death decisions. » More …
Police officers are often brave and heroic, and their jobs are harder than ever, frequently requiring them to talk on their cellphones and police radios and even type on computers as they drive. The results can be tragic. » More …