The law enforcement tactic of criminal profiling, pioneered by FBI Agent John Douglas, is not just a tool injected into TV shows for extra entertainment, but is a reality in law enforcement, even used to try and hunt down Jack the Ripper in London. Profiling does not take place in a vacuum and investigators rely...
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Former Polk Judicial Assistant sentenced Polk County jail for grand theft and falsifying time worked records.
Today, former judicial Assistant Alisha Rupp was sentenced to the charges she pled to last week. Judge Perry of Orlando sentenced Rupp to 300 days in the Polk County Jail, followed by 185 days house arrest, and 2 years probation. The judge also adjudicated her guilty which means Ms. Rupp is now a convicted felon...
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George Zimmerman's trial began this week. Many people and "experts" on TV have endless opinions on this case. I use the term "expert" because many never try cases or are just on TV to create controversy or be critical just to be critical. Most people gave high marks to the prosecutor for the State's opening...
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