
Miranda: I KNOW MY RIGHTS!
"I. Know. My. Rights!"
Officers hear those four familiar words many, many times each and every day all across this great land of ours.
It's a phrase often spoken by the wisest of the wise--the top legal minds of street corners, sour mash-guzzling…

Sheriffs: Who Are They and What Are Their Duties?
Many of us had our first real look at a sheriff's office back in 1960 when Andy Taylor and his fearless deputy, Barney Fife, patrolled the roads in and around Mayberry, N.C.
Television took us inside the Mayberry jail, the courthouse, and it…

A Top 14 List of Odd But True Things That Happened at the Writers’ Police Academy
Here are just a few of the odd things that occurred during the past 15 years of the WPA.
14. Semi-Nude Presenter - Sometimes, we have someone famous announce the winner of the annual Golden Donut Short Story Contest, and they typically do…