One of the best resources to stay on top of current police and criminal-justice news is a daily email from Criminal Justice Journalists. They’re not exactly a secret, but most people don’t know about it and everybody should.
Bookmark them or give them your email and they’ll send you one e-mail every weekday (and nothing else and no spam). You get the headline from various stories and beneath that the first paragraph and a link to the full story. It’s an essential part of my day, and not just because it gives the illusion I read every paper in the country.
Here’s a sample of the headlines from Friday:
February 15, 2008
In This Issue
— Prison Student Kills Six, Himself, At Northern Illinois University
— Student Group Presses To Allow Self-Defense Guns On Campus
— WA Crime Lab Director Quits After Charges Of Sloppy Work, Fraud
— Houston To Offer $12,000 Cadet Bonus; Union Critical
— Big Medical Group Seeks End Of Federal Marijuana Ban
— Austin Sheriff Criticized For Letting Feds Set Up Office In Jail
— N.C. Leaders Seek Funds To Pay For Sex Assault Victim Tests
— Minneapolis Newspaper Finds 83 Sealed U.S. Criminal Court Cases
— New Orleans Mayor Criticizes Media Over Gun Photo
— Utah Police Seek To Block Public Access To Disciplinary Files
— TV-Decency Group Protests CBS Show On Killer Forensic Expert
— St. Louis-Area Chief Accused Of Deleting Database Arrest Record