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A National Strategy to Combat Identity Theft

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services funded Johns Hopkins University and the Major Cities Chiefs Association to examine the issues surrounding identity theft and the challenges for police in responding to the problem. They explored these issues through a series of focus groups and surveys of police practitioners, prosecutors, victims and victims' advocates, and the federal and private sectors. Using what they learned, they developed a national strategy for law enforcement. A National Strategy to Combat Identity Theft describes the components of the national strategy and their interrelationships, and includes best practices or innovative responses that help to illustrate each component. This publication is available in hardcopy from the COPS Office Response Center 800-421-6770 or in pdf format at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=1732.

Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs, 2nd Edition

This guide addresses the particular harms that clandestine meth labs create by providing a general overview of the problem and responses to it, describing the problem and reviewing factors that increase its risks, and identifying a series of questions that will help agencies analyze their local problems. This publication is available in hardcopy from the COPS Office Response Center at 800-421-6770 or in pdf format at
http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/mime/open.pdf?Item=274.