CJIS is a high-tech hub in the hills of West Virginia that provides a range of state of-the-art tools and services to law enforcement, national security and intelligence community partners, and the general public.
The Drug Enforcement Administration was created by President Richard Nixon through an Executive Order in July 1973 in order to establish a single unified command to combat "an all-out global war on the drug menace."
Discussion of the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, MO, the militarization of police, the effect of the drug war on law enforcement, and what it's like to be prosecuted in today's America. Full video [25:42]
Community members discuss the culture of the Newark Police Department. The gang unit makes the news when a young boy is injured. Distributed by PBS Distribution. Video segment [6:27]