A Q&A interview with Alexander Holsinger, criminal justice coordinator, Criminal Justice Advisory Council, Johnson County, Kan.

The National Institute of Corrections highlights three essential characteristics for a high-functioning criminal justice coordinating council (CJCC). The first is an appropriate and engaged membership with effective leadership. This...

In 1995, Oregon passed legislation mandating that every county establish a Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (LPSCC). Each LPSCC must submit an annual summary to the state’s Criminal Justice Commission.

An interview with Mitch Lucas, assistant sheriff, Charleston County, S.C., who is involved with the local criminal justice coordinating council.

Gregory Stephens (a pseudonym) was contacted by a sheriff’s deputy in rural Nebraska on allegations of destruction of property and disturbing the peace.

Should guns be carried in schools? And if so, by whom? Teachers? Police officers? School resource officers? Should they be trained as police or school...