The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. Add to that more than 3,000 tipsheets from our national conferences on how to cover specific beats or do specific stories and you have a resource that no reporter or editor should be without. These stories and tipsheets are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Logged-in members can view the tipsheets free online:
Search results for "warrants" ...
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Policing the police: Uncovering law enforcement
Get tips on how to ask questions about informants, search warrants and seizures, disciplinary actions, and lawsuits so that you can police the police in your community.
Tags: cops; law enforcement corruption; search warrants; informants
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Criminal justice investigations: tips from unexpected people and documents
This tipsheet touches on unexpected people and documents in criminal justice reporting. "Rivalries and jealousies open the door to tips and document leaks for well-positioned reporters." Diedrich details a number of these type of sources and materials.
Tags: crime; justice; police; Federal Bureau of Investigation; probation agents; judges; clerks; convicts; warrants; arrest reports; autopsy records; indictments; trial exhibits
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The Keys to the Courthouse
The author offers tips for developing the cops and courts beat. He suggests spending a lot of time at the court house and getting to know key players, like judges, baliffs, and law clerks. Burstein also discusses documents like search warrants and probable cause affidavits which are stored at the court house and could lead to good stoy ideas. Finally, the tipsheet includes some story ideas that go beyond the criminal trials one expects from a courts reporter.
Tags: courts; beat reporting; crime; justice system; criminal justice; story ideas
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Tips for getting public records in Texas
This very detailed tipsheet is a good guide to using Texas' Public Information Act. It covers everything from phrasing requests to filing them and negotiating for records. It also lists specific types of records, such as search warrants and hospital billing data, and discusses whether they fall under the PIA.
Tags: public records; open records; freedom of information; Public Information Act
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Investigating Pretrial Release
A quick look into pretrial releases and the problems they present. Wilson provides 17 questions to ask local law enforcement agencies to determine how pretrial releases are handled in your area and what if anything should be changed.
Tags: law enforcement; cops; police; pretrial release; courts; bail; criminal record; crime; judge; lawyer; warrant
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The Courts in Canada
Legal seminar tipsheet on the courts: know your rights, use the court registry, and other important information regarding the courts in Canada.
Tags: Canada; Courts; rights; search warrants
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Courts/Cops Records
"Knowing courts and cops records can help you track important stories..." Records that should be used often are: offense/incidents reports, police calls, arrest reports, search warrants, arrest warrants, sex offender registration, jail booking information, autopsy reports, medical examiner investigator's report, subpoenas, appellate files, search warrants, district attorney files and grand jury attachments.
Tags: crime
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Little Criminals
Ohio is a rich source of public records. Many of the techniques applied in this state can be applied in other states as well. Berens outlines helpful hints for finding instant sources; dealing with search warrants, police chase reports, drinking on duty; and, creating your own database and buying databases. Audio tape is available for purchase from the IRE Resource Center. Contact us at (573) 882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org
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Tipsheet No: 47
Documents from Freedburg's Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation of the Yahweh religious sect and its connections to 14 murders. Documents include FBI records, Freedburg's request for criminal file, U.S. District Court documents, Florida motor vehicle registrations, drivers' license records, Metro-Dade Police Department and Public Safety Department request for latent comparison, incident and autopsy reports, Yahweh University's "Open Letter to the World" complaining of the City of Miami's harassment of that institution; inter-office memo; Yahweh literature filed in federal lawsuit; Yahweh's corporate filing; police department's Internal Security Unit report; UCC filing; and affidavit for search warrant.
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