Terms of Use

By accessing or using CommunityPolicing.com, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the site.

We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

CommunityPolicing.com is an independent educational resource. All content — including articles, case law summaries, training materials, cold case information, research summaries, and field exercises — is provided for educational and professional development purposes only.

Nothing on this site constitutes legal advice, official law enforcement policy, or a substitute for qualified legal counsel. Content does not represent the official position of any law enforcement agency, government body, academic institution, or professional association unless expressly stated.

You may access and use the site for personal, educational, and professional development purposes. You may share links to site content and reference it in educational or professional contexts with appropriate attribution.

You may not reproduce, republish, or redistribute substantial portions of site content without written permission; use site content for commercial purposes without authorization; scrape or systematically extract content in a manner that burdens our servers; attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the site; or use the site in any way that violates applicable law.

Original content created by CommunityPolicing.com is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved unless otherwise stated.

Third-party materials referenced or linked on this site remain subject to their respective copyright, licensing, or public-domain status. U.S. Government works are generally in the public domain. Other third-party materials are used under applicable fair use, license, or with permission. If you believe your copyrighted work has been used improperly, please contact us at [email protected].

We strive to provide accurate, current, and well-sourced information. However, law, court interpretations, agency policies, and research findings change over time. We cannot guarantee that all content is current or error-free.

Case law summaries, legal process information, and cold case details are provided for educational purposes and may not reflect the most recent developments. Always verify critical information through primary sources before relying on it for any professional, legal, or investigative purpose.

We maintain an editorial corrections policy. If you identify an error, please contact us at [email protected].

Cold case information on this site is drawn from publicly available sources, including the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), law enforcement agency releases, and published news reports. We do not publish unverified case information.

We treat victims and their families with respect. If you are a family member of a featured case and have concerns about how the case is presented, please contact us directly.

If you submit content to us — including tip submissions, article contributions, or corrections — you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, edit, and publish that content in connection with the site. You represent that you have the right to submit the content and that it does not violate any third-party rights.

We reserve the right to decline, edit, or remove any submitted content at our discretion.

The site and its content are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We do not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, CommunityPolicing.com and its operators shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of or inability to use the site, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of the United States. Any disputes arising from use of this site shall be resolved in accordance with applicable federal law.

For questions about these Terms of Use, contact us at [email protected] or through our contact page at communitypolicing.com/contact-us.