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We need to take a hard look at where patrol ends and SWAT begins.
January 23, 2008
Response to high-risk situations is like emergency medical response. Both require similar levels of training, equipment, and specialty. Read Full Article
author: Robert O'Brien | posted @ Wednesday, January 23, 2008 6:19 PM |
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O'Brien's last SWAT column asked for comments, and you responded.
January 23, 2008
Not surprisingly, most responses dealt with the issue of how active shooters have changed the roles of both patrol and SWAT. Patrol cannot afford to wait for SWAT while innocent people are dying. Columbine was the "wake-up call" that changed everything. Read Full Article
author: Robert O'Brien | posted @ Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:50 PM |
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What will be SWAT's role in law enforcement in the coming year and beyond?
January 09, 2008
I'd like to hear your thoughts, views, and opinions about SWAT in general, and your agency's team in particular. Read Full Article
author: Robert O'Brien | posted @ Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:57 PM |
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Far too many cops were killed last year, and we have to do everything possible to lower the body count this year.
January 03, 2008
Learn from the past, live in the present, look to the future.
As we transition from 2007 to 2008, this wise saying rings truer than ever. Read Full Article
author: Robert O'Brien | posted @ Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:58 AM |
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