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Patrol
Dave Smith: Just How Do We Do This?
The new rules being forced on police are making crime fighting extremely difficult, if not impossible.
October 1, 2021
Patrol
NYPD Quizzing Officers About Their Jobs
The NYPD command staff has sent out a questionnaire for officers to anonymously answer about their job knowledge.
May 26, 2014
Patrol
How To...Buy A Flashlight
A few pointers can help you find the best illumination tool to meet your needs on duty.
February 3, 2019
Patrol
How to...Acquire AEDs
Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) now come in portable versions that can be carried in patrol cars and used to shock a person's heart into beating again. Although ambulances are equipped with these devices, you, as a first responder, will probably get to a person suffering from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) before EMTs can respond. And certainly before the patient can get to a hospital with a crash cart.
December 31, 2002
Patrol
How to...Cope with the Press
In retrospect, last year’s sniper crisis is as much an anomaly as it is a brilliant case study, holding surprises that would have rattled the most veteran of public information officers PIOs. But while it is impossible to anticipate every media situation, a few guidelines do exist.
November 30, 2003
Patrol
How to Talk to Police Officers
Watch the leaders, or those in leadership positions, and you will learn much as a student of leadership. I try to key in on how supervisors address groups of officers and I always look to see how the officers respond.
January 31, 2005
Patrol
How to Respond to Excited Delirium
Because you, as law enforcement officers, are often required to control subjects in various stages of agitation, it is important for you to understand that some of these subjects will be in a state of extreme physiologic stress. This state is often called "excited or agitated delirium."
June 30, 2007
Special Units
How to...Crack Down on Gangs
Gang activity continues to steadily rise throughout the United States, despite law enforcement’s attempts to deal with the epidemic. It’s like a cancer that begins in a vital organ and then spreads its deadly cells throughout the body, defying efforts to eradicate the disease. The most essential tool in fighting this battle, departments say, is communication.
December 31, 2003
Technology
How To Investigate Cybercrime
Today and every day, thousands of people worldwide are being victimized by computer crime. That’s why just about every major municipal or county law enforcement agency in the United States now has a new breed of detective: the computer crime or “cybercrime” investigator.
October 31, 2003
Patrol
How to Photograph Injuries
POLICE
Accurately capturing the results of abuse is integral to documenting many crime scenes. I've taught forensic photography to police officers for more than 10 years, and I always start my presentations with the notion that good photographs start even before the camera is out of the bag. You have to have the proper mindset because images documenting injuries are some of the most important photos we take.
August 31, 2007
Patrol
How to...Start a K-9 Unit
Initiating your agency’s first K-9 unit is a daunting task. If you’re willing to accept this challenge, then the first thing you need is the support of your department.
January 31, 2003
Technology
How to...Open a Cold Case
A few months ago, newspapers around the country covered the arrest of Gerald Mason for a murder that happened when Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House. Mason was rousted out of a comfortable life in South Carolina and charged with killing two police officers in the Los Angeles suburb of El Segundo, Calif. In 1957.
April 30, 2003
Training
How To Score Confessions Like Touchdowns
As professionals in law enforcement, we have to raise our game and consistently seek out training throughout our careers to keep improving our skill level and effectiveness at conducting interviews and interrogations.
January 24, 2013
Patrol
How to Photograph Injuries
I've taught forensic photography to police officers for more than 10 years, and I always start my presentations with the notion that good photographs start even before the camera is out of the bag. You have to have the proper mindset because images documenting injuries are some of the most important photos we take.
August 31, 2007
Technology
How To Investigate Cybercrime
POLICE
Tracking bad guys on the Net takes the experience of a detective and the know-how of a tech head.
January 23, 2013
Patrol
How to Police the Homeless
Police officers and sheriff’s deputies across the country are many times handcuffed by the complexities of dealing with a transient—and often mentally ill—population. Fortunately, new ideas—as well as a few reliable old ones—are available to help.
May 31, 2004
Patrol
How to Cope with Looters
The looters hit the gun stores in New Orleans first, loading up with rifles and ammunition to better fend for the crimes to follow. Then they descended upon other stores. Before long, they moved from the business districts to nearby residences. And what Hurricane Katrina hadn’t ravaged or left destroyed, they did.
October 31, 2005
Patrol
How to Testify in Court
From the scene to the stand, prepare to give effective testimony in court.
March 31, 2006
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