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November 2008 - Product Patrol
Performance Gloves
MacWet
MacWet gloves perform in all types of weather, while still providing comfort, sensitivity, and protection from the elements. Designed to fit like a second skin and available in 12 different sizes, MacWet gloves offer a high level of touch sensitivity. This sensitivity allows you to use even the most intricate buttons on optical equipment and phones or radios.
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Features
“Amateurs do it till they get it right. Professionals do it till they can’t get it wrong.” That’s one of the mantras of Jeff Gonzalez, director of training for Trident Concepts.
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David Griffith
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Features
Training for any agency’s SWAT team is physically, mentally, and tactically challenging. Add in long and changing shift work hours, family obligations, and not enough time in the day, and your goal of joining a SWAT team appears even more difficult. The goal of this article is to assist those police officers currently on the force in achieving the fitness level of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) officers.
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Stew Smith
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Features
In 1971, President Richard Nixon declared what he called a modern-day war on drugs, calling it “America’s Public Enemy Number One.” Since then, police departments all over the country have been fighting that war, without a foreseeable end.
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Shelly Feuer Domash
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Features
David Kennedy, director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, had developed a new drug interdiction strategy, and he was trying to sell a police department into trying it. The frustrated officers of the High Point PD were willing guinea pigs.<
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David Griffith
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Features
Body armor has come a long way since the days of knights. But even in today’s police and military operations, the armor is specialized according to the user’s need.
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David Griffith
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Columns: Editorial
Two seconds is not a lot of time. But it can mean the world. Just ask Officer Michael Ferguson of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Two seconds was the difference between Ferguson resuming his 19-year career as a Mountie or going to prison for four years.
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David Griffith
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Columns: Editorial
Fall River, Massachusetts 07-08-2000
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Dean Scoville
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Columns: In My Sights
Jump into the fray then decide. —Napoleon Bonaparte
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Dave Smith
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Reviews: Arsenal
Sabre Defence XR15A3 Massad Ayoob Elite RifleProlific firearms writer, weapons instructor, and law enforcement officer Massad Ayoob has spent his professional career analyzing the dynamics of police work. Now Sabre Defence, a relatively new manufacturer of AR-15-style weapons, has introduced the Massad Ayoob XR15A3 Elite Rifle. Built in collaboration with the famed expert, the carbine has all of the features that savvy law enforcement officers need and want.
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Mike Detty
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Departments: The Winning Edge
Combative Ground FightingWhen you work the street, things can go bad in a split second. You have to be ready for anything and that means you also have to be ready to fight from any position, including the ground.
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Louie Marquez
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Departments: Blades & Tools
BlackHawk Blades is the brainchild of Mike Noell and Michael Janich. Noell, a combat-decorated Navy SEAL, is the CEO of BlackHawk Products Group. He started the company because some of his equipment failed during a mission, and he believed he could make better products.
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Scott Smith
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Departments: Point of Law
ID Procedures and the Right to CounselThere are several ways a crime victim or other eyewitness might have an opportunity to identify a stranger-perpetrator of a crime before being called as a witness in court. (If the perpetrator is an acquaintance, the ID will not generally be an issue.)
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Devallis Rutledge
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Departments: A Closer Look
The Anchorage Police Department is looking for (more than) a few good men and women.
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Bryn Bailer
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Web Only: Leadership 101
The implications of football in American life run deep. Football is analogous to many things: warfare, battle, teamwork, discipline, mental toughness, physical courage, strategy, tactics, and of course, leadership.
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Mark G. Stainbrook
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Web Only: Extra
If you're looking to join a tac team, this workout regimen will get you fit. But it's grueling -- make sure you consult a doctor before jumping in headfirst.
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Stew Smith
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