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Technology
Detroit Chief Tests Cops on Ethics Books
Detroit Police Chief Jerry Oliver says a 100-question multiple choice test will help him decide which command officers should keep their jobs.
June 18, 2002
Patrol
10 "Must Read" Books for Law Enforcement Officers
Being a civilian in the law enforcement universe for more than a decade now, I've learned that—in addition to talking directly with cops, doing ridealongs, and attending police training—there is enormous value in reading a wide variety of law enforcement books and training materials.
March 8, 2019
Technology
Smartphone Apps for Cops
The cops who came before you had to rely on plastic-coated reference cards and notebooks stuffed in their shirt pockets, and maybe you do to some degree as well. Still, there's no reason not to take advantage of the amazing and relatively cheap computing power of a smartphone to use while on patrol.
January 5, 2011
Careers
BOOK REVIEW, If I Knew Then: Life Lessons From Cops on the Street
This book differs from similar collective works in the sheer passion of the writers. For once, they are allowed to write from their inner warrior's soul. You will sense a certain energy from the contributors that you do not normally sense in this genre of writing.
June 24, 2010
Patrol
Mississippi Officer Creates Program for Kids to Have Access to Books
An officer with the Shannon (LA) Police Department is being lauded for helping set up "little libraries" for local kids to get access to books even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 26, 2020
Technology
Bratton Says NYPD Officers Should See Body Camera Footage Before Questioning by Investigators
New York City’s police commissioner says he strongly objects to an inspector general's recommendation that police officers be prevented from viewing body camera footage before giving a statement to investigators.
August 5, 2015
Training
Financial Literacy for Cops
If ever a cop had to concern himself with providing for his family today and tomorrow, it is now. To that end, some cops have taken on second and even third jobs; others have deferred their retirement. And still they worry.
June 18, 2013
Special Units
TREXPO East 2007: Hitting the Books and Each Other
The conference portion of the 2007 TREXPO East offered a little bit of something for every attendee. Once primarily SWAT oriented, the TREXPO conference now includes classes of interest to tactical medics, SWAT operators, patrol officers, and gang officers.
September 30, 2007
Technology
NYPD Officers Warned Against Using Their Smartphones On Duty
A recent NYPD order prohibits officers from taking photos or video and audio recordings during citizen contacts.
August 17, 2014
Patrol
St. Louis Police Give Free Books to At-Risk Kids
The St. Louis Police Department is giving some of the city's most at-risk children free books and encouraging them to read and write.
December 1, 2013
Patrol
Acclaimed Cop Writer and Former LAPD Detective Joseph Wambaugh Dead at 88
Wambaugh's bestselling novels included “The New Centurions,” “The Glitter Dome,” “The Choirboys” and “Black Marble.” The best known of his nonfiction works was “The Onion Field,” about the kidnapping of two LAPD officers and its aftermath.
March 3, 2025
Patrol
Lazy Cops Make Life Harder on All of Us, and We Resent It
One of the most widely recognized banes of the job among good cops is other cops’ inability or unwillingness to do their jobs. And nowhere is that inability and unwillingness more manifest than in that age-old ritual known as the "kiss off."
July 11, 2007
Patrol
Randy Sutton Discusses Black Lives Matter Movement
On a recent radio broadcast for KPCC in Los Angeles, frequent POLICE Magazine PoliceMag.com blogger Randy Sutton served as a guest on the show AirTalk to talk about the ratcheting up of tensions between police officers and activists.
September 4, 2015
Technology
LAPD Library of Homicides Puts 'Murder Books' Online
LAPD's first-of-its-kind partnership with the FBI will place sought-after homicide case information a click away for detectives, who sometimes spend weeks tracking down a file's location.
November 18, 2013
Gangs
Some Cops Are Just Not Cut Out to Work Gangs
Picking the right people, who have the skills and ability to work with gangs and in small specialized units, makes or breaks any gang unit, but the OSS (Operation Safe Streets) leadership (in a major lapse of sanity) promoted TC and transferred him into the gang unit. He was placed in charge of a team, and this team became a problem.
March 9, 2009
Patrol
NYPD Replacing Handwritten Memo Books with Mobile Phone App
Officers with the New York Police Department will soon be putting down their pens and setting aside their hefty department-issued memo books in favor of a new mobile phone app that they will use to keep a detailed log of their daily activities on patrol.
February 7, 2020
Patrol
We Need Smart Cops
I'd sleep better knowing that those tasked with the power of making life or death decisions were those most capable of doing so.
May 15, 2013
Patrol
Will the New Year be Safer for You?
Your profession is dangerous, but you can improve your odds by educating yourself and by being careful on the job.
January 3, 2018
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