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PoliceMag.com Launches Cop Slang App
PoliceMag.com has launched a mobile app of its popular Cop Slang glossary of law enforcement terms to allow officers to access it from their smartphones and submit terms on the fly.
August 26, 2013
The Cop Slang mobile app allows you to add and rate terms. Screenshot via PoliceMag.com.
Patrol
Video: Judge Blasts Prosecutors as New Freddie Gray Trial Begins
In a hearing before Officer Caesar Goodson's trial in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams admonished the state and determined that they violated discovery rules, but he ruled that opening statements could still begin Thursday.
June 10, 2016
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Editor's Notes
The Street Cop Dictionary Gets a Mobile App
On Monday, Police Magazine launched the Cop Slang app for the iPhone. Cop Slang on the iPhone is a handy little dictionary-style app that lets users read more than 2,500 definitions and add their own.
August 28, 2013
Screenshot via PoliceMag.
Careers
Off-Duty Stealth Tips
Perform a fashion check before you leave the house: Do I look like a cop? If so, then go prepared. If you don't want to be bothered, tone down the wardrobe.
December 10, 2009
Editor's Notes
Cop Slang: Our Favorite Terms From You
Since May, officers have added dozens of great terms to "Cop Slang"—more than 350, in fact. Here are 10 of the very best we've seen added by readers.
August 12, 2012
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Training
Breaking Down Communication Silos in Multi-Disciplinary Response
There are—contrary to common belief among the public and the press and the politicians—substantial successes in multi-disciplinary, multi-jurisdictional response to terrible events. But Improvements can still be made.
February 16, 2021
The author at Candlestick Stadium during an Urban Shield exercise.
Patrol
"Canceling" Cops at Gay Pride Marches and Events is Misguided
Beyond the obvious disregard for the rights of law enforcement personnel who wish to be active participants in pride events is the matter of public safety, which can be seriously jeopardized when cops are kept from large gatherings of people.
May 21, 2021
Gay Pride Parade Motors
Patrol
Draw The Line
The art of establishing perimeters can mean the difference between success and failure.
December 31, 2003
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Training
Hillsborough County (Fla.) Sheriff's Agricultural Unit
Homer Brown, Larry Lingo, and Lowell Cain—the three detectives who work the Agricultural Unit of Hillsborough County, Fla.—aren't afraid to get down and dirty. "We just got done rounding up some cows at 10 this morning," says Det. Brown, referring to a case the trio and their horses handled on a hot, humid day last July.
September 30, 2007
Vehicle Ops
Kojak Lights
In its prime during the mid-'70s the emergency warning light christened with the "Kojak" moniker was state-of-the-art and one of the few products available for use on "plain-clothes" vehicles
April 30, 2002
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Weapons
12 Things You Need to Know About Rifle Optics
In order to help you decide what optic best suits your needs, POLICE Magazine spoke with some experts on the tactical operation of firearms optics. And the following are 12 things they said you need to know about these essential accessories.
January 28, 2016
The Trijicon ACOG is kind of a hybrid optic, offering magnification and speedy CQB target acquisition.
Special Units
Shots Fired: Pueblo, Colorado 12/23/2004
It was two days before Christmas 2004, and Sgt. Randy Wills of the Pueblo (Colo.) Police Department was a case study in sleep deprivation. It had been a busy holiday season with very little peace on earth and even less good will toward men. Wills needed rest.
June 1, 2005
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Editor's Notes
Memorable Cop Movies
Unfortunately, 2009 wasn't a particularly high-water mark for movies in my book, which makes it all the more tempting to reflect on another staple: the cop movie.
March 4, 2010
Image courtesy of iStock.
Training
Firearms Training: When Good Enough is Good Enough
“Now they can accept what you have to say. If you just start talking, they're still in the moment that they just shot,” she says, as she continues to explain how the student should do most of the talking. “It is just like a police interview? We should be hearing more from them than they hear from us.”
July 27, 2022
During presentations, Dawn Davis uses the above image to illustrate that a student’s shot placements are “good enough” when they land in the A and B zones of the target. An instructor should see this as a success and later can coach the shooter on moving the groupings toward the center of the target.
Technology
Spy Gear
Since September 11, 2001, the development of new electronic surveillance techniques and equipment has been in overdrive.
September 30, 2004
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Editor's Notes
PoliceMag Launches Police Terms Dictionary
Police Magazine has introduced a new user-interactive dictionary to PoliceMag.com that allows officers to search for terms and enter their own terms and definitions.
May 16, 2012
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Patrol
My Report from COPS West 2013
The expo can be a bit of an adventure. And herein I will share some of my thoughts on this year's edition.
November 11, 2013
Vehicles such as this LDV model are always a big draw.
Technology
Trolling for Predators
Luckily, there is a new breed of law enforcement officials who are tracking what the NCMEC now calls “Computer Facilitated Crimes Against Children,” and these officers can be found online all over the country, ferreting out pedophiles on their own turf: the chat room.
September 30, 2005
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