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SWAT
February 1, 2012
Patrol
Joint K-9, SWAT Competition Announced
The inaugural “SKIDDS Challenge” will be held in Oxnard, Calif., July 21, 2004. This one-day competition will test SWAT and K-9 teams in areas of stealth searches, shooting skills, team movement, arrest procedures, agility, tactical obedience, and physical endurance.
January 25, 2004
Patrol
S.W.A.T. for Survival
Fitness is critical for all law enforcement officers, especially those on tactical units.
March 31, 2000
Special Units
How to Get Into SWAT Shape
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.
October 31, 2006
Special Units
Rethinking SWAT Training
What SWAT fitness experts are discovering is that some of this wear and tear and incapacitation can be avoided with "smart" training instead of "hard" training. Smart training is real-world oriented and job applicable. It's not just training for the sake of training.
June 12, 2013
Special Units
Pennsylvania Detective Dies During Physical Training
The New Castle Police Department reports on Facebook that Detective Sgt. Brian Cuscino had been with the New Castle Police Department since 2001. He worked as a patrol officer for approximately 10 years and was then promoted to a detective in the criminal investigative division.
April 20, 2018
Women in Law Enforcement
Are Physical Tests Fair to Females?
There's a pattern across police departments in this country where the physical ability hiring standard is higher than the physical ability post-hiring standard. A major problem with using physical ability tests as hiring criteria is that an applicant must be fit when hired, but in many police departments, they can deteriorate significantly once they obtain seniority.
July 12, 2012
Special Units
SWAT's Small-Town Question
Whether you work for a metropolitan police department with thousands of officers or small-town agency with only a handful of personel, an incident requiring the response of a special weapons team can happen in your town. How prepared are you and your agency?
March 31, 1998
SWAT
Hardening Physical Targets
With the exception of the military-related attacks at Fort Hood and the Washington Navy Yard, terrorists and criminals are more likely to assault a facility where resistance is minimal—a "soft" target.
September 30, 2013
Special Units
How to Select and Train SWAT Snipers
The position of police sniper is one of the most unique and difficult in all of law enforcement. It carries with it high expectations and great responsibility. Yet, many agencies put little thought into setting a proper foundation for an effective sniper program.
July 31, 2004
Special Units
TREXPO West: Getting Physical
Unlike many police trade shows, the Law Enforcement Tactical Response Show & Conference (TREXPO) gives officers an opportunity to go hands on with weapons at the range event and with defensive tactics in the seminar program.
April 30, 2003
Patrol
N.D. Deputy Dies After Physical Arrest with Drunk Driver
Burleigh County (N.C.) Sheriff's Deputy Bryan Sleeper collapsed shortly before 1 a.m., after helping Deputy Jon Eide arrest Robbie Del James Roberson during a physical confrontation.
September 27, 2011
Training
(Video) The Connection Between Mental, Emotional, and Physical Well-Being
POLICE Magazine Contributing Web Editor Doug Wyllie sits down with Sgt. Steve Fish of the Racine (WI) Police Department to discuss how working out and being in good shape can help your mind and soul as well.
September 20, 2019
Training
Colorado Sheriff's Recruit Dies After Physical Test
A 34-year-old Pueblo man died Monday shortly after he had completed a physical agility test as part of the hiring process for the Pueblo County Sheriff's Department.
June 30, 2009
Women in Law Enforcement
Do You Need to Prove Yourself Physically?
Sgt. Diana Drummey looks for other ways to resolve confrontations than getting physical, but will go there, if need be.
September 25, 2009
Patrol
Teen Injures Texas Officer During Physical Struggle
A teenage runaway was arrested after he allegedly injured an officer during a struggle Wednesday night.
July 5, 2019
Special Units
The State of American Law Enforcement - SWAT: Breaking the Mold
LAPD brass is still trying to mold SWAT into a softer, gentler special unit that won't offend the politically correct sensibilities of community activists. But now for one of the few times in its distinguished history, SWAT is actually vulnerable to such pressure.
July 31, 2008
Training
Tennessee Police Recruit Dies After Collapsing During Physical Training
As recruit Wisben Antoine's conditioned worsened Friday, Chief Paul Noel made the decision to swear him in as a police officer.
February 26, 2024
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