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Training
Be a Mentor, Not a Monster
I remember a training officer I had once, back in my cub days, who decided that the best way to break in a new guy was to act all tough and hard, and to intimidate me with his experience and his disdain for me and for what I thought I knew.
June 20, 2007
Patrol
Tychem ThermoPro
DuPont
DuPont’s Tychem ThermoPro combines the chemical protection of Tychem and thermal protection of NOMEX in a single-layer garment. It's designed to help provide Hazmat responders with permeation protection against a broad range of toxic industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents and to increase escape time from flash fires.
March 31, 2008
Patrol
The Guardians of the Border
United States Border Patrol agents regularly deal with conflicting or nonsensical information regarding policies and procedures, but they soldier on because they believe in the mission.
September 30, 2015
Technology
Turn Their Gadgets Against Them
"I love Facebook!" came the shout from the cubicle next to mine. One of my fellow detectives here at the Boulder (Colo.) Police Department—through a simple Internet search—had just discovered the identity of a sex assault suspect.
January 31, 2009
Patrol
Developing Decision-Making in Police Training: The Bad, the Good, and the "Sexy"
Judgment and decision-making are pretty much the top two cognitive capabilities a law enforcement professional must possess. Fortunately, judgement decision-making ability can be trained—and possibly even fixed.
January 13, 2023
Training
The State of American Law Enforcement - Can the Average Cop Thrive in the Age of Specialization?
There is no shortage of inducements to work specialized units. Cool tools, flexible schedules, prestige, and the ability to work at something one is truly interested in are but a few of the perks.
April 30, 2008
Patrol
There's a Person Behind the Badge
The court has established that law enforcement officers are human and make mistakes and cannot be convicted of a crime for making an objectively reasonable mistake.
February 25, 2015
Patrol
Making the Grade/Making the Transition
A few months ago, I started working as an investigator. I had some 20 years of experience on patrol. But the move was still a challenge, as I was basically thrown into a sink-or-swim situation.
January 31, 2007
Patrol
The Key to Auto Theft
As the mercury begins to rise, so does the crime rate nationwide. Auto theft is certainly among those warm-weather crimes of opportunity, and one that routinely spikes around this time of year. One of the easiest auto theft techniqes to detect is the use of shaved keys.
May 31, 2006
Patrol
The Young and the Arrestless
Notwithstanding the explosion of youth criminality, the court has largely continued to treat juvenile offenders in a more lenient and paternalistic fashion than adults.
November 30, 2008
Patrol
The Lie of the Resume
A lot of law enforcement leaders look great on paper, but their work history has been embellished, and they are not ready for a crisis.
August 31, 2022
Technology
Should cities place the person responsible for CJIS compliance or cyber security of systems in the city under the direction of the police department?
Vigilant Solutions
Section 3 of the FBI-CJIS Security Policy defines Roles and Responsibilities for an agency. With regard to this specific question, the answer is that the responsibility for this can be in either department.
April 14, 2016
SWAT
The Hammer and the Anvil
The recent shooting of a Dallas SWAT lieutenant on cover/containment during a drug raid serves as a reminder of the many dangers of cover/containment. Often overshadowed by its more "glamorous" entry counterpart, cover/containment is essential to successful SWAT operations, especially raids and searches.
December 5, 2007
SWAT
The Power of the Team
The magnetism of the team is so powerful that those who miss the "big one" for any reason will often feel badly about it for many years.
July 8, 2008
Patrol
The Belly of the Whale
You are on a heroic journey, and you will face and overcome great challenges before the end of your career.
October 23, 2020
Patrol
Now They Know How the Shopkeepers Feel
In the peaceful, crime-free democratic country of South Africa (you know, the latest "workers' paradise"), crime is so rampant that the crooks are running out of victims to rob. Recently, the government even decided to stop mailing pension checks because so many old folks were getting' koshed and robbed outside the banks where they cashed 'em.
October 31, 2001
Special Units
Inside the Manhunt for the Ranger Killer
The Pierce County (Wash.) Sheriff's SWAT team got the initial call of a ranger down and a gunman on the loose in Mount Rainer National Park. Tactical officers borrowed snow shoes from park service personnel and followed the suspect's tracks through the snowy, rugged terrain.
January 4, 2012
SWAT
Picking the Right Person for the Job
You are a SWAT team commander/leader, and you have a dilemma. You have a major mission coming up soon, and you need to pick the right people for the right jobs. For many SWAT commanders, this doesn't present any problem. Every member of their teams is up to speed—trained, experienced, reliable, and trusted.
June 4, 2007
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