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Police Magazine
November 2004
In This Issue
Technology
Five Minutes to Live
Educating cops how to save themselves and others in dire medical emergencies when seconds count is the goal of a new interactive training program from the The Backup Training Corp.
October 31, 2004
Technology
The Next Dimension
Since the earliest days of trial by jury, detectives have been searching for new ways to help jurors visualize crime scenes. Using new computer and photographic technologies, investigators can create diagrams with complex 3-D surfaces and immersive 360-degree images.
October 31, 2004
Weapons
Showdown in Big Sky Country
“Shoot fast, don’t miss.” That’s the simple strategy for success that was voiced by one of the finalists in the 5.11 Challenge law enforcement shooting competition. But it’s easier said than done, especially when the officer aiming the gun is carrying the added pressure of performing in front of TV cameras, family, friends, and other onlookers.
October 31, 2004
Patrol
The Money Crunch: Getting the Goods
Gone are the days of simple two-way radios and revolvers. Now each officer must carry a multitude of less-lethal weapons in addition to a gun and probably a PDA. While grants are useful, they aren’t the only means by which to acquire funding for equipment.
October 31, 2004
Patrol
The Money Crunch: Staffing Shortage
When times are tough, staffing takes the brunt of the cuts. That's true in business. That's true in law enforcement.
October 31, 2004
Patrol
The Money Crunch: Brother, Can You Spare a Few Mil?
When Oregon laid off 139 of its state troopers and 300 employees total in one day, the already spread thin department was left with few officers to police the state, while the crime labs that process evidence for all Oregon law enforcement agencies were all but shut down. And the agency is not alone in suffering budget woes.
October 31, 2004
Patrol
Slicing the Pie
The first phase of the Iraq War alone cost $79 billion and more than $100 billion may be spent on the reconstruction of Iraq. Back at home, American cities received only a relative pittance to fund their new homeland security duties, despite being deemed the front lines of response to terrorist attacks.
October 31, 2004
Technology
Sorting Out Communications Chaos
If that wasn't bad enough, communications problems among officers from the 25 different agencies involved made it extremely difficult for responders to coordinate the five-hour operation that led to the shooter's surrender.
October 31, 2004
Patrol
Picking Up the Pieces
The cleanup of the carnage left behind by a bloody crime or suicide requires more than a mop and some soapy water. Survivors of the victims are not only emotionally ill equipped to literally pick up the pieces of their loved ones, they lack the proper tools.
October 31, 2004
Special Units
TREXPO East: Hard Lessons
Anti-terror seminars spell out brutality of the enemy to conference attendees.
October 31, 2004
Special Units
TREXPO East: Report from the Show Floor
Tactical show offers look at new equipment for SWAT and patrol.
October 31, 2004
Patrol
The Big Score
That's when I showed them one of the jugs. It was labeled in Latin "aqua distillas." That's right: Vernon and James had scored big with several brown glass jugs of distilled water.
October 31, 2004
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