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Section: Procedures & Policies
Vehicle Ops
13 Factors in Selecting a Police Unit Upfitter
Preparing a service-ready police unit may require more work than a small garage staff can handle, even with preplanning and experience. If a fleet staff is too busy maintaining in-service vehicles, outsourcing may be the solution.
June 14, 2010
Weapons
Running Up the Score
The purpose of this article is to pass on a few observations and suggestions that might help law enforcement officers and their employing agencies improve firearms training, especially for those officers who find it difficult to qualify with their issued firearms.
April 21, 2010
Special Units
Not Going for the Kill
A SWAT team is called out to a barricade situation. A man holed up in his house claims to have a hostage, and negotiators are getting nowhere as the subject refuses to surrender. Now tactical teams can employ multiple less-lethal options to help end such a situation at different points throughout an incident without employing lethal force.
March 30, 2010
Weapons
Best Practices in TASER Targeting
To adopt the preferred targeting zone, officers will need to train themselves to avoid center mass.
January 30, 2010
Vehicle Ops
Pursuit Training on the Cheap
Making sure police officers can drive well is not enough. They must also keep their mental skills just as sharp to follow policy under stress and exercise good judgment throughout the pursuit.
November 29, 2009
Patrol
How You Can Become a Better Cop Right Now
Becoming a better cop may not ensure formal recognition such as a promotion, but it'll virtually guarantee it informally. It'll simultaneously help you to do your job faster and increase your prospects to work elsewhere.
November 11, 2009
Vehicle Ops
Saving Green by Going Green
"We are all looking to reduce future costs," says Chief Robert Stewart of the Cotati (Calif.) Police Department, whose department sought to save money by reducing its energy use with a new police facility. While green features added $700,000 to the project's final tab, Stewart expects a rapid return on the investment in reduced energy costs.
October 13, 2009
Patrol
The State of American Law Enforcement - Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't
Perhaps nowhere in contemporary American society does the question of the right tool for the right job come into play more often than in matters of police use of force.
November 30, 2008
Patrol
How Not to Rate a Storm
Hurricane country cops need a scale that screams the following message to the public: Get out! Get out, now!
September 30, 2008
Patrol
The State of American Law Enforcement - Rules of Engagement
In smaller agencies, policy manuals—if they existed—were just a few policy statements. Now there are multiple bound volumes that no officer can be expected to memorize, let alone understand. — Tom Aveni, Police Policy Studies Council
September 30, 2008
Special Units
Redefining Fit for Duty
An officer's physical fitness is a concern not just because the officers are overweight and might develop a debilitating health condition in their later years. It's an officer survival issue. It could put an officer at a serious disadvantage when he or she faces a more physically fit bad guy who has the mindset to win.
July 31, 2008
Patrol
The State of American Law Enforcement - Women Warriors
Maintaining a balance between one's identity as a woman and as a police officer is never going to be easy. Knowing this, Sgt. Stefani Gombar of the Phoenix PD cherishes one piece of advice she received in the academy from a female officer: "Don't lose yourself."
May 31, 2008
Vehicle Ops
Safer by Design
It's unrealistic to believe all deaths and injuries can be prevented from traffic accidents, of course, but striving toward that goal will undoubtedly help reduce such incidents.
March 31, 2008
Weapons
How to Buy a Used Handgun
One of the best ways to buy a firearm for personal use is to buy one that was previously owned. Don't laugh. Most of the handguns I purchased when I was in my twenties and thirties were pre-owned, and they are still putting rounds down range.
December 31, 2007
Special Units
The Tactical Use of TASERs
The tactical teams portrayed in the movies and on television typically use an assortment of automatic weapons and high-powered rifles to shoot down terrorists and hostage takers. But those of us in the business know that the vast majority of our missions do not involve the use of deadly force.
November 30, 2007
Technology
Cutting Out the Chase
Now, emerging technologies may offer a solution once thought impossible: to stop a fleeing violator quickly, yet safely.
October 31, 2007
Patrol
How to Spot a Concealed Firearm
Unfortunately, Officer Erfle will not be the last law enforcement officer who will fall victim to a bad guy carrying a concealed firearm. The reason is simple; unless you have cause to search, you really can't tell who is packing and who isn't.
October 31, 2007
Training
Will I Get Sued?
Years ago when I was attending my police academy recruit training, one of the many questions my fellow recruits and I pondered was: Will I get sued? In my case, the answer turned out to be, "Yes." And several times at that!
October 31, 2007
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