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Training
Helicopter Training In Law Enforcement
How we train is how we fight—or more broadly, how we perform under pressure. This also applies to helicopter pilots; how they train versus how they are expected to fly.
April 2, 2012
Photo courtesy of Amaury Murgado
Vehicle Ops
Duty Dangers: Vehicle Pursuits
Officers who underestimate a suspect's resolve to evade capture or overestimate their own limitations or those of the patrol car only enhance the dangers of vehicle pursuits. It's not just the lead unit in a pursuit that is imperiled. Upon hearing of a pursuit in progress, other officers may attempt to catch up and join the chase.
January 11, 2012
Photo: Mark W. Clark
Vehicle Ops
Ways To End Vehicle Pursuits
Stationary roadblocks are no longer in wide use, but several innovative products could help officers safely end vehicle pursuits.
January 11, 2012
Photo: Mark W. Clark
Vehicle Ops
Crowd Control: T3 Motion's NLRV Electric Vehicle
T3 Motion's Non-Lethal Response Vehicle (NLRV) is an electric three-wheeled vehicle designed to provide the maneuverability of the standard T3 with added features for crowd control, including a shield, strobe lights, and onboard PepperBall launchers.
December 5, 2011
Photo: T3 Motion
Vehicle Ops
2012 Michigan Vehicle Tests: Patrol Cars
Chrysler's Dodge Charger Pursuit, General Motors' Chevy Caprice PPV, and Ford's Police Interceptor are now the talk of the police vehicle world, as the Big 3 battle to see what company and what car will take the lion's share of what has been undeniably the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor's market.
November 10, 2011
Ford Police Interceptor. Photo: Michigan State Police
Vehicle Ops
Choosing Caprice
The Montclair (Calif.) Police Department chose Caprice to replace its aging Crown Vics due to the spacious cabin, 100,000-mile powertrain warranty, 6.0-liter V-8 engine, and dynamic braking.
November 10, 2011
Montclair (Calif.) PD's Capt. Michael deMoet. Photo: Paul Clinton.
Vehicle Ops
2012 Michigan Vehicle Tests: Motorcycles
Michigan State Police tested new cruisers from Victory Motorcycles—the Commander I and Vision—among the six police motorcycles to be offered in the 2012 model year.
November 10, 2011
The Kawasaki Concours 14P was one of six police bikes tested in Michigan. Photo: Michigan State Police
Vehicle Ops
Surviving Vehicle Ambushes
The vehicle, the patrol car, the "shop," is obviously what distinguishes the vehicle ambush from other types of attacks. It also gives you instant mobility to get out of the kill zone. In keeping with the suggested tactics for lethal force encounters the vehicle helps you move and create distance.
October 16, 2011
Photo: iStockphoto.com.
Special Units
Ending a Barricade with Heavy Equipment
When faced with a barricaded suspect, SWAT officers may want to consider using heavy construction equipment to end the incident.
August 23, 2011
Photo: Ti Goetz.
Technology
Motorola's Public Safety Play: Broadband Networks
Motorola Solutions and Verizon are working closely with public safety agencies in Northern California's Bay Area and Harris County, Texas, to build and operate what will likely be the nation's first public safety broadband network on the LTE (Long Term Evolution) platform.
August 11, 2011
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Technology
L-3 Mobile-Vision's V-One In-Car Computer
The engineers and designers at L-3 Mobile-Vision had a clear mission when they started to develop the company's next generation of mobile computers. They wanted to incorporate many of the best features of consumer computers-ergonomic design, fast processors, and abundant connectivity-into a high-end fully rugged mobile system.
July 4, 2011
Photo: L-3 Mobile-Vision.
Patrol
Officer Seat-Belt Safety
Cops are cursed by a tragic mix of impatience, skewed priorities, and self-preservation instincts that sometimes fail to rise to those of a drunken frat boy. As a result, traffic collisions have for decades been one of the top two causes of officer fatalities.
June 13, 2011
Photo: Mark W. Clark
Vehicle Ops
Sporty Police Cars
Crown Victorias and Dodge Chargers may be among the most typical makes and models of police cars used in the U.S. today. However, some departments have a handful of "sportier" cars, many of which are used in special ways.
March 31, 2011
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Vehicle Ops
Vehicle Computer Docking Stations
These seven docking stations offer connectivity for Ethernet, USB, LAN and other options to take you beyond basic mounting solutions.
February 21, 2011
Panasonic's PDRC (Permanent Display Removable Computer) offers a vehicle-mounted display and separate keyboard. Photo courtesy of Panasonic.
Vehicle Ops
High-Tech Engines in the New Cop Cars
The end of the Crown Vic has heralded one of the most exciting eras in the history of law enforcement vehicles. The first true 21st century police cars have extremely sophisticated engines.
February 2, 2011
The V8 engine used in the Caprice PPV is a fourth-generation Chevy small block optimized for power and fuel savings.
Patrol
The Hazards of Patrolling In Snow
Winter poses unique dangers for the patrol officer. Dealing with these threats is a matter of weather-proofing yourself both mentally and physically.
January 26, 2011
PHOTO: Dave Douglas
Vehicle Ops
2011 Michigan Vehicle Tests: Patrol Cars
The Michigan State Police have been driving and rating new police vehicles since 1974. But this year is special. The agency's precision drivers say they would be hard-pressed to name a year of testing that's generated more discussion and anticipation than this one.
December 8, 2010
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Vehicle Ops
2011 Michigan Vehicle Tests: Motorcycles
Kawasaki's Concours 14P ABS motorcycle turned heads when it was relaunched in May (Kawasaki initially introduced it in 2009), and may have generated the most off-line conversations at this year's Michigan State Police vehicle testing.
December 8, 2010
Harley-Davidson's Electra Glide was one of four police motorcycles tested by the Michigan State Police. Photo courtesy of MSP.
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