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Patrol
5 Thoughts on Policing Alongside Anti-Police District Attorneys
Newsflash: The District Attorney is not your friend and never will be, despite the fact that on paper they are supposed to be your partners in putting criminals behind bars.
November 15, 2019
Patrol
Where Did All the Prosecutors Go?
District attorneys used to have the mission of protecting the public and putting away criminals. Now, some have the mission of freeing the bad guys and indicting cops.
November 14, 2019
Patrol
Why American Military Veterans Make Great Police Officers
Veterans of America's military tend to make excellent police officers—they have baked into their very being a commitment to service, an unusually high level of discipline, an understanding of chain-of-command, and other qualities that police officers also share.
November 8, 2019
Technology
Communications: Programmable Backhaul Can Help Keep the Public Safer
The use of an IP/MPLS network, complemented with SDN technology, will give public safety organizations the flexibility they need to adapt their network to almost any situation, and focus their attention and efforts where they are most needed.
November 7, 2019
Patrol
Amid Anti-Police Rhetoric, Police Remain Vigilant Public Safety Servants
Elected leaders and those seeking election routinely make statements—and enact policies—that put police officers in difficult positions at best and in danger at worst.
November 1, 2019
Patrol
Policing On Halloween: Balancing Safety and Fantasy
Let's review some of the things that make patrolling on the final day of October unlike any other day of the year.
October 25, 2019
Patrol
Trends in Training: Police Innovate While Critics Irritate
A criminal justice professor at Texas Christian University believes that police training is to blame for the death of Atatiana Jefferson, who was shot and killed by former Fort Worth Officer Aaron Dean late last week. Here's why he's leaped prematurely to a conclusion.
October 18, 2019
Patrol
No Parole for Cop Killers
Far too many individuals convicted of murdering a law enforcement officer have been allowed to walk free on parole.
October 11, 2019
Patrol
Pink Patches: How Police Agencies Are Fighting Breast Cancer
The Pink Patch Program—a public awareness campaign designed to bring attention to the fight against breast cancer and to support breast cancer research organizations—has raised more than $1M for cancer research and treatment.
October 4, 2019
Patrol
Addressing the "Hiring Crisis" in Law Enforcement
Investments in Explorer programs, Police Athletic Leagues, Teen Cadet Academies, summer internship programs, and other initiatives that benefit kids can pay untold dividends down the road.
September 27, 2019
Patrol
Preventing School Shootings is Everybody's Business
Earlier this week, we reported on two separate incidents in which police in California arrested four teens—three in the first case, one in the second—possibly preventing two school shootings. You want to know another great way to prevent active killers in schools? Stop glorifying those atrocities and the sick murderers who commit them.
September 20, 2019
Patrol
How a California Conservation Officer Took On Illegal Cartel Grow Operations
After two encounters with illegal marijuana grow operations maintained by the cartels—one of which turned dangerously violent as responding LEOs came under ambush attack—Lieutenant John Nores decided to stand up a team of special operators.
September 13, 2019
Patrol
Come Hell or High Water: Policing in Natural Disasters
Policing in an area where a natural disaster is actively unfolding presents some unique challenges. Let's examine some of them so that when tragedy strikes in your jurisdiction—whether that's a hurricane, a tornado, a flash flood, a blizzard, an earthquake, a volcano, a wildfire, or something else—you've got a handle on what you've got to handle.
September 6, 2019
Patrol
A Tale of Two Trends: Police Supporters… and Unsupported Police
Several news items in the past couple of weeks clearly demonstrate two trends we've known for years to exist—that police supporters do exist, and where police are not supported, policing suffers.
August 30, 2019
Patrol
Politics, Press, Police Use-of-Force, De-Policing, and Deadly Hesitation
California Governor Gavin Newsom, Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren, and NYPD Police Commissioner James O'Neill (left to right) have all made headlines in the past couple of weeks that may lead to worsening the continuing trends of deadly hesitation and de-policing in America. Images courtesy of Facebook.
August 23, 2019
Patrol
Officer Uses Stand-Up Comedy to Relieve Stress, Raise Money for Charity
Commander Vinnie Montez of the Boulder County Sheriff's Office in Colorado has taken his penchant for making people laugh from a hobby to what may be his full-time career upon retirement.
August 16, 2019
Patrol
Senior Officers Speak Out: "The Best Advice I Got as a Rookie"
There's so much great advice handed down from senior officers to LEOs just coming on the job. It's invaluable institutional knowledge, so if you have the opportunity as a more seasoned officer help out a rookie with something you've learned over the years, make every effort to do it.
August 9, 2019
Patrol
An Argument for Equipping More Police Officers with Patrol Rifles
Too many active shooter incidents are conducted by assailants with long guns—Parkland, Sutherland Springs, San Bernardino, Newtown, and others—and police officers need to have the appropriate equipment to respond to such attacks.
August 2, 2019
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