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Technology•by Mark Clark•June 30, 2014

Product Test: Vievu LE3 On-Body Video System

Vievu's LE3 is the company's latest small, lightweight, self-contained video recorder system. About the size and weight of a pager, this on-body video system can easily be worn on an officer's uniform.

Training•by James Spurgeon•June 26, 2014

Get Ready for a Fight

Your defensive tactics training should be intense, exhausting, applicable, and eye-opening. Don't come to in-service training dressed for vacation or expecting to sleepwalk through the course.

Weapons•by Paul Scarlata•June 25, 2014

Steyr Mannlicher L9-A1 Duty Pistol

The current version of the full-size Steyr duty pistol, the L9-A1, debuted last year. Available chambered for either the 9mm Luger or .40 S&W, the L9-A1 has many of the features of Steyr's earlier pistols along with several new ones, including a redesigned trigger.

Patrol•by Dean Scoville•June 24, 2014

Alone Against All Odds

Cops are accustomed to answering calls for help, and generally think no less of those who ask. But officers themselves are often hesitant to ask for help, and that can be very impractical and even costly.

Training•by David Griffith•June 23, 2014

Hemorrhage Control

Officer Joshua Burns might have bled out and died if it wasn't for a new emergency medical program that the Dallas PD had implemented just weeks before he was shot. As part of that program, 3,200 Dallas officers had been trained in basic hemorrhage control techniques and issued Tactical Medical Solutions' Downed Officer Kit (DOK).

Technology•by David Griffith and Mark Clark•June 22, 2014

Radios: Your Lifeline is Evolving

Officers have come to rely on both their in-car and portable radios for critical intelligenc. Here's a look at some trends in police communications today and some evolving technologies that will radically change them in the near future.

Vehicle Ops•by Dan Fink•June 22, 2014

Autonomous Cars: Driving on Auto Pilot

Imagine an officer gets into the driver's seat, which recognizes her by retina scan, and it immediately moves to the position she prefers. The officer logs on via voice request to the department CAD system and "tells" the vehicle to patrol the downtown area using random patrol "Henry 1." This could be reality sooner than you think.

Patrol•by David Griffith•June 21, 2014

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