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Special Unitsby Melanie BasichNovember 4, 2013

Escape International AirTEP Platform

Even when the AirTEP is deployed and hanging from a helicopter carrying a full load of passengers, it's possible to fly the craft at up to 100 knots for several miles until everyone can be brought to safety.

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Technologyby Jon AdlerOctober 25, 2013

You Have the Right to Record

The Citizens Empowerment Act is an attempt to thwart criminal investigations by launching them into the court of YouTube. It would require federal officers to serve written notice to people under investigation that they are entitled to record interviews with the officers.

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Weaponsby A.J. GeorgeOctober 24, 2013

Police Product Test: TruGlo Tru-See Targets

I like these new TruGlo Tru-See targets. They take some of the guesswork and haphazard engineering out of the precision shooting process.

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Patrolby A.J. GeorgeOctober 24, 2013

Police Product Test: Fechheimer-Vertx ColdBlack Polo and Phantom LT Pants

Vertx's mission is to produce "functionally advanced clothing for the operational athlete." For this review Vertx sent me a few pairs of Phantom LT pants and one ColdBlack polo shirt.

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Trainingby Kirsti CorreaOctober 23, 2013

Guide to Online Criminal Justice Programs

View our comprehensive guide to 24 educational providers in the law enforcement realm.

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Trainingby Dean ScovilleOctober 18, 2013

Shots Fired: Burton, Michigan 07/01/2009

At the sound of Barksdale's commands, Kalahar spun the shotgun toward him and leveled it. As the man flinched, Barksdale's finger squeezed the trigger of his gun—repeatedly.

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Patrolby Leigh HuntOctober 17, 2013

Beware the Lone Wolf

Lone wolves operate on the fringes of extremist movements, with such loose associations being encouraged by terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda and Hezbollah, and that makes them harder to detect.

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Patrolby Amaury MurgadoOctober 16, 2013

Quicker Response to Active Shooters

Despite its traditional mission, I always thought our motor unit could assume a more tactical posture and play less of a support role, especially when responding to school shootings. Since motors are such a specialized unit, it is easier to pull them off of their primary missions and redirect them whenever necessary.

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Technologyby David GriffithOctober 16, 2013

Will On-Body Kill In-Car Video?

Law enforcement agencies have been using in-car video cameras for a little more than two decades. The devices have defended officers against nuisance claims of abusive or even brutal behavior. But now some agencies are beginning to ask if in-car video systems have been made obsolete by officer-worn systems.

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Trainingby Dave SmithOctober 11, 2013

Make Your Own Luck

I know a lot of crime fighters who begin to wax philosophical after their fifth beer and one of the common axioms I hear is: "I would rather be lucky than good."

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