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Point of Law
Understanding Officer-Created Jeopardy
Officers can be criminally prosecuted for using force when their actions led to escalation during contact with subjects.
June 20, 2025
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Point of Law
Point of Law: The Limitations of Search Warrants
In the Tenth Circuit case of Cuervo v. Sorenson, the Court ruled officers cannot deviate from the language of the warrant.
June 18, 2025
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Technology
My Technology Can … Maximize Crash Data Efficiency
LexisNexis BuyCrash lets agencies accelerate analysis of crash data and deliver digital crash reports to the drivers for easier and faster insurance claims.
June 18, 2025
Lexis/Nexis BuyCrash offers a variety of tools that law enforcement agencies can use to collect, distribute, and analyze crash reports.
Training
Dave Smith: Be Prepared for the Ultimate Contest
You need to train like an elite athlete for the life-and-death challenge you may some day face on the job.
June 18, 2025
Dave Smith
Patrol
Editorial: Braving the Flames
It takes great courage to rush into a structure fire with bunker gear and oxygen, it takes even more to do it dressed only in a police patrol uniform. But many officers have done it.
June 18, 2025
Patrol
Launching Police Drone Programs
Launching a law enforcement drone program is more than simply buying a drone; there are Federal Aviation Administration regulations, officers need training, and it takes planning.
May 30, 2025
Experts explain what it takes for a police department to launch a drone program and share their agencies’ experiences getting started.
Training
First Look: Adding AI to Simulator Training
The new artificial intelligence feature for MILO’s VR and Focus3D simulators gives trainees a chance to practice and refine their communications skills while working scenarios.
May 19, 2025
Officer working a scenario in MILO VR and the computer-generated character he is interacting with. The AR option for MILO VR makes such scenarios more realistic.
Patrol
Rewriting the Ballistic Helmet Playbook
The U.S. Department of Defense ran a study in 2018 on 77 helmets that had been shot during combat. No manufacturer fluff. Just facts. If the bullet punched through, 74% of the time, the person died.
May 16, 2025
Is the best way to evaluate the protection of a ballistic helmet simply measuring backface deformations? Or, is there a better indicator of survivability?
Patrol
First Look: Uniform Performance and Comfort
The Power Flex series of uniforms from Flying Cross are designed for mobility, comfort, and breathability.
March 21, 2025
The new line of Flying Cross Power Flex uniforms offer all-way stretch for easier movement.
Vehicle Ops
Reaching the Call Safely
How can officers stay safer behind the wheel when responding to calls? Driving instructors from the Michigan State Police and the Georgia Public Safety Training Center share their tips.
March 17, 2025
The Michigan State Police teaches its officers to maintain focus and control while driving to emergencies.
Weapons
The POLICE Pistol Optics Survey
The survey of working officers shows that police have embraced handgun optics with great enthusiasm. Of the officers who completed our entire survey, 77% said their agencies allow them to use handgun optics on duty.
March 12, 2025
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Point of Law
Dave Smith: Pardon Me
While a pardon restores your rights, it doesn’t erase your conviction, nor does it shield you from civil suits, seizure and forfeitures, or protect you from other prosecutions for crimes other than the ones pardoned.
March 11, 2025
Dave Smith
Training
Editorial: Preventing Recruit Deaths
Training injuries and even training fatalities are far too common in law enforcement academies, and they need to be addressed.
March 11, 2025
Special Units
POLICE Product Test: 5.11 V.XI XTU Pants and V.XI Sigurd Shirt
The V.XI XTU Pants and V.XI Sigurd Shirt achieve a good balance between looking tactical and approachable. You could wear them to a community engagement event or a high-stakes operation without looking out of place in either scenario.
March 7, 2025
5.11's V.XI XTU pants have numerous pockets for storage and removable knee pads.
Vehicle Ops
Setina Featured Equipment 40-Page Brochure
Setina Manufacturing
With its “Made in the USA” credo – the Setina Featured Equipment Brochure presents a products gallery across 40 pages.
March 1, 2025
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Special Units
How to navigate the changing legal landscape in 2025.
How to navigate the changing legal landscape in 2025.
February 6, 2025
Special Units
Bullseye K9 is transforming school safety with firearms and drug detection dogs.
Bullseye K9 is transforming school safety with firearms and drug detection dogs.
February 6, 2025
Schools that participate in Bullseye K9 Detection's program purchase a set number of “searches” per year—often averaging two searches per month.
Special Units
Operation Freedom Paws offers a lifeline for veterans, first responders and police officers.
Operation Freedom Paws offers a lifeline for veterans, first responders and police officers.
February 6, 2025
Operation Freedom Paws, founded by Mary Cortani, helped train K9 Maui for the Gilroy Police Department. Maui offers support to students and staff in the Gilroy Unified School District and lends a helping paw to city departments as part of the Critical Incident Stress Debrief and Wellness Team.
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