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Patrol•by Scott Smith•February 22, 2011

Police Product Test: 5.11 Tactical Praetorian 2 Gloves

POLICE Magazine reviews the 5.11 Tactical Praetorian 2 Gloves, EoTech XPS2-0 Sight, and Lowa Boots Zephyr GTX.

Patrol•by Melanie Basich•February 17, 2011

Officer Revives Fellow Cop After Heart Attack On Duty

Officer Michael A. Riley administered CPR and was finally able to detect a weak pulse and get Officer Bryan Nickelson breathing. By that time, additional police officers were on scene reporting the events on the radio.

Patrol•by Amaury Murgado•February 17, 2011

Workplace Communication: Closing the Generation Gap

For the first time in history, we have four generations working side by side in the modern workplace. They consist of Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials (also known as Generation Y or Nexters). With four different groups working together, there is bound to be a collision between each other's set of values.

Technology•by Tim Dees•February 15, 2011

New Developments In ALPR

Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology has been the "oh, wow" gadget for the past few years, and with good reason. ALPR can identify, screen, and record the license plates of more vehicles than an entire squad of police officers could handle, and can do it with greater accuracy and no fatigue factor.

Weapons•by Mike Detty•February 14, 2011

Rock River Arms LAR-8 Varmint A4

The advantage of a semi-auto weapon over a bolt gun is obvious. Follow-up shots are much quicker and the felt recoil is much less. Another advantage of the AR platform .308 weapons system is the familiar layout of the selector, mag release, and charging handle.

Patrol•by Robin Hattersley Gray•February 11, 2011

6 Errors Police, Hospitals Make When Handling Prisoners

Watch out for these six pitfalls, when you're transporting a prisoner in or out of a medical facility.

Patrol•by Dave Smith•February 10, 2011

Dumping Garbage

We have to decide not to carry garbage around ourselves and not to accept it from others.

Technology•by David Griffith•February 10, 2011

Rugged Notebooks: Tough and Secure

The Rugged Notebooks Eagle laptop has built-in biometric access control, is ruggedized to MIL-STD-810F, and is Windows 7 compatible.

Patrol•by Devallis Rutledge•February 7, 2011

'Don't Talk To My Client!'

The Constitution does not forbid you to talk to a person just because that person has an attorney, or just because the attorney tells you not to do it. Instead, the law focuses on whether the suspect is willing to talk without his or her attorney present.

Special Units•by Tom Wetzel•February 7, 2011

How To Handle Audio Exclusion

The tools needed for simulating diminished hearing during training are basic: ear plugs and range ear muffs. These are effective for creating scenarios involving temporary hearing loss due to gun shots or other explosive sounds.

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