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Technologyby Scott GoldfineFebruary 1, 2010

Super Surveillance

In preparation for Super Bowl XLIV, the Miami-Dade Police Department coordinated with the FBI, Sony Electronics, a local security integrator and other emergency managers to install video surveillance that provides full coverage, smooth video handling and crowd control.

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Patrolby David GriffithJanuary 31, 2010

Sneak Attacks

These shooters didn't know the officers they killed; they just knew they were officers. All they saw in their sights were badges.

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Patrolby Joseph PetrocelliJanuary 31, 2010

Burglaries

One of the first steps in any burglary investigation is to determine what was taken. But remember what was not taken is often just as telling.

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Weaponsby Dave BahdeJanuary 31, 2010

DoubleStar 1911 Pistol

The DoubleStar 1911 is pretty basic - in a good way. Other than the ubiquitous light rail, the design is pretty much what John Browning intended with all of the functions and features exactly where an experienced 1911 shooter would expect them to be.

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Weaponsby Nick JacobellisJanuary 31, 2010

Optics vs. Iron Sights

While the U.S. military has largely transitioned en masse to using optics on issued M4 carbines and other weapons, many American law enforcement agencies continue to use patrol rifles and carbines with iron sights and no optics. So the question is valid: Do you really need combat optics on your patrol rifle?

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Technologyby Tim DeesJanuary 31, 2010

Corrections Communications

Inmates' abundance of creativity keeps correctional organizations busy finding countermeasures and inventing new technology to keep the prisons secure and the staff and inmates safe.

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Weaponsby Dr. Jeffrey D. HoJanuary 31, 2010

Best Practices in TASER Targeting

To adopt the preferred targeting zone, officers will need to train themselves to avoid center mass.

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Patrolby Dean ScovilleJanuary 31, 2010

Shots Fired: Gaston County, N.C. 07/06/2009

Shaw tried to deflect the gun with the flashlight in his left hand. But hearing the shot, he jumped back, landing on his backside about seven feet away from Burris.

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Weaponsby David GriffithJanuary 31, 2010

SHOT Show: Law Enforcement Product Companies Plan Major Debuts

Back in the late 1970s when the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) established a trade show for the hunting and firearms industry, no one could have predicted that the exposition would become a major stage for the unveiling of law enforcement products. But that's what the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show has become.

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Trainingby Mike "Ziggy" SiegfriedJanuary 28, 2010

How to Watch the Hands

It is imperative that you be able to recognize when suspects are using their hands to access and deploy weapons so you know how to respond. Never bring a control hold to a gun fight.

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