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Patrolby Devallis RutledgeFebruary 5, 2010

The "Emergency Aid Doctrine"

Officers can enter when it reasonably appears someone inside may need emergency aid, regardless of the officers' actual, subjective motivations for going inside.

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Weaponsby Scott SmithFebruary 5, 2010

Police Product Test: Pelican Hardigg FieldPak

We review the Pelican Products Hardigg FieldPak, 5.11 Tactical Scout Folder Knife, BlackHawk Tactical Ballistic Vest Carrier, and Tango Down AR Magazines and Rail Covers.

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Patrolby Ed NowickiFebruary 1, 2010

There's No Such Thing as a Football Hero

Still, the priorities of the American people are clearly out of order. Thousands of officers have died in the line of duty, and hundreds of thousands of men and women continue to serve and protect. They are heroes.

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Patrolby Dean ScovilleFebruary 1, 2010

Crime Scenes: To Preserve and Protect

Preserving a crime scene sometimes means wrestling a grieving man to the ground so he can't disturb the DNA evidence on his murdered wife.

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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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