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Special Units•by Robert O'Brien•March 1, 2009

Standardizing SWAT

Last year—40 years after the creation of SWAT teams—the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) established the first-ever national SWAT standards. That's something that many SWAT practitioners and observers consider long overdue.

Patrol•by Devallis Rutledge•March 1, 2009

Official Misinformation

What the exclusionary rule has actually meant in practice is that thousands (maybe millions) of criminals have been able to stop the prosecution from using critical evidence of their guilt to hold them accountable for their crimes.

Training•by Dave Smith•March 1, 2009

You Bet Your Badge

One of the strangest things we do in our crime fighting career is play a strange game I like to call, "You Bet Your Badge." Having the thrill of that badge being pinned to your chest instantly enters you in the game where things you do and say can cause that wonderfully important piece of metal to be removed.

Weapons•by POLICE Magazine Staff•March 1, 2009

SHOT Show 2009: Best of Show

There were law enforcement exhibits in the lobby, in the hallways, in the meeting rooms from one end of the rambling convention center to the other. And they had a lot of great products on display. Here's a look at our favorites from this year's SHOT.

Technology•by David Griffith•March 1, 2009

Extra Sensory Perception

Advances in thermal imaging and night vision equipment are making these great law enforcement tools less expensive and easier to use.

Special Units•by Melanie Basich•March 1, 2009

Tactical Uniforms

Read about the newest BDUs, tacpants, and jumpsuits for law enforcement.

Weapons•by Scott Smith•March 1, 2009

Police Product Test: Streamlight TLR-1

I have found the lights from Streamlight to be easy to operate, durable, and innovative, as well as affordably priced. The company's TLR-1 is no exception.

Patrol•by Tom Wetzel•March 1, 2009

Sightless Training

I suspect a lot of agencies are probably not doing enough "no sight" or limited vision training and should consider its application in the training of defensive tactics, electronic control devices, OC spray, and addressing simple job specific tasks such as handling the equipment on our duty belts.

Patrol•by Dean Scoville•February 12, 2009

Shots Fired: Santa Ana, California 12•27•2006

The red dot of the suspect's laser sights pinballed back and forth between the Crown Vic and Hernandez.

Patrol•by David Griffith•February 1, 2009

Professional Courtesy

There are a lot of really good docs out there who think the medical academics who authored the EMJ report have their heads in their posteriors.

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