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Weapons•by Mike Detty•October 1, 2008

Rock River Arms LAR-458 Carbine

Rock River's new LAR-458 is chambered for the powerful .458 SOCOM cartridge, which possesses twice as much energy as the 5.56mm cartridge.

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Technology•by Melanie Basich•October 1, 2008

Mobile Data: What's new in in-car computing?

The latest in-car computers and laptops for law enforcement.

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Patrol•by Shane G. Sturman•October 1, 2008

Asking the Right Questions

Quickly gaining rapport and eliciting information from individuals is one of the most valuable tools in law enforcement. Obtaining admissions from suspects solves more cases than all the forensic evidence techniques combined.

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Special Units•by Patrick J. Morley•October 1, 2008

Eyes on the Street

In cases involving gang violence, get to the scene quickly, find the witnesses, and document who these witnesses are and what they say. Then if gang members do change their version of events, at least it can be explained why this person did what he or she did.

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Patrol•by Dean Scoville•October 1, 2008

The State of American Law Enforcement - Rules of Engagement

In smaller agencies, policy manuals—if they existed—were just a few policy statements. Now there are multiple bound volumes that no officer can be expected to memorize, let alone understand. — Tom Aveni, Police Policy Studies Council

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Weapons•by Mike Siegfried•October 1, 2008

TASER Defense

To prevent a subject from getting near any of your weapons, create a defensive wedge with your two arms and push the subject away. You should then be able to deploy your TASER from the proper distance.

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Patrol•by Dean Scoville•October 1, 2008

Shots Fired: Jersey Village, Texas 01-31-2006

Officer Holly Mong had just gotten into the vehicle in her driveway and no sooner closed the driver's side door than it flew back open. She was being carjacked.

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Special Units•by Scott Smith•October 1, 2008

Police Product Test: Under Armour Generation II Tactical Pants

In the last few years UA has introduced product lines in such diverse areas as hunting, working out, and casual wear. Now Under Armour also has a line of tactical wear, which includes the Generation II Tactical Pants.

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Patrol•by Devallis Rutledge•October 1, 2008

Entrapment

"The first duties of the officers of the law are to prevent, not to punish crime. It is not their duty to incite to and create crime for the sole purpose of prosecuting and punishing it." — U.S. Supreme Court, Sorrells v. U.S.

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Patrol•by Dave Smith•October 1, 2008

The Value of "War Stories"

Whenever someone asks what they should do in this or that situation, I am usually comfortable telling them I am not real sure what they should do. But there's one thing I'm certain about: What they shouldn't do, since I've probably already done it!

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