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Patrol•by Devallis Rutledge•July 1, 2008

Civil Liability and Protected Speech

You must act with considerable discipline and restraint when loudmouths try to demean and upset you with offensive language and gestures.

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Patrol•by Dave Smith•July 1, 2008

Playing the Odds

Sometimes it takes a smack in the face or some other bad event to remind us of the great risks we take and make us appreciate surviving.

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Weapons•by Melanie Basich•July 1, 2008

Significant Impact

Read on for a sampling of impact projectiles available for law enforcement.

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Technology•by David Griffith•July 1, 2008

Crime Reporter

TASER International wants to give you the ability to show a jury or board of inquiry exactly what you saw on the street. That's the idea behind the company's TASERCAM and its soon to be launched Autonomous eXtended on-Officer Network (AXON).

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Patrol•by Dean Scoville•July 1, 2008

The State of American Law Enforcement - Working on the Front Lines

At some point in his or her various travels, the patrol officer will ask a question that pertains equally well to the task at hand and his or her career in law enforcement: Just how the hell did I get here, and where am I going?

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Vehicle Ops•by Dave Smith•June 1, 2008

The Laws of Physics

A second later my hood exploded and the cow's rear end smashed through my window.

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Patrol•by Joseph Petrocelli•June 1, 2008

False Burglar Alarms

The majority of burglar alarm activations are not by bad guys. False alarms account for 10 to 25 percent of all calls to the police. Each call usually requires the response of two officers for 20 minutes. In 2002, American police responded to 36 million alarm calls, costing $1.8 billion.

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Patrol•by Dean Scoville•June 1, 2008

Room Service

Motels are often the first destination for parolees and sex offenders upon their release from incarceration. And that makes for an unfortunate dynamic.

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Patrol•by Devallis Rutledge•June 1, 2008

Fourth Amendment Supremacy

Evidence discovered during a search incident to an arrest supported by PC is not suppressible in the majority of state courts.

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Patrol•by David Griffith•June 1, 2008

In Praise of Women Warriors

For decades female police officers received little respect from male cops. They were treated as "secretaries with badges." Today, only a knuckle-dragging caveman would believe that women don't have the courage and determination to be cops.

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