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Patrol•by Jim McDevitt•May 1, 2004

A Very Bad Choice

Perhaps these dummies had their eyes on one of the stolen cars we'd recovered parked in front of the precinct and figured they'd change the plates and drive off. Then again, these guys weren't deep thinkers and I'd probably be giving them too much credit for thinking that far ahead.

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Patrol•by Shelly Feuer Domash•May 1, 2004

Federal Aid

Improved cooperation between Marshals and local cops is the goal of a new federal initiative that was established after 9/11.

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Weapons•by Roy Huntington•May 1, 2004

Don't Believe the Hype

Lest we all get too caught up in a case of the "gotta-have-its," we elected to take a quick look at the need for change, and how it must be balanced with an agency's budget, real-world threats, and ability to train its officers.

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Special Units•by David Griffith•May 1, 2004

TREXPO West: Report from the Show Floor

Twice each year, the Tactical Response Expo (TREXPO), in its East and West Coast versions, offers a showcase for the latest in equipment and services for tactical police operations.

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Vehicle Ops•by Mark Kariya•May 1, 2004

How To Start a Bicycle Patrol Unit

Today, more and more departments all over the world are adding bicycles to their arsenal of tools. Like any new tool or method, of course, barriers must be torn down. In the case of bicycles, the old attitude is one of the biggest hurdles to overcome when starting a bike patrol unit.

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Patrol•by Melanie Basich•May 1, 2004

Trial Run: Duty Boots

POLICE magazine asked three police officers from the Redondo Beach (Calif.) Police Department to wear five pairs of patrol boots for one shift each and tell us what they thought. Officers Dave Atwater, Denise Brenner, and Corey King gave their ratings to their test boots.

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Patrol•by Mark G. Stainbrook•April 1, 2004

The Personality Factor

Could Gandhi have been a great military general? Could Patton have led a nation with charm and persuasion? We will never know, but each of these great leaders, operating within the bounds of their own personality, reached a pinnacle of leadership in their time and in their element.

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Patrol•by David Griffith•April 1, 2004

Watching the Neighborhood

The 9/11 atrocities changed America. But unless they were directly affected, I don't think it really changed individual Americans. In fact, I think it had the opposite effect. If you were liberal before the attack, it made you more liberal; conservative, more conservative; pacifist, more pacifist...

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Technology•by Bob Davis•April 1, 2004

InfinaDyne CD/DVD Inspector 2.1

Nowadays it's easier to commit a crime with a computer than with a gun.

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Patrol•by Devallis Rutledge•April 1, 2004

Massiah Vs. Miranda

Miranda, Miranda, Miranda. Sometimes, we spend so much time on this one aspect of interrogation law that we tend to forget there are three other constitutional tests of admissibility of a suspect's statement.

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