Articles

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

The Good Follower

When everyone tries to be the leader at the same time, nothing gets done.

Patrol•by Mark Stainbrook•March 1, 2004

Make Yourself a Leader

No asset is more valuable in contemporary American policing than the ability to take charge and get others to follow.

Special Units•by Russ Clagett•March 1, 2004

It’s her left hand, and there’s a gun in it. I quarter her head with my reticle. Then I see her gun hand come up fully in line with the entry team members. She straightens her arm as if taking aim, and I squeeze the trigger.

Special Units•by David J. Terestre•March 1, 2004

Talking Him Down

Today's hostage negotiators are called "crisis negotiators." And with good reason. Today the responsibilities of these officers reach far beyond talking down hostage takers and now include suicide intervention, high-risk warrant service, and counter-terrorism operations.

Patrol•by Ramesh Nyberg•March 1, 2004

Backing Down the Bloc

The projectile whizzed towards me through the smoke, bounced on the asphalt just in front of my left foot, and careened upward, striking me in my upper thigh. My big plastic shield, blaring POLICE on the front, had been circumvented by a lucky shot.

Technology•by Bob Davis•March 1, 2004

The CAD Zone Law Enforcement Drawing Software

The CAD Zone's latest releases of The Crime Zone and The Crash Zone law enforcement drawing applications (now both at version 7.2) are worth a billion words and more.

Patrol•by Devallis Rutledge•March 1, 2004

Vehicle Checkpoints

The U.S. Supreme Court recently considered whether it was permissible under the Fourth Amendment for law enforcement officers to locate witnesses to a fatal hit-and-run accident by setting up a checkpoint to stop vehicles.

Patrol•by John Richter•March 1, 2004

Folded Pieces of Paper

I think it was the little folded pieces of notebook paper that did it. Even now, years later, I can still remember it as though it happened only yesterday. Watching the little square pieces of paper gently flapping in the breeze as they lay in the roadway pushed the whole thing deep into my memory.

Special Units•by Shawn Hughes•March 1, 2004

Gas Masks and Air Packs

While actually known by professionals as Air Purifying Respirators (APRs) and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatuses (SCBAs), gas masks and air packs, once only found with specialized units, are fast becoming a staple in the patrol officer and first responder's gear bag.

Patrol•by Derrick D. Bartlett•March 1, 2004

In the Crosshairs

What happened that day in Texas should have served as a wake-up call to law enforcement agencies worldwide. But the Texas Tower incident was treated as an anomaly, a once-in-a-lifetime event that couldn't possibly happen again. And the law enforcement community has chosen to largely ignore this threat.

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