Articles

Weapons•by Joseph P. DeBergalis•July 1, 2002

The Right to Bear Arms

As I boarded a flight home from meeting with members of Congress, security was tight and new alerts were announced. I considered again that despite 15 years on the job and being in the virtual ground zero for new terrorist threats, I was unarmed, unable to respond to a threat because out-of-town officers are not trusted to carry guns in the nation's capital.

Vehicle Ops•by Steven D. Blades•July 1, 2002

In Hot Pursuit

While police pursuits are a necessary part of police work and should not be banned, officers should be aware of the potential danger and terminate pursuits when the risk of injury outweighs the benefit of catching the suspect.

Patrol•by Joel A. Johnston•July 1, 2002

Make A Chance

“Making a chance,” simply means you must create an opportunity to either control your opponent or to escape his or her attack.

Patrol•by Dean Scoville•July 1, 2002

Code 7

Of course, you don't have to work the late shift or even work the streets for a cop's lifestyle and eating habits to add up to obesity, high blood pressure, and other coronary risk factors.

Weapons•by David Griffith•July 1, 2002

Concealed Carry

Two students were killed, 13 injured. But it could have been much worse if Clark had not been on the scene and armed.

Weapons•by Scott Smith•July 1, 2002

Getting The Point

Today's pocket knives have been transformed from the large Buck Lockblade and the Schrade Old Timer to the ultra-modern streamlined clip-it folders you see in every duty gear catalog and supply house.

Weapons•by Roy Huntington•July 1, 2002

Springfield Armory's 'Extreme Duty'

It looked like the metal was finished virtually flawlessly, and these weren't castings but forgings, milled to final form. Impressive.

Weapons•by Roy Huntington•July 1, 2002

Safe at Home

“Bang, bang, Daddy,” the little voice says, with a wide smile on his face. His fingers aren’t long enough to reach the trigger, but your gut wrenches into your throat, as you duck, reach out for the gun, and softly say, “No, son, put it down.”

Patrol•by Greg Meyer•June 2, 2002

Your Choices

What accounts for the difference between the high producers and the lower ones? Simple. The high producers have made different choices than the others.

Technology•by Frank Leiter•June 1, 2002

Hardened Systems

Mobile computing technology is changing the way law enforcement officers approach their jobs. It has freed them from in-house report writing and the tedious business of conveying messages through a dispatcher. It puts state and national databases at their fingertips, thereby decreasing wait time for critical information from 15 minutes to as little as 10 seconds. And it has increased officer productivity by as much as 50 percent.

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