Bryn BailerFrom Bryn BailerSpecial UnitsTask-Oriented Crowd ControlThe Tucson Police Department has adjusted its tactics to actively address situations before they become riots.September 24, 2019PatrolBeyond CITWhen it comes to the mentally ill, many police departments are finding themselves reluctantly cast as community "caregivers of last resort." Two agencies in Southern Arizona have developed a better way to respond.October 24, 2014PatrolConcealable Body Armor Gets More ComfortableSince the NIJ-6 standard was issued, both law enforcement uniform and body armor manufacturers have been looking for new methods of making ballistic-resistant soft body armor that meets the dictates of the standard, but is also thinner, lighter, and more thermally bearable.July 18, 2013PatrolResponding To the Tucson ShootingFor policing professionals, the Tucson shooting offers another opportunity: to analyze the local public safety response to learn what worked, what could have been done better, and what takeaway lessons might help other agencies respond to a mass-casualty incident in their own city.July 17, 2011TechnologyImproving Communications After the Tucson ShootingsThe Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson may have drawn interest toward law enforcement in Arizona's second-largest city, but another incident that highlighted the need to improve public safety communications for agencies across the entire nation occurred much earlier: on 9/11.July 17, 2011TrainingLoon Mountain (N.H.) Ski PatrolThe bread-and-butter calls on Paul Hayes' beat are ones you might expect: traffic control, investigating thefts, finding lost children, and handling unruly public intoxicants. Then there are the ones you might not expect: evacuating aerial chair lifts, transporting injured people via sled, and dealing with drug- or alcohol-fueled "Ski.U.I." incidents.November 18, 2009TrainingDouglas County (Colo.) Sheriff's Detention UnitInmates at Douglas County Detention Center in Colorado are indeed being punished, but the deputies who work there don't style themselves as punishers. Rather, they work as enforcers and facilitators-maintaining order and teaching life skills that will hopefully reduce the number of "repeat customers" to the jail.September 16, 2009TrainingOregon (Ohio) Police DivisionWhen it comes to policing the especially permeable maritime borders running through the Great Lakes, security requires an "all hands on deck" approach.March 31, 2009TrainingReno (Nev.) PD's Motel Interdiction TeamThe Star of Reno shines no more. Luck ran out a long time ago for those who lodge at the Roulette Motel. And you'll find more grim than glamour at the Monte Carlo. Welcome to downtown Reno, Nev.May 31, 2007Special UnitsAustin (Texas) PD's Crisis Negotiation TeamTexas' capital city of Austin was the site of the infamous Texas Tower sniper incident in 1966, widely credited with inspiring the creation of SWAT teams. Today it is home to a nationally recognized police crisis-negotiation team.February 28, 2007Page 1 of 4Next Page
