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David Griffith

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David Griffith has been editor of POLICE Magazine since December 2001. He brings more than 40 years of experience on magazines and newspapers to POLICE. A Maggie award-winning journalist, his byline has appeared on hundreds of articles in POLICE and other national magazines.

Articlesby David GriffithJanuary 23, 2020

Starting a Duty Pistol Red Dot Optic Program

Officers and agencies have to be willing to rethink firearms training to gain the benefits of adding optics to duty handguns.

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Newsby David GriffithJanuary 9, 2020

Axon Sues Federal Trade Commission Over Vievu Merger Complaint

Rick Smith, Axon's CEO, says the lawsuit will not have any effect on the company's ability to provide law enforcement agencies with video evidence capture and management tools and less-lethal weapons. "Typically these things take two to four years to sort out," he explains.

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Articlesby David GriffithJanuary 6, 2020

Getting the Most Out of Night Vision Systems

Understanding what questions to ask vendors, knowing what night vision systems can do, and being willing to use them more often gives night vision buyers more return on investment.

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Articlesby David GriffithJanuary 6, 2020

Police Technology eXchange Brings Together Police Buyers and Technology Suppliers for Networking and One-on-One Meetings

Held Dec. 9 through 11 at the Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ, Police Technology eXchange 2019 was a hosted buyer event where invited agency personnel (“delegates”) met with technology companies (“supplier hosts”) about products they are interested in buying.

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Articlesby David GriffithJanuary 3, 2020

Alien Gear: The Dual-Purpose Duty Holster

Alien Gear's Rapid Force holster is designed to speed your draw and provide the mechanical retention to defeat the most determined gun grab.

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Articlesby David GriffithJanuary 3, 2020

The De-Policing Crisis

Even after lowering the hiring standards, many agencies can't fill their ranks. In some cities it's common for detectives and other plainclothes personnel to be sent out in uniform on patrol. In some jurisdictions it's not unusual for patrol units to field 50% of their allocated officers because they just don't have enough people to do the job.

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Photo Galleriesby David GriffithDecember 31, 2019

PTX 2019 Brings Together Police Buyers and Technology Suppliers for Networking and One-on-One Meetings

Held Dec. 9 through 11 at the Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ, PTX 2019 was a hosted buyer event where invited agency personnel (“delegates”) met with technology companies (“supplier hosts”) about products they are interested in buying.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 16, 2019

Submersible Robots

Like tactical and bomb squad robots on land, remotely operated vehicles (ROV) can go places that it is dangerous for officers to go and protect their users from hazards. They also save agencies money by reducing the need for dive team operations to recover bodies and evidence.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 16, 2019

What You Need to Know Before Buying Robots

Robots are extremely useful law enforcement tools, but they are not inexpensive. So it's important to do your research.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 16, 2019

IACP 2019: Report from the Aisles

Innovative new body cameras, radios, and training simulators were among the stars of this year's show.

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