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David Griffith

Editor

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 22, 2016

Guardians and Warriors

Every guardian—every law enforcement officer—must be a warrior. You can't protect unless you are willing to do violence and stop the threat.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 28, 2015

Police Robots on Land and Sea

Some of the top police and sheriff's departments in this country have fielded robots for a variety of tasks since the 1990s. But we are now seeing a broad expansion of the types of robot tools available to law enforcement and a reimagining of what they can do.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 21, 2015

Rethinking Tactical Lighting Systems

The Tactical Throw Light uses LEDs to produce up to 1,000 lumens of light in multiple directions. It can be programmed to activate as thrown or upon impact and has rubberized edges to prevent damage.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 18, 2015

What the Hell Are We Doing?

ISIS won't give a damn about your skin color or your politics. They will just see Americans.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 16, 2015

2015 Police Reader Choice Awards

This year POLICE featured hundreds of products in our coverage of law enforcement technologies, tools, weapons, and apparel. We have determined these 20 products to be the most popular covered in the magazine during 2015.

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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 17, 2015

Police Radios Transition into a New Era

Although they aren't as sexy as the other contemporary tools of law enforcement that make more headlines like body-worn cameras and high-tech forensics equipment, no technology is more vital to your mission than your communications equipment.

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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 17, 2015

TacVent: Cooling System

Jeff Shelton says throughout much of his law enforcement career he wouldn't wear body armor for the same reason that many officers refuse to wear their vests, heat and discomfort.

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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 17, 2015

Make Them Pay

Last month within about a 10-day period several on-duty law enforcement officers were denied service at outlets of some of the largest restaurant chains in the country. You've read the stories, but I'm going to take you back through one that really makes my blood boil.

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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 29, 2015

Computers Built Cop Tough

Agencies wishing to avoid downtime and the cost of re-installing software into their devices now can choose from a wide variety of makes and models of rugged and semi-rugged machines from a number of different makers. Here's a look at some devices that are probably not 100% cop proof but can take a beating.

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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 22, 2015

A War of Words

In the last 13 months, there have been some horrific murders of police officers that appear to have been at least spurred by the animosity toward police that flashed up after Ferguson and the Eric Garner incident in New York City.

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