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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 GriffithFebruary 28, 2015

Mobile Forensics in Transition

One reason why there is so much demand to move the preliminary forensic analysis of mobile devices out of the lab is that agencies are realizing the value of knowing what is on a suspect's or even a victim's smartphone during an investigation.

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Articlesby David GriffithFebruary 27, 2015

Analyzing DNA Blueprints

Parabon NanoLabs' Snapshot does much more than reveal an unknown subject's hair color and eye color. It can also be used to determine a subject's ancestry in detail.

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Articlesby David GriffithFebruary 25, 2015

There's a Person Behind the Badge

The court has established that law enforcement officers are human and make mistakes and cannot be convicted of a crime for making an objectively reasonable mistake.

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Articlesby David GriffithJanuary 18, 2015

The Virtual Reality Machine

You quickly realize when working a scenario in the new Theater from MILO Range Training Systems that it's a new kind of use-of-force simulator. Not only does the Theater system provide an immersive multiple screen experience, the images projected on those screens react to your movements.

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Articlesby David GriffithJanuary 16, 2015

SHOT Show 2015 Sneak Preview

Each January the leading manufacturers of firearms, gear, equipment, and apparel debut many of their new products at the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show. Here's a quick preview.

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Articlesby David GriffithJanuary 13, 2015

Shots Fired: Westbrook, Connecticut 04-08-2013

The Impala's driver side window shattered. Bullets slammed into the car's cockpit. And Det. Wisner felt a searing pain in his left shoulder. There would be no foot pursuit.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 31, 2014

Ballistic Face Shield

Priebe started to think about ways to remedy the problem of how to protect officers' faces while they are engaged in "routine patrol duties." And the result is the Citadel Defense Cide Shield.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithDecember 24, 2014

Law Enforcement Companies Wish You a Happy Holiday Season

Police Magazine asked some of the leading companies in law enforcement product manufacturing to send you some holiday greetings. Here's a list of links to their video cards:

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 21, 2014

How to Start a Body Camera Program

Those who have succeeded in implementing wearable evidence capture programs say agencies may want to take a step back and make sure they are getting the right equipment and have the proper infrastructure in place to make their adoption of officer-worn video a success.

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Articlesby David GriffithDecember 2, 2014

IACP 2014: Report from the Aisles

Here's a look at wearable video systems and officer-worn evidence capture equipment as well as some of the other cool products at IACP 2014.

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