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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 GriffithOctober 30, 2009

TREXPO East 2009: Active Shooter Panel Focuses on Tactics and Training

More than 60 officers attended an Active Shooter Panel discussion at TREXPO East, participating in a lively discussion of how to respond to lone gunmen, coordinated attacks, and even terrorist incidents.

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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 30, 2009

TREXPO East 2009: Grossman Wows Crowd with Two-Part Keynote

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book "On Killing," has some harsh truth for any American who believes that the war on terror and the war on crime are over.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithOctober 22, 2009

Cleaning Up the LEOSA Mess

If the LEOSA improvements bills become law, retired officers will need to have an official ID from their agency and qualify with a state-certified firearms instructor who qualifies police in their states of residence. This could make it much easier for retired officers from say Illinois agencies to exercise LEOSA carry rights.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithOctober 5, 2009

GM Revives Caprice Patrol Car For 2011

Regardless of how it is configured, the sleek Caprice PPV is likely to make an impression on traffic scofflaws. Revealing the concept car, GM executive Jim Campbell touted the car's bold and commanding presence. He asked, "Can you imagine this baby in your rearview mirror?"

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Articlesby David GriffithSeptember 18, 2009

Columbine: The Horror Writer

POLICE Magazine editor David Griffith recently spoke with "Columbine" author Dave Cullen about the psychology of Eric Harris, law enforcement response the day of the massacre, the investigation, and how school shootings can be prevented.

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Articlesby David GriffithSeptember 17, 2009

The Fallacy of the Nonviolent Offender

About 33 percent of so-called "nonviolent" offenders have a history of arrests for violent crimes.

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Articlesby David GriffithAugust 31, 2009

TASER X3: Three in One

The three-shot TASER pistol marketed as the X3 has been one of the company's most secret projects. It's also been a product that cops have been requesting for years.

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Articlesby David GriffithAugust 31, 2009

Rethinking D.A.R.E.

For some of the kids in the D.A.R.E. program, the D.A.R.E. officer is the only adult that they can really talk to.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithAugust 27, 2009

Money Laundering for Morons

Collectibles are fragile and a very poor investment. That's why I was stunned earlier this week when I read that a methamphetamine ring in Colorado used comic books for money laundering.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithAugust 19, 2009

TREXPO Panel: Active Shooter Response Spurs Lively Discussion

"Active shooters are a tactical-officer problem not a tactical-team problem," PoliceMag.com SWAT columnist Robert O’Brien said opening the discussion.

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