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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 GriffithMay 1, 2009

Cancer Treatments: Battling Cartels

One thing is clear about the battle against the Mexican cartels: Your strategy for countering it tends to reflect your personal world view. And regardless of where you work on this continent, Mexican drug cartels present a great danger to you as an American law enforcement officer.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithApril 3, 2009

Washington Turns on the Money Tap

The economic stimulus package pumps nearly $4 billion into state, local, and tribal law enforcement. But is that a good thing?

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Articlesby David GriffithApril 1, 2009

Virtual Reality Training

Today's simulators are high-tech computer systems with digital projectors that play complex interactive scenarios. They are designed not only to teach officers when and how to shoot guns and less-lethal weapons but also how to talk to suspects to avoid escalation and confrontation.

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Articlesby David GriffithApril 1, 2009

Washington Turns on the Money Tap

With tax revenues declining and budgets under water, many agencies are feeling the strain. But help is on the way.

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Articlesby David GriffithApril 1, 2009

Cleaning Out My Files

It's no coincidence that the Mumbai terror teams used Google Earth to map out their plan.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithMarch 3, 2009

Car Manufacturers Fine-Tune Latest Patrol Vehicles

With the Big Three Detroit auto companies reeling from the economic meltdown and Chevy and Chrysler begging Washington for money, there are no major changes in the domestic patrol car market this year.

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Articlesby David GriffithMarch 1, 2009

Extra Sensory Perception

Advances in thermal imaging and night vision equipment are making these great law enforcement tools less expensive and easier to use.

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Articlesby David GriffithMarch 1, 2009

Exclusive Interview: Mack Machowicz "FutureWeapons" Host, TREXPO West Keynote Speaker

You wouldn't know it if you saw Richard "Mack" Machowicz hosting his Discovery Channel show "FutureWeapons" or leading one of his martial arts classes at the Los Angeles-based Bukido Institute, but this former Navy SEAL studied to be a Zen Buddhist priest.

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Articlesby David GriffithMarch 1, 2009

Finding a Cure for a Cancer

Drug money is so corrupting that the drug lords have bribed both police and soldiers at the highest levels of the Mexican government.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithFebruary 24, 2009

The True Believers of Carbon Motors

POLICE Magazine's editor spoke with founding partners Stacy Dean Stephens and William Santana Li about the past, present, and future of Carbon Motors and the development of its E7 patrol car.

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