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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 GriffithNovember 1, 2004

Sorting Out Communications Chaos

If that wasn't bad enough, communications problems among officers from the 25 different agencies involved made it extremely difficult for responders to coordinate the five-hour operation that led to the shooter's surrender.

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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 1, 2004

TREXPO East: Report from the Show Floor

Tactical show offers look at new equipment for SWAT and patrol.

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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 1, 2004

TREXPO East: Hard Lessons

Anti-terror seminars spell out brutality of the enemy to conference attendees.

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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 1, 2004

Two Sides of the Coin

There's an old chestnut that says the Chinese word for "crisis" is the same as the Chinese word opportunity.

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Articlesby David GriffithSeptember 1, 2004

Why I'm Voting for George Bush

Many people don't realize it, but the United States is at war. I don't mean the war in Iraq. No disrespect intended to the men and women bravely serving in that conflict, but in the big picture the fight for Iraq is not the war. It is a major campaign in the war.

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Articlesby David GriffithJuly 1, 2004

Police Inventors: Building a Better Mousetrap

It’s said that necessity is the mother of invention, and that’s clearly true for cops. Sent out on the streets with often outdated or unproven equipment, cops, like soldiers, have been forced to improvise, tweak, jury-rig, or just plain create what they need.

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Articlesby David GriffithJuly 1, 2004

Who Speaks For You?

Police organizations and unions should take care when voicing opinions for all cops.

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Articlesby David GriffithJuly 1, 2004

Building a Better Mousetrap: Advice from the Experts

So now you want to join the ranks of police officers who have invented police products. That’s great, but before you leap, consider the cumulative wisdom of police inventors.

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Articlesby David GriffithJune 1, 2004

Special Report: Backup Gun Policies--Gun Control

It's not hard to make a strong case for backup guns. The basic contention of backup gun proponents is that old saw that goes: If you absolutely have to have one of something to ensure your survival, then you better have two.

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Articlesby David GriffithJune 1, 2004

Backup Gun Policies: Backup Guns Vs. Hideaway Guns

One of the biggest problems with the concept of backup guns is that police administrators have a tendency to confuse backup guns with smaller, often less reliable "hideaway guns."

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