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Wayne Parham

Senior Editor

Wayne Parham is Senior Editor at POLICE Magazine and PoliceMag.com and has more than three decades of experience covering public safety and government.

Articlesby Wayne ParhamMarch 29, 2023

Streamlight CEO Shares Insight into Company’s 5o Years

Streamlight celebrates its 5oth anniversary this year and CEO Ray Sharrah has been with the company longer than anyone else. He takes time to explain how Streamlight has found success and longevity through its people and products.

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Inside the Badge by Wayne ParhamMarch 24, 2023

ILEETA 2023 Provides Wide Range of Experts to Instruct Trainers

The ILEETA Conference & Expo drew hundreds of officers and trainers to St. Louis, MO, this week.

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Inside the Badge by Wayne ParhamMarch 17, 2023

10 Tips for Starting a Drone as First Responder Program

Sgt. Dustin Bruzee, UAS/DFR supervisor at the Chula Vista Police Department, shares tips that can help any department that plans to start a Drone as First Responder Program.

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Articlesby Wayne ParhamMarch 17, 2023

Best Practices for Training with Simulators

Simulators are no longer just firearms practice for officers. The provided courses can teach duty to intervene, de-escalation, dealing with mental health calls, even facing infectious diseases, or interacting with individuals on the autism spectrum.

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Sponsoredby Wayne ParhamMarch 17, 2023

DART Removes Common Barriers to Firearms Training

Digimation's DART provides options for police while overcoming barriers to training.

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Articlesby Wayne ParhamMarch 10, 2023

Drones on Patrol

Georgia department uses Drone as First Responder program to reach incident locations quickly and give officers an eye in the sky.

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Inside the Badge by Wayne ParhamFebruary 22, 2023

5 Tips for Investigators Using Cellphones as Evidence

With people now relying on technology, increasingly investigators can uncover a wealth of possible evidence through forensic analysis of electronic devices, including cellphones.

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Inside the Badge by Wayne ParhamFebruary 17, 2023

5 Things to Know When Buying Ballistic Helmets

Scott Wyatt, president of Busch Protective USA, says an injury to law enforcement officers will more likely come from someone striking them in the head with a bat, or throwing a brick, or having something fall and hit them in the head during an operation. Europeans introduced blunt trauma testing of helmets back in 2009.

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Inside the Badge by Wayne ParhamFebruary 14, 2023

5 Things to Know When Buying Custom Patches

“Misidentification or lack of identification can cause big issues,” says David Curran, manager of agency sales for CopQuest. “So, whether we have multiple agencies working together or you're doing a covert undercover assignment, being able to identify yourself as law enforcement will help the general public see who you are."

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Inside the Badge by Wayne ParhamFebruary 10, 2023

What Patrol Officers Should Know About Gang Activity

Richard Valdemar says every officer, especially patrol officers, should keep a notebook. With every contact on the street, ask questions and make notes of the answers given. That allows the officer to, in a sense, create a database of gang activity in the community.

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