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Inside the Badge is a collection of blogs offering unique insights and perspectives from the Law Enforcement Community

Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleDecember 6, 2011

The Potential Hazards of Project Blue Light

When you see police union stickers doing double-duty as "Break Window Here" decals and non-cops getting physically assaulted for wearing cop-related attire, you have to wonder if a Project Blue Light display of respect couldn't come back to bite us and our loved ones.

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Inside the Badge by Scott SmithDecember 5, 2011

Product Test: RideOut's Storm Quest and Carbon Comfort Saddles

The extended riding of bicycle patrol can be grueling, especially if you don't have a comfortable saddle. The Storm Quest and Comfort Carbon saddles from RideOut Technologies deliver on this promise.

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonDecember 5, 2011

Video: Why UC Davis Cops Pepper-Sprayed Protesters

A longer, nearly 9-minute version of the pepper spraying of protesters at UC Davis offers a familiar reminder for cops—video "evidence" offers an often deceptive, or at least incomplete, version of a police force encounter.

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Inside the Badge by Robert O'BrienDecember 2, 2011

Mob Rules: Was 2011 the Year of Lawlessness?

Two popular social movements in 2011—flash mobs and occupiers—placed a great strain on cities and their LE agencies. It wasn't long before both movements were infiltrated and hijacked by troublemakers bent on violence.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyDecember 1, 2011

Winter Tactics

For readers in the warmer environs, winter could just mean a lower SPF-level sunscreen. For some of us, it means coats, gloves, patrol sweaters, knit caps, and different tactics.

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonNovember 30, 2011

One Way To Help Finance New Squads

To help finance the purchase of new patrol cars, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is considering an out-of-the-box option—selling off its fully equipped higher-mileage cars to smaller departments.

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