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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 Brian OstroOctober 14, 2010

Can Officers Learn From a Competition Shooter?

Most academy and qualification training with firearms is devoted to shooting at stationary silhouettes at 25 and 50 yards. This isn't the real world. In the real world, the bad guy is pumped full of adrenaline and is mobile.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleOctober 14, 2010

Dirty Cops: The Slobs You Will Meet on Patrol

I've even heard tale of a cop who saved a partially devoured piece of chicken he found under the front seat and mailed it through the departmental mail to the offender.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarOctober 12, 2010

Angels and Angel Dust

This wanton disregard for others including the innocent children who must live in a gang household is like the twisted sickness that causes arsonists it start uncontrolled fires even when their own home and family might be consumed.

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonOctober 12, 2010

LEAs 'Creep' Toward Twin-Engine Helicopters

American law enforcement, unlike European counterparts, hasn't exclusively shifted away from single-engine choppers, Larry Roberts, a Bell Helicopter senior vice president, told POLICE on Tuesday.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyOctober 11, 2010

Do You Have Court Today?

Working on rotating schedules and the balancing act of life is a juggling act. Add in court, range, training, kid's soccer game and birthdays, and it gets complicated. Get a system and stick to it.

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Inside the Badge by Robert SisleyOctober 8, 2010

GPS in Police Vehicles: Officer Safety or Big Brother Watching?

Some agencies and unions have agreed that GPS results will not be used against officers unless a complaint has been made, but other agencies have purchased computer software that will monitor an officer's speed and print out a report. Alerts can also send out if the vehicle's speed exceeds a predetermined maximum.

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