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Blog - Inside the Badge

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

Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleFebruary 15, 2008

Evidence of a Problem

If it wasn't valuable, there wouldn't be so many motions to suppress it. If it wasn't important, nobody would care about its chain of custody. Yet if one watched the haphazard manner with which some cops handle evidence, they might get the impression it was little more than garbage.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleFebruary 8, 2008

Picking Partners

Perhaps the saddest of ill-fated partner pairings goes to those orchestrated by the officers themselves.

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Inside the Badge by Steve AshleyFebruary 8, 2008

Projector Blues

OK, you've got your laptop and cable, and you're at the training room, where you find the projector. How do you go about connecting them?

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyFebruary 7, 2008

Welcome the Red Ink

Don't get your feelings hurt, but if you think your FTO won't mark up your first police report until it's bleeding red ink you're in for a surprise.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyFebruary 7, 2008

How Much is on Your Duty Belt?

The other day I stopped and performed a visual inventory of just how many "things" officers can carry on their duty belt. There are times I worry that some have too much on their belts. One worries if they fall on their backs, they could be trapped like a turtle.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyFebruary 7, 2008

Cop as Social Worker

Being a police officer is not always about chasing down a bad guy, guns blazing. If you remove an intoxicated or aggressive driver from the highway, you have performed a social service to the motoring public.

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