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

The Aftermath of Police Encounters with “Unarmed” Individuals--57 Murders

According to the FBI’s online database of officers feloniously killed, as well as the Officer Down Memorial Page, since 2000, there have been at least 57 occurrences where the suspects have taken officers’ weapons and murdered the police officer with it.

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Inside the Badge by Mark ClarkAugust 26, 2014

We Don't Need to Relax Recruit Fitness Standards, We need to Prepare Candidates Better

Fitness standards should not be lowered to accommodate anyone, male or female. The job is the job, and the physical requirements are the same for men and women officers.

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Inside the Badge by Mark ClarkAugust 25, 2014

Training Tip: Defending Against the Grab

In this the sixth part of our series on defensive tactics, John Crouch, a coach at the Lab MMA Training Center in Glendale, Ariz., shows how to defend against the bear hug and other grabs.

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Inside the Badge by Mark ClarkAugust 15, 2014

The Numbers Don't Lie, But They May Be Misleading.

Nobody should have ignored the disparaging percentages of men and women who pass the fitness testing to become a Pennsylvania State Police officer, but the problem may not be in the testing.

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Inside the Badge by Mark ClarkJuly 18, 2014

What Went Wrong in Jersey City?

How did there become such a huge rift between the Jersey City police and the people that are sworn to protect? This didn’t start with the murder of Melvin Santiago. It is something that grows like a cancer over the years.

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Inside the Badge by A.J. GeorgeJuly 16, 2014

Product Test: Warrior Tech's SafeCycle Chamber Verification Device

Warrior Tech, LLC took the chamber flag concept and improved upon it greatly. The company's new SafeCycle chamber verification device is similar to a chamber plug in that it provides quick and accurate visual confirmation that the rifle's chamber is empty, but goes above and beyond that in a few ways.

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