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Searching Rides: Dirty and Dangerous

The less inclined you are to search something in a vehicle you've stopped, the better the odds that you should. Diapers and sanitary napkins have been used to store narcotics.

Photo via Flickr.com (marcokalmann)

ILEETA: Force Panel Debates Point Shooting vs. Aimed Fire

The panel discussed the issue in terms of training and officer-involved shootings. And it concluded that point shooting may be what happens in a gunfight but to point shoot well under stress officers need to aim when they train.

Grille-Mounted GPS-Tag Launcher Gives Officers Alternative to Pursuits

Each year, about 360 people are killed during police pursuits. About a third of those are bystanders, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The StarChase launcher is mounted to the grill of Arizona DPS Highway Patrol Officer Korey Lankow's patrol car. Image courtesy of StarChase.

Advice to the Newest FTO

Set the learning and work standards and stick to them. None of the "good enough for government work" crap. Teach your recruits to work, train, and earn their keep.

Going Beyond Suppression Patrols To Eradicate Gangs

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Curtis Jackson pioneered a different way to attack gangs. Instead of using "show of force" suppression patrols, Jackson relied on intelligent tactics.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies assigned to the Operation Safe Streets unit. Photo courtesy of Richard Valdemar.

Women in Law Enforcement

Reality in Maricopa County? I Hope Not

I expected the four female deputies of "Police Women of Maricopa County" to be portrayed as professional law enforcement personnel. I was wrong.

TLC's 'Police Women of Maricopa County' gets a downward thumb from PoliceMag.com blogger Patricia Teinert. Photo courtesy of TLC.

ILEETA: Trainers Go Hands On With Simulators

One of the best things about attending the International Law Enforcement Educators and Training Association conference held this week in the Chicago area is that trainers get some serious hands-on experience with some of the latest training tools, including use-of-force simulators.

The MILO Range PRO offers a touchscreen User Interface allowing trainers to quickly load scenarios without a keyboard or mouse.

POLICE-TREXPO West: Tactical Toys

Once again, POLICE-TREXPO West exceeded my expectations. And once again, I came away with greater knowledge and appreciation for the law enforcement profession and also for SWAT—a profession within a profession.

ICX Technologies' SkyWatch mobile observation tower at POLICE-TREXPO West's range event. Photo by Paul Clinton.

POLICE-TREXPO West: Tactical Knowledge

From the spectacular Long Beach Convention Center venue to the professional TREXPO staff and course instructors, and especially all the LE professionals who attended the conference and expo—all combined to make this one of the best TREXPOs ever.

Dr. Bill Lewinski of the Force Science Research Institute gave the keynote address. PHOTO: Kimberly Pham

Be the Best Job Candidate

Don't lose heart. Finding a way to stand out and rise to the top is the real goal.

Facing the Facts of Gang Denial

Denial and minimization of a gang problem allows the city's criminal gangs to take root. It also thwarts proactive anti-gang measures.

A Crips 'tag' depicting the gang's trademark hand sign shows up on a wall on Classon Avenue in Brooklyn. Image via Flicker.com (horseycraze).

Daryl Gates and the Origins of LAPD SWAT

He may not have invented SWAT. Yet Gates was intricately involved in its creation, and like all great leaders in organizations who are presented with a great idea, he provided the push needed to get it implemented.

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