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Blue Ink: Your Police Tattoos

The symbols of courage, strength and honor remind us once again that America's law enforcement officers represent one of this country's proudest assets.

How To Testify As a Gang Expert

What you do is an art rather than a science, so you must impress the jury with your background, training, and experience.

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Mumbai: What Law Enforcement Learned

The Mumbai terror attacks still hold potent lessons for police responders four years after they raised the ante on counter-terrorism response and active-shooter training.

Sureño Fight Club

While in custody, most Sureño gang members are educated in martial arts fighting tactics and are primarily trained in fighting with edged weapons. The culture of jails and prisons is a knife culture. Jail-improvised weapons start with "shanks" but can include spears, clubs, zip guns, and bombs.

LAPD's Next-Generation Dodge Charger

With the help of Chrysler and other police vendors, the LAPD presented its vision of the next-generation patrol car at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference.

Proactive vs. Reactive Fleet Management

In today’s fiscal environment, fleet management can be more aptly described as a form of “crisis management.” More often than not, fleet decisions are driven by senior management’s knee-jerk reactions or by the never-ending need to put out fires. In this reality, it is easy to slip into a reactive fleet management style, managing the fleet from a tactical level, addressing day-to-day crisises with a knee-jerk management approach. However, in today’s environment, you can’t afford to be reactive.

High-Tech Gear: Agencies Level the Playing Field

Technology companies can no longer take a proprietary view that shies away from open architecture and cross-platform partnerships. In our multidimensional and complex world, partnerships offer cost-efficient, workable solutions for public safety.

Dreams, Schemes, and Other Interesting Things

Recently, I had a dream in which I was once again working patrol. But rather than writing or dictating our reports, we were drawing them.

Tablet Accessories

Accessories for tablets are still being developed, but plenty of cases and mounts are currently available. If you're using a tablet on patrol, don't miss this handy guide.

SIG To Introduce P227 In .45 ACP

SIG Sauer's aggressive expansion of its handgun lineup will include a new model called the P227 that could be introduced as early as SHOT Show 2013, according to a Missouri firearm dealer.

Reckless Pension Reform In Los Angeles

Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has taken the first steps toward eliminating the current pension system for all future city employees, including LAPD officers, and replacing it with 401(k) plans.