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Articlesby Melanie BasichApril 11, 2013

Training Sims Help Officers Use Appropriate Force

Nothing is exactly the same as being in an incident on the street, but today’s use-of-force judgment training simulators are getting darn close. And the more experience law enforcement officers have with split-second decision-making in a realistic training setting, the better they’ll be at making the right call on duty.

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Articlesby Brittni RubinApril 10, 2013

The Next Generation Firing Range

Created using Meggitt Training Systems’ products and design assistance, the Suwanee (Ga.) PD training center is complete with a four-lane indoor shooting range, an academic classroom, and a training room that also serves as a virtual firearms trainer.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichApril 10, 2013

A Full-Scale Faux City for Force-on-Force Training

The College of DuPage had Cubic Corp. create the high-tech tactical village at the college's 66,000-square-foot Homeland Security Education Center in the western suburbs of Chicago.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2013

Wash. Mayor Can Now Hire, Fire Command Staff

Top Spokane Police Department administrators can now be removed by Mayor David Condon, after the City Council granted him broad new powers on Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2013

Detroit District Rents Officers

A Detroit business association has begun hiring off-duty police officers as a private police force to deal with quality-of-life issues that rarely get the attention of an agency swamped in murder cases.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2013

Camden County Officers Begin Patrolling City

The first wave of officers from the newly constituted Camden County Police Department's Metro Division hit the streets Monday to curb violent crime, rampant drug dealing, and prostitution in one of the country's most dangerous jurisdictions.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2013

Seattle's Interim Chief Leaves Department

The Seattle Police Department's interim police chief said Monday he will leave his post in May, citing a DOJ settlement agreement and monitoring plan as one reason for his departure.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2013

Boy Accidentally Kills Tenn. Deputy's Wife

The wife of a Wilson County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot to death Saturday at their Lebanon home by a 4-year-old who gained access to a gun at a family cookout, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 4, 2013

Utah Agency Requests FBI Probe

The fatal officer-involved shooting of Danielle Willard and other issues plaguing the West Valley (Utah) Police Department has now resulted in requests for two independent FBI investigations.

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoApril 4, 2013

Beware Bad Guys on Bikes

Each year more criminals are using bicycles as a way to enhance their criminal activities. This article will go over some strategies and tactics to consider when dealing with such suspicious persons.

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