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Police Magazine
February 2003
In This Issue
Patrol
How to...Start a K-9 Unit
Initiating your agency’s first K-9 unit is a daunting task. If you’re willing to accept this challenge, then the first thing you need is the support of your department.
January 31, 2003
Technology
DNA: Tales of the Double Helix
Blood stains are really hard to get out. And today, with the advent of DNA matching, it’s even harder for criminals to mask their violent deeds, as just trace amounts of blood and other biological materials can put investigators hot on their trail.
January 31, 2003
Special Units
Preparing for the Worst
Less than two years ago, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) such as gas, viruses, and nukes were mostly the stuff of Tom Clancy novels, not the everyday concern of the nation’s law enforcement. But that was before 9/11.
January 31, 2003
Special Units
The Soft Underbelly
Terrorists seeking access to the "Great Satan" can just walk across the border.
January 31, 2003
Special Units
Falling Down on the Job
Using training including how to fall properly without injury, a French special ops unit successfully completed a dynamic hostage rescue.
January 31, 2003
Weapons
Smith & Wesson 386PD Revolver
Simply put, revolvers work. And that's something people treasure in these overcomplicated times.
January 31, 2003
Weapons
Columbia River's M16 Duty Knives
The top of the line is the M16 series of knives developed by Kit Carson, a well known member of the Knifemakers' Guild.
January 31, 2003
Patrol
The Elite Gum Squad
Who knew police work included scraping gum and hiking up live volcanoes?
January 31, 2003
Technology
PDAs on Patrol
Law enforcement software is now available for PDAs that can give you license plate information in 15 seconds while you are standing on the side of the road in the rain. There are even systems that will prioritize what they display first when you run a subject's operator's license so that they will show you that the driver is wanted for assault on a peace officer in another county before they show you his address.
January 31, 2003
Patrol
America In the Crosshairs: Inside NYPD's Counter-Terrorism Bureau
NYPD's counter-terrorism unit works out of a windowless brick building somewhere in one of the five boroughs of the Big Apple. To the average person passing by, the building looks no different than any of the other rundown buildings in the area. It's covered with graffiti, surrounded by nondescript private cars, and shadowed by a worn elevated commercial billboard.
January 31, 2003
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