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Police Magazine
May 2003
In This Issue
Special Units
TREXPO West: Tactical Tools
The motto of the Law Enforcement Tactical Response Show & Conference (TREXPO) is, "Well armed, well prepared, and well informed."
April 30, 2003
Patrol
Of Authorized Pattern
Like many other aspects of American society, much of police uniform tradition in the United States comes from across the pond.
April 30, 2003
Patrol
Suicide is Not Painless
Killing yourself is an act of emotional violence against your friends and family.
April 30, 2003
Weapons
Beretta's Model 92 Folding Knife
This clip-it exhibits the qualities that have made Beretta sidearms standard for police personnel.
April 30, 2003
Special Units
Origins of SWAT
SWAT teams have been part of the capabilities of police agencies since 1967 when the Los Angeles Police Department organized its special weapons and tactics unit to respond to critical incidents.
April 30, 2003
Patrol
Search Patterns
Patting down a suspect is serious business and you can never be reminded enough of the hazards of doing it poorly.
April 30, 2003
Patrol
How Smart Could He Be?
"Listen, man! Give yourself up! It's no good! There're a thousand cops out here!" he yelled toward the building in exasperation.
April 30, 2003
Patrol
Police Suicide: Eating a Gun
Why do cops almost always choose guns as the way to take their lives? Cops are familiar with guns.
April 30, 2003
Patrol
Police Suicide: Survivor Stories
Judith Gentry’s husband Tom killed himself six years ago in their bedroom. A trained ICU nurse, Gentry’s no stranger to the stress and trauma of emergencies, but when she heard a gunshot and found her husband dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, she called a girlfriend instead of dialing 911.
April 30, 2003
Patrol
Police Suicide: Cop Killer
Everything has just gone to hell since the internal affairs investigation. And nothing makes sense anymore. So John takes out his off-duty piece, an old wheel gun. He sits down on the bed, puts one in the cylinder, snaps it shut, and stares down at the blued metal machinery in his hand. The world around him is very quiet as he starts to raise the weapon to his head.
April 30, 2003
Technology
How to...Open a Cold Case
A few months ago, newspapers around the country covered the arrest of Gerald Mason for a murder that happened when Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House. Mason was rousted out of a comfortable life in South Carolina and charged with killing two police officers in the Los Angeles suburb of El Segundo, Calif. In 1957.
April 30, 2003
Special Units
TREXPO West: Getting Physical
Unlike many police trade shows, the Law Enforcement Tactical Response Show & Conference (TREXPO) gives officers an opportunity to go hands on with weapons at the range event and with defensive tactics in the seminar program.
April 30, 2003
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