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Police Magazine
March 2006
In This Issue
Patrol
How to Buy a Ballistic Vest
How much is a cop’s safety worth? Despite safety concerns, due to shrinking budgets it’s becoming increasingly common for police departments to require officers to purchase their own body armor. Even when agencies pony up some money for ballistic vests, it’s usually not enough to buy the best of the best—which is what most officers want protecting them from bodily harm.
February 28, 2006
Special Units
First Aid
The scene is a fixture in many war movies. A wounded soldier cries out, “Medic!” then another soldier, one who carries a medical kit and not a weapon, crawls out from his foxhole and braves the fury of a firefight or an artillery barrage to render aid to his wounded buddy.
February 28, 2006
Weapons
10 Essential Skills You Need to Win a Gunfight
The great Bill Jordan once said: "There is no second-place winner in a gunfight." Even if you take nothing else away from this article, I ask that you train to win any gunfight that you become involved in, not survive it, but win it.
February 28, 2006
Patrol
The Well-Dressed Cop
Head-to-toe police apparel.
February 28, 2006
Special Units
Equipping the Tactical Medic
The tactical medic must be able to effectively carry equipment and be able to operate in a tactical situation without hindering the rest of the team. So he or she must decide what items and tools will be carried into the field and what equipment will be left in a vehicle or in a larger kit.
February 28, 2006
Patrol
SHOT Show 2006: Report from the Show Floor
You probably think you have seen every possible rifle that can be derived from the basic AR platform. Think again.
February 28, 2006
Vehicle Ops
Distracted Driving
The other day a friend of mine had a rear-ender on duty that was caused by his responding to his MDT (Mobile Distracting Terminal) or MDC (Moving Destruction Computer) or whatever they are called.
February 28, 2006
Training
Napa (Calif.) Police Department
Sometimes a schoolyard scuffle is just a simple fight. Sometimes it’s a clear cry for help from a kid battling bigger demons at home. And sometimes it portends more serious violence from a disturbed, future-felon-in-the-making.
February 28, 2006
Patrol
Seizing Evidence in Plain View
The Fourth Amendment governs three forms of activity: searches (intrusions into privacy), seizures of the person (detentions and arrests), and seizures of property. If these acts are not authorized by judicial warrant, they must come within one or more of the court-created exceptions for warrantless search and seizure (Katz v. U.S.). One of these exceptions is called “plain view.”
February 28, 2006
Patrol
Emissive Energy Inova T4 Flashlight
Inova’s first rechargeable patrol light is tough and powerful.
February 28, 2006
Weapons
Smith & Wesson M&P .40 Semi-Auto Pistol
I would be willing to bet cash money that if you were to ask any veteran American law enforcement officer who is over the age of 35 to tell you what a “Military & Police” is, he or she would answer “Smith & Wesson’s most popular revolver.”
February 28, 2006
Patrol
Exercising Emotional Control
As an American law enforcement professional, you are a special individual who has followed a higher calling, voluntarily defending the lives and property of others. You have set yourselves apart as the true warriors of our modern society.
February 28, 2006
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