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Police Magazine
November 2006
In This Issue
Patrol
Northern Injustice
It took three trials—two resulted in hung juries— over five years before prosecutors managed to get a verdict in the case.
October 31, 2006
Special Units
Tactical Body Armor
Body armor has come a long way since the days of knights. But even in today’s police and military operations, the armor is specialized according to the user’s need.
October 31, 2006
Patrol
Taking Back the Neighborhood
David Kennedy, director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, had developed a new drug interdiction strategy, and he was trying to sell a police department into trying it. The frustrated officers of the High Point PD were willing guinea pigs.
October 31, 2006
Patrol
The Plan
Jump into the fray then decide. —Napoleon Bonaparte
October 31, 2006
Training
Anchorage (Alaska) Police Department
The Anchorage Police Department is looking for (more than) a few good men and women.
October 31, 2006
Patrol
ID Procedures and the Right to Counsel
There are several ways a crime victim or other eyewitness might have an opportunity to identify a stranger-perpetrator of a crime before being called as a witness in court. (If the perpetrator is an acquaintance, the ID will not generally be an issue.)
October 31, 2006
Patrol
BlackHawk Blades Crucible Folding Knife
BlackHawk Blades is the brainchild of Mike Noell and Michael Janich. Noell, a combat-decorated Navy SEAL, is the CEO of BlackHawk Products Group. He started the company because some of his equipment failed during a mission, and he believed he could make better products.
October 31, 2006
Weapons
Sabre Defence XR15A3 Massad Ayoob Elite Rifle
Prolific firearms writer, weapons instructor, and law enforcement officer Massad Ayoob has spent his professional career analyzing the dynamics of police work. Now Sabre Defence, a relatively new manufacturer of AR-15-style weapons, has introduced the Massad Ayoob XR15A3 Elite Rifle. Built in collaboration with the famed expert, the carbine has all of the features that savvy law enforcement officers need and want.
October 31, 2006
Training
Combative Ground Fighting
Combative Ground FightingWhen you work the street, things can go bad in a split second. You have to be ready for anything and that means you also have to be ready to fight from any position, including the ground.
October 31, 2006
Special Units
Taking on the Drug War
In 1971, President Richard Nixon declared what he called a modern-day war on drugs, calling it "America's Public Enemy Number One." Since then, police departments all over the country have been fighting that war, without a foreseeable end.
October 31, 2006
Special Units
How to Get Into SWAT Shape
Training for any agency’s SWAT team is physically, mentally, and tactically challenging. Add in long and changing shift work hours, family obligations, and not enough time in the day, and your goal of joining a SWAT team appears even more difficult. The goal of this article is to assist those police officers currently on the force in achieving the fitness level of Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) officers.
October 31, 2006
Weapons
Training the Trainers
"Amateurs do it till they get it right. Professionals do it till they can't get it wrong." That's one of the mantras of Jeff Gonzalez, director of training for Trident Concepts.
October 31, 2006
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