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Police Magazine
January 2010
In This Issue
Patrol
Shots Fired: Gaston County, N.C. 07/06/2009
Shaw tried to deflect the gun with the flashlight in his left hand. But hearing the shot, he jumped back, landing on his backside about seven feet away from Burris.
January 30, 2010
Weapons
Best Practices in TASER Targeting
To adopt the preferred targeting zone, officers will need to train themselves to avoid center mass.
January 30, 2010
Technology
Corrections Communications
Inmates' abundance of creativity keeps correctional organizations busy finding countermeasures and inventing new technology to keep the prisons secure and the staff and inmates safe.
January 30, 2010
Weapons
Optics vs. Iron Sights
While the U.S. military has largely transitioned en masse to using optics on issued M4 carbines and other weapons, many American law enforcement agencies continue to use patrol rifles and carbines with iron sights and no optics. So the question is valid: Do you really need combat optics on your patrol rifle?
January 30, 2010
Weapons
DoubleStar 1911 Pistol
The DoubleStar 1911 is pretty basic - in a good way. Other than the ubiquitous light rail, the design is pretty much what John Browning intended with all of the functions and features exactly where an experienced 1911 shooter would expect them to be.
January 30, 2010
Patrol
Burglaries
One of the first steps in any burglary investigation is to determine what was taken. But remember what was not taken is often just as telling.
January 30, 2010
Weapons
SHOT Show: Law Enforcement Product Companies Plan Major Debuts
Back in the late 1970s when the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) established a trade show for the hunting and firearms industry, no one could have predicted that the exposition would become a major stage for the unveiling of law enforcement products. But that's what the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show has become.
January 30, 2010
Patrol
Sneak Attacks
These shooters didn't know the officers they killed; they just knew they were officers. All they saw in their sights were badges.
January 30, 2010
Training
How to Watch the Hands
It is imperative that you be able to recognize when suspects are using their hands to access and deploy weapons so you know how to respond. Never bring a control hold to a gun fight.
January 27, 2010
Technology
Stats at a Glance
CrimeReports' eponymous flagship product allows a law enforcement agency to show the public where and when crimes are being committed in their jurisdiction via online maps. The company's Command Central takes this idea one step further by putting these statistics in the hands of the agency itself.
January 26, 2010
Patrol
Beware of False Headlines
So far, the U.S. Supreme Court has left it to the states and the federal appellate circuits to make their own rulings on the issue of whether officers may make a stop to investigate a reported drunk driver, without having any independent observations to corroborate the anonymous tip. This has led to a split of authority on the issue.
January 19, 2010
Weapons
Ammo at the Ready
Check out a sampling of law enforcement ammunition made to meet the specific needs of police officers.
January 13, 2010
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