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Police Magazine
February 2010
In This Issue
Weapons
SIG Sauer P238 Pistol
In addition to being used for backup, the SIG Sauer P238 would be very practical for plainclothes officers who need a "deep cover" weapon or as an off-duty gun.
February 27, 2010
Vehicle Ops
Beyond the Patrol Car
Police officers cannot travel by squad car alone. From motorcycles to ARVs, different details require different modes of transportation.
February 24, 2010
Vehicle Ops
The Next Generation of Patrol Cars
The police patrol vehicle market is not known for revolutionary innovation. But that business model is now metamorphosing in response to a rapidly evolving automobile market. This means that the once staid patrol car market is becoming turbulent and more innovative.
February 24, 2010
Patrol
Shots Fired: Reno, Nevada 02/23/1984
Hastings walked to the Fireside Lounge on the corner of Fourth and Lake Streets, dialed up his favorite federal agent on a pay phone, and fessed up to having some 13 stolen antique knives and a stolen Beretta on his person. Oh, and he wanted to turn himself in.
February 22, 2010
Technology
Game Over
ADSI, which specializes in the production of transparent and opaque armor for the U.S. military and the engineering of shooting ranges, has teamed up with an undisclosed German company to create one of the world's most sophisticated and versatile live fire simulators, the T2 Training System.
February 11, 2010
Patrol
Asset Forfeiture
The goal of an asset forfeiture program should always be crime reduction; obtaining funds should be secondary to the primary mission.
February 11, 2010
Special Units
The Peter Principle
It's critical that only the best warriors get promoted up the ranks in law enforcement. Wearing sergeant's stripes or lieutenant's bars on your uniform has to be about more than just time served or passing a test.
February 11, 2010
Technology
How to Buy Mobile Data Products
Have you ever played Technology Buzzword Bingo, or wanted to? It works like this: You get a bingo card with words instead of numbers in the boxes. The words include robust, mesh, cloud, scalable, 3.0, WiMAX, and WAN. Mark off a square every time you hear the salesman say one of the words. The first one to check off five in a row gets to throw the salesman out.
February 10, 2010
Weapons
Firearms Forensics
I realized that even without the murder weapon, the prosecution still had an immense amount of significant ballistic physical evidence linking Abeyta to the murder. And thanks to good forensic work and the invaluable NIBIN database that tracks images of ballistics evidence, it was enough to convict him.
February 10, 2010
Technology
Smart Software
Software has greatly expanded the capabilities of law enforcement agencies and individual officers to help people and put away bad guys.
February 9, 2010
Weapons
Police Product Test: Pelican Hardigg FieldPak
We review the Pelican Products Hardigg FieldPak, 5.11 Tactical Scout Folder Knife, BlackHawk Tactical Ballistic Vest Carrier, and Tango Down AR Magazines and Rail Covers.
February 4, 2010
Patrol
The "Emergency Aid Doctrine"
Officers can enter when it reasonably appears someone inside may need emergency aid, regardless of the officers' actual, subjective motivations for going inside.
February 4, 2010
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