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Police Magazine
May 2011
In This Issue
Technology
Evidence Collection Tools
These seven companies provide the tools that ease the burden of evidence collection at crime scenes.
May 23, 2011
Weapons
Targets and Target Systems
These 10 companies provide targets and targeting systems for law enforcement officers.
May 23, 2011
Patrol
Police Product Test: 5.11 Tactical RUSH MOAB 10 Pack
POLICE Magazine reviews 5.11 Tactical's RUSH MOAB 10 Pack, Tactical Tailor's Hybrid Enhanced Vest, and Tru-Spec's Tru Xtreme Apparel.
May 22, 2011
Patrol
Goal-Oriented Training
Setting up your goals properly makes coming up with the training elements very easy. Your training goal should be a statement of intent. If you are not defining your goals and therefore working toward them, you are merely treading water when you could be swimming.
May 19, 2011
Weapons
Accessorizing Your AR
One of the fastest growing sectors of the law enforcement market is enhancements for the AR Series of firearms. The AR has become the firearms counterpart of Burger King's Whopper: You can have it your way, any way you want it, literally.
May 16, 2011
Patrol
Shots Fired: Panama City, Florida 12/14/2010
At the sight of the man with the gun, word spread quickly throughout the building, reaching Mike Jones, chief of safety, security, and police for Bay District Schools, who was in his fourth floor office. Running downstairs, Jones arrived to find Clay A. Duke casually swinging the barrel of his gun back and forth at the men assembled frozen before him.
May 16, 2011
Patrol
Station Attacks
Most assaults on cops are borne of desperate bids to evade justice. But what of those who go so far as to engage and assault cops on their home turf? What makes these time bombs tick? Revenge, for one.
May 15, 2011
Technology
Fortifying Police Stations
Police administrations can implement a variety of technologies to beef-up police facility security. While cameras are often top of mind in every police facility—even the old and outdated ones—many other technologies exist to monitor and secure these buildings.
May 15, 2011
Patrol
'Functional Equivalent' of Miranda Questions
"Interrogation" has been defined by the Supreme Court to include both direct questioning and its "functional equivalent." What does this term mean? Three Supreme Court cases and numerous decisions from the federal appeals court have considered this question.
May 10, 2011
Patrol
Suspicious Packages and Booby Traps
There are hundreds of stories of officers conducting a search and thinking a container of drugs has been located only to discover pipe bombs. With infernal machines, as with guns, knives, and physical assaults, an awareness, a suspicious mind, a professional paranoia, are the first steps toward survival.
May 9, 2011
Patrol
A Counter-Terrorism Training Resource
The Department of Homeland Security's
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium
offers significant training resources to public safety. A variety of programs are offered through this organization.
May 9, 2011
Patrol
Explosive Devices: Steps To Survival
The role of society's sheepdog is to be in harm's way. When faced with a suspicious package or possible car bomb, police must take control of the situation, form a protective barrier for the civilian population, and secure the area until it is made safe.
May 9, 2011
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