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January 2014
In This Issue
Training
Military Vets Joining Law Enforcement
Men and women leaving active-duty military jobs would seem to be a perfect fit for police careers. But there are many obstacles in their way and hurdles they must overcome before pinning on their badges and joining the thin blue line.
January 29, 2014
Patrol
Misplaced Budget Priorities
Before going into recess, the House passed the budget committee's recommendation to increase the amount new government employees have to pay into their pensions beginning this month.
January 29, 2014
Training
Don't be a Philistine
Are you confident in your defensive skills? If so, then don't take them for granted, but rather keep training. If you're lacking in these skills, then make them strengths by practicing.
January 29, 2014
Training
Plan to Advance Your Career
When it comes to career planning, first things first: Figure out your desired career path.
January 29, 2014
Patrol
Reconsidering Carotid Control
The carotid restraint control hold is a valuable force option. When applied by a competent end-user, the hold is quick and highly effective and is absent of any evidence of traumatic injury.
January 29, 2014
Technology
Police Product Test: Eye of Mine Eye-View 1080HD Video Sunglasses
Like their predecessor, these glasses come with interchangeable clear and polarized grey lenses and have a high-definition video camera built into the bridge of the nose.
January 16, 2014
Patrol
Shots Fired: Riverside, California 09/11/2008
Officer Evan Wright chased after a gang member who fled and reached for his pocket while running. A flying tackle sent the two men into the middle of a residential driveway where some 20 guests were observing a quinceanera party in the front yard.
January 16, 2014
Weapons
Does the LEOSA Carry Law Apply to You?
In law enforcement, a lot of the recent scuttlebutt focuses on off-duty and retired officer carry laws, covering what you can and cannot do under the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA).
January 16, 2014
Patrol
Don't Become a Statistic
Can we ever stop law enforcement officers from being killed? I don't think so, but we don't have to make it any easier for it to happen either. There are things we should be doing that are well within our reach, but we don't.
January 14, 2014
Special Units
Defense Technology Flash-Bang Simulator Training Kit
You want to be as prepared as possible to use less-lethal devices during call-outs. But if you could limit the cost and danger needed to train in their use, why wouldn't you? That's the idea behind
Defense Technology
's Low Roll Training Simulator Starter Kit.
January 5, 2014
Weapons
Daniel Defense DDM4 Rifle with Lite Rail
When my test and evaluation DDM4 arrived, I tore into the box like a kid on Christmas morning. Inside was a beautiful DDM4 rifle with a 16-inch barrel, Magpul MOE stock, DD's fixed front and rear sights, a Superior Suppression muzzle device, and a 12-inch Lite Rail II (LRII).
January 5, 2014
Patrol
Chasing Misdemeanants
Some search-and-seizure rules are not very clear, and state and local federal courts might apply them differently. How can you be expected to pick and choose the right rule on an issue for which there doesn't seem to be just one "right" rule?
January 5, 2014
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