April 2018

Cover Story

A Day in the Life of a Bicycle Cop

Riding a bicycle all shift provides many opportunities to interact with the public in ways other officers can't.

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Illustration: Sequoia Blankenship

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Officer Safety: Why or Why Not?

David Griffith (Photo: Kelly Bracken)

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LE Victories: Score 2 for the Good Guys

Alien Gear's ShapeShift holster starter kit comes with everything you need to make four...

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Alien Gear: The Modular Holster

The NOPD teaches its new Ethical Policing is Courageous (EPIC) program via a curriculum that is...

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New Orleans (LA) Police Department

Veterinarians suggest K-9 handlers learn how to do a subcutaneous injection, where to insert a...

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K-9 First Aid Basics

Motor units are often locked into traditional roles such as providing motorcade escorts. Photo:...

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Motor Units Are Resource Multipliers

Portable LPR systems such as this NDI Road Warrior can constantly monitor an area and be moved...

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12 Things You Need to Know About LPR

Photo: Michigan State Police

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Thinking Outside of the Recruiting Box

Photo: POLICE file

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Maintaining Your Force

You can increase the realism of simulator training for your officers by filming scenarios in...

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Adding More Realism to Training

Credit card interest is a common destructive expense that pushes you toward poverty and away...

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Expenses: What to Cut and What to Keep

Photo: 5.11 Tactical

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Police Product Test: 5.11 Tactical Defender-Flex Jean

Chief Mark Stainbrook (Photo: San Diego Harbor Police)

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Strengthening the Chain of Command

Photo: Amtec Less-Lethal Systems

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Less-Lethal Options

Photo: Streamlight

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Police Product Test: Streamlight TLR-7

Photo: Getty Images

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Gun Control, "Assault Weapons," and School Safety