March 2012

POLICE March 2012

The Checklist

I was recently reading how more and more professions are turning to checklists to improve safety. I have been advocating just this kind of practice for law enforcement for decades.

March 11, 2012

Illustration: Sequoia Blankenship.

FOCUS Act: A Law of Unintended Consequences

Recent news that Congress is considering a bill that could strip federal fish and game officers of their firearms struck a nerve with me. It's another example of civilians not realizing the dangers faced by these dedicated officers.

March 4, 2012

New Restrictions on GPS Tracking

Police use of technology to catch criminals makes the U.S. Supreme Court nervous, as was evident in the recent Jones decision. In the absence of a recognized basis for a warrantless search, Jones does mean that a warrant must be obtained for installation andmonitoring of a GPS tracker on a suspect's vehicle.

March 4, 2012

Photo: Mark W. Clark

Robots at the Ready

The Greensboro (N.C.) Police Department ended a stand-off with a naked man using two tactical robots, after neighbors called 911 to report he was standing on his porch with a firearm, calling to God.

March 1, 2012

Robots provide SWAT teams, bomb squads, HazMat units, and other emergency response personnel with situational awareness in dangerous scenarios.

SHOT Show 2012: Best of Show

Last month, we gave you a look at some of the items from SHOT that immediately caught our attention. This month, we're going to open up the briefcase, and the boxes, load the CDs and the jump drives, and give you our Best of Show report.

February 29, 2012

Photo: Mark W. Clark

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