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Police Magazine
February 2005
In This Issue
Weapons
TASER: Navigating the Learning Curve
Editor’s Note: On Nov. 30, 2003, three officers of the Cincinnati Police Department were called to the parking lot of one of the city’s many White Castle restaurants. There they found an immense 41-year-old man named Nathaniel Jones who was scaring the restaurant’s employees with his bizarre behavior.
January 31, 2005
Patrol
A Family Affair
Domestic violence in police families is hidden behind the Blue Wall of Silence, but experts say the only way to prevent this tragedy is to bring it into the open.
January 31, 2005
Weapons
This Year's Models
So because every cop can't get a sneak peek at the latest police firearms on the floor of a major trade show,
POLICE
offers you this roundup of some of the latest in law enforcement tools.
January 31, 2005
Weapons
How to Build a Firearms Range
Some of us still remember back when Disneyland used to issue coupons for its rides. The coupons started with “A” tickets for the tame kiddie-type rides and graduated all the way up to the “E” coupon for the especially wild rides. Hence the phrase, “you’re in for a real E-Ticket ride.”
January 31, 2005
Special Units
America's Most Dangerous Gang
There was a message in two recent gang murders for the people of Long Island. And that message was that gang violence had moved into the upper middle class enclaves of the Island, into the kinds of communities where the locals assume that crime is somebody else’s problem. Mara Salvatrucha 13 (MS-13) is unfortunately becoming everybody’s problem.
January 31, 2005
Patrol
Faceless Cop Killers
Time after time, officers end up in dangerous situations where they perform simple tactical errors and take for granted that their lives are not endangered.
January 31, 2005
Patrol
No Hacksaws, No Dynamite, No Problem
While police scampered around the countryside looking for their lost convicts, investigators at the scene were concluding that the "explosive" that blew out the iron bars of a window and collapsed the adjacent wall wasn't an explosive at all, but rather a corrosive agent: human urine.
January 31, 2005
Patrol
Controlling Lawsuit Risks
Some law enforcement activities are more likely than others to generate citizen complaints, tort claims, and lawsuits (use of deadly or serious force, for example). But even routine detentions, searches, and arrests also present civil liability risks. What can you do to reduce the chances of becoming a defendant in a lawsuit?
January 31, 2005
Technology
ImageWare Systems IWS Law Enforcement Application
As a kid growing up in the late 1950s and early ’60s, one of the toys I received one Christmas was a Mr. Potato Head. If you’re from that era, you may remember Mr. Potato Head. He was a goofy plastic guy, or should I say, “spud,” of a thousand faces. Using creativity limited only by your imagination and, of course, available parts, you created faces that only your Mom and maybe Picasso would love.
January 31, 2005
Patrol
Princeton Tec Surge and Impulse Specialty Lights
Today, a lot of police work involves specialization. In large departments nationwide we have harbor/shore patrol units, water rescue, high-country search and rescue teams, SWAT units, K-9 units, and the list goes on and on. That’s why many officers are looking beyond traditional patrol flashlights and at “specialty” lights designed for hikers, climbers, hunters, and divers.
January 31, 2005
Weapons
Vang Comp Systems Police Magnum Shotgun
The reason for the 870's popularity with the men and women of American law enforcement is easy to understand. It's a proven weapon that works not only as a long gun but also as a means of intimidating the bad guy into peaceful compliance.
January 31, 2005
Patrol
Disarming the Cops
They’re at it again. The activists and advocates of the American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International are trying to take away one of your most effective weapons: your Taser.
January 31, 2005
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