December 2021

Police Magazine December 2021
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Dave Smith: Science, Skepticism, COVID and You
Every American should have the choice to be vaccinated or not, instead of being forced to take the jab or lose their job.
December 8, 2021
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Understanding Handheld Drug Detection Technologies
Handheld drug detection and identification tools can help officers make presumptive analysis of street drugs, including designer drugs, and alert them to hazardous materials.
December 8, 2021
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Editorial: Tell Your Story
If you don’t tell your stories, your detractors will, and they will tell them in such a way that they can use them against you.
December 8, 2021
Point of Law: Mentally Ill Suspect Attacking with Vehicle
Louisiana sheriff’s deputies used deadly force when an apparently mentally ill man attacked a lieutenant with his car. The district court ruled for the officers and the plaintiffs appealed.
December 8, 2021
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Improving Response to Mental Health Incidents
Law enforcement agencies across America are searching for more effective ways to handle calls about individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
December 8, 2021
Houston’s Crisis Call Diversion program lets officers call in mental health personnel for appropriate assistance at some calls. If they arrive at a scene and discover that an individual is in mental distress, they can connect the subject with a mental health expert on the phone or have them come to the location.
First Look: Carfax's Investigative Suite
Carfax for Police can provide vehicle history intelligence to help investigators close a wide variety of cases.
December 8, 2021
The Carfax for Police suite of investigative tools includes a partial license plate tool that can help officers identify vehicles when they only have a few letters and numbers of the license plate information.
Tech Spotlight: Taking CAD to the Next Level
CentralSquare is adding new features and capabilities to its computer-aided dispatch solution to make officers safer and to speed response to 911 calls.
December 8, 2021
CentralSquare’s CAD-to-CAD technology allows agencies to share information over their CAD system, even if some of them are not CentralSquare software users.
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