January/February 2024

Police Magazine January/February 2024

Making More Comfortable Body Armor

The latest ballistic materials for bullet-resistant vests and plates offer wearers the same or better protection with lighter weight and improved flexibility.

March 22, 2024

Improving Body Armor Testing

The adoption of the 07 armor standard does nothing to change the performance of your current 06 compliant armor. “The 06 armor is still good,” says NIJ’s Dr. Mark Greene. “Wear your armor. It will save your life.”

March 19, 2024

Testing a bullet-resistant vest. NIJ's ballistic armor evaluation standard specifies the conditioning of the armor before it is shot, where it is shot, and what rounds are to be used.

First Look: The CAD to CAD Translator

CentralSquare’s Unify allows different jurisdictions and agencies to mutually share emergency assets and eliminate time spent making phone calls for assistance.

March 8, 2024

CentralSquare's Unify software works with any CAD system and allows communicators to see assets from other jurisdictions and agencies and with permission send them to emergencies.

Dave Smith: A Blood Sacrifice

I offer this article as a description of how a free people are being tempted to surrender their freedom, history, prosperity, honor, and future to a bizarre utopian dream of the left.

March 8, 2024

Point of Law: The Duty of Care in Law Enforcement

Officers need to understand the important difference between moral obligation and legal duty.

March 8, 2024

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Traits of a Great Firearms Instructor

Training shooters, both new and veteran, can be approached in a variety of ways. Yet, the key to being a better instructor is centered around observation and the use of common language, no shooters’ lingo.

March 8, 2024

Instructors must work closely with individual trainees, whether recruits or experienced officers.

Editorial: Crazy Person Wanted

The Oakland PD has been operating under a federal consent decree since January 2003. That’s not a typo. The police department has been under the control of federal courts and court-appointed monitors for 21 years.

February 29, 2024

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