Procedures & Policies: Page 30

Patrol

Black Panther Leader Tries Use-of-Force Scenarios, Changes Tune

As the head of Houston's New Black Panther Party, Quanell X has led years of protests against police use of force. But in a training exercise at the Missouri City (Texas) Police Department, he saw the view from inside the line of fire. More Here.

Vehicle Ops

All-New Fleet Technology Expo Set for August, Replacing Green Fleet Conference

Automotive Fleet, Green Fleet and Heavy Duty Trucking magazines are introducing the first Fleet Technology Expo in Long Beach, Calif., Aug. 24-26.

Patrol

Motorist Shot by S.C. Trooper Gets Nearly $300,000 Settlement

A Columbia, S.C., motorist shot late last summer by an ex-Highway Patrol trooper in a confrontation that drew national attention has received a nearly $300,000 settlement from the state of South Carolina.

Training

The Virtual Reality Machine

You quickly realize when working a scenario in the new Theater from MILO Range Training Systems that it's a new kind of use-of-force simulator. Not only does the Theater system provide an immersive multiple screen experience, the images projected on those screens react to your movements.

Patrol

Seattle Officer Suspended for Calling Suspect "Boy" During Pursuit

In-car video obtained by KIRO Radio shows a female officer pursuing a black male near Fourth Avenue and Union Street on October 7, 2013. The suspect, 32-year-old Kimo M. Warren, was being sought for a domestic violence incident. More Here.

Patrol

Video: Seattle Officer Suspended for Calling Suspect "Boy" During Pursuit

In-car video obtained by KIRO Radio shows a female officer pursuing a black male near Fourth Avenue and Union Street on October 7, 2013. The suspect, 32-year-old Kimo M. Warren, was being sought for a domestic violence incident.

Technology

How to Start a Body Camera Program

Those who have succeeded in implementing wearable evidence capture programs say agencies may want to take a step back and make sure they are getting the right equipment and have the proper infrastructure in place to make their adoption of officer-worn video a success.

Patrol

Former Officer, Criminal Justice Scholar Says Police Training Leads to "Avoidable" Suspect Deaths

Having served as an officer at a large municipal police department, and now as a scholar who researches policing, I am intimately familiar with police training. I’ve also had long conversations with trainers and use-of-force instructors at law enforcement agencies across the country, and they’ve all led to one conclusion: American police officers are among the best-trained in the world, but what they’re trained to do is part of the problem.

Patrol

How to Deploy Highway Flares

This video provides safety tips for lighting and deploying Orion highway emergency flares.

Weapons

Less-Lethal: Mixed Blessings

It's well known that an offender who decides to resist arrest or attack a police officer must consider the possibility of being injured or even killed for doing so. What is unknown is how the proliferation of less-lethal weapons has changed and will change the way these men and women think.

Training

What Records Wants You to Know

The end of your report is merely the start of a process that involves many gatekeepers. The keys to getting past the gatekeepers are found within your agency's records section.

Patrol

Understanding Graham v. Connor

The 1989 case of Graham v. Connor is an example of how the actions of one officer can start a process that establishes law. Using the Graham standard, an officer must apply constitutionally appropriate levels of force based on the unique circumstances.

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