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Don't let 'routine' get in the way of solid officer safety tactics. Familiarity breeds false security.
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Skin cancer is by far the most common cancer in the world. Most cases can be cured, but the disease is now a major health problem. Law enforcement personnel in the field, especially those in high-risk areas of the United States, are at risk for developing what can be a fatal form of cancer.
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Consider that since 1994, more than 280,000 law enforcement officers have been assaulted or injured and more than 840 killed in the line of duty. We should ask one another whether some of these deaths and injuries could have been prevented. Are police officers really trained in the best methods to survive "street fight" encounters?
Read More →Many police hierarchies operate under the erroneous assumption that their organizations don't need sniper units.
Read More →If officer safety education is so prevalent and well-accepted today, how does one explain the bloody fact that between 50 and 75 officers still perish at the hands of criminals in any given year?
Read More →As you are interviewing the operator you notice a handgun on the floor of the passenger side of the car. Of course, any backup is light years away.
Read More →Criminals beware: You have a piece of Chippendale in your arsenal. How a common household item can be used in a pinch to gain control of a noncompliant subject.
Read More →Responding to calls involving violent, incoherent or uncontrollable subjects is never easy. Unlike rational individuals who can be taken into custody with little more than a show of authority, irrational subjects are extremely unpredictable.
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