Officer safety is obviously paramount—and should never be jeopardized by allowing a potentially dangerous subject who should be handcuffed to retain use of their hands—but weigh into your tactics the fact that communicating with a deaf subject who is handcuffed becomes significantly more difficult.
Read More →TruckVault, Inc., a leading manufacturer of secure in-vehicle storage solutions, has announced that Fieldcraft's Mason Minner will be at the company's booth #12979 on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
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It is tough to have effective training when the troops are not receptive to the message.
Read More →Former Navy Seal Rich Diviney and ethics expert Chuck Gallagher will keynote PowerDMS' conference aimed at helping law enforcement build trust with their communities.
Read More →Among the changes will be the addition of mandatory two-hour sexual harassment prevention training as well as training for several police officers on strategies for working with sexual violence victims. There will also be several changes to policies and procedures related to disciplinary matters.
Read More →Too many officers are driving themselves into their graves—turning their cars into their coffins—in single-vehicle crashes. According to ODMP, there were 34 such preventable duty deaths in a three-year span from 2016 to the present. It's impossible to know how many officers were seriously injured but survived single-vehicle crashes during that time period. Something must be done.
Read More →While empirical data doesn't exist—at least to my knowledge—on lost productivity due to injuries sustained during foot pursuits, anecdotal evidence suggests that medical leave following such activities is significant enough to give some thought to the matter.
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Person-Borne Explosives Detection Dogs can detect explosives being carried on the body of a moving person.
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According to a new report, some deputies with the Broward County (FL) Sheriff’s Office couldn’t remember the last time they attended mass-shooter training—others couldn't recall what they'd learned when they did attend.
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Nearly two decades after Columbine there shouldn't be any question as to what we as law enforcement should do in an active shooter situation. We have to respond as safely as possible, grab what we have with us, and stop the killing.
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