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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieDecember 21, 2018

Watch the Hands: Improving Police Interactions with Deaf Subjects

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2018

Fieldcraft Survival's Mason Minner to Speak at TruckVault SHOT Show Booth

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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Articlesby Dave SmithDecember 10, 2018

Equilibrium

It is tough to have effective training when the troops are not receptive to the message.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2018

PowerDMS to Host Inaugural User Conference, ENTRUST 2019

Former Navy Seal Rich Diviney and ethics expert Chuck Gallagher will keynote PowerDMS' conference aimed at helping law enforcement build trust with their communities.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2018

University Police at Connecticut Campus Reforming Policies for Investigating Sexual Assault Allegations

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.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieNovember 30, 2018

Arrive Alive: Police Must Reduce Single-Vehicle Crashes on Patrol

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.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieNovember 23, 2018

Officer Safety Considerations for Foot Pursuits

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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Articlesby David GriffithNovember 16, 2018

Training the Bomb Hunters

Person-Borne Explosives Detection Dogs can detect explosives being carried on the body of a moving person.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 15, 2018

Report: Some Deputies Don't Remember Active Shooter Training Prior to Parkland Massacre

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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Articlesby Christophor PeriattNovember 9, 2018

Responding to the Active Shooter

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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