Albuquerque Police Launch Recruiting Campaign

The police department in New Mexico's largest city has launched a multimedia officer recruiting campaign amid a federal probe and a large number of expected retirements.

Using Your Foot

A swift kick can do wonders in a violent confrontation, but you have to know how to deliver it. Law enforcement agencies equip and train officers with pistols, rifles, shotguns, batons, OC, TASERs, canines, horses, basllistic shields, battering rams, emplty hand self defense, and countless other potentially dangerous law enforcement tools, but may be hesistant when an officer properly and justifiably uses kicks for self-defense or to subdue a suspect. The U.S. Supreme Court held in Graham v. Connor that the reasonableness of an officer's actions must be judged by the circumstances at the time the force is used. It did not restrict of limit the tactics that an officer can employ.

American Military University

American Military University has two new doctoral degree programs.

Armorer's Kit Deluxe

Sentry Solutions' compact and affordable Armorer's Kit Deluxe builds on the proven concept that choosing the right lube is what boosts the performance and reliability of firearms.

Knoxx Industries COPstock Folder

Body Cuff

The Body Cuff, from Hoffman Tactical Innovations, is a simple-to-deploy method to keep control of suspects when they have been maximally restrained or when moving, fingerprinting or booking.

Peed Named Executive Director of COPS

Attorney General John Ashcroft has appointed Carl Peed to be the Executive Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).

Atlanta's Rookie Cops Go on Foot Patrol

In recent years, working foot patrol has been a form of punishment in the Atlanta Police Department. Crashed your police cruiser? Serve a few days on the foot beat. Now it's an assignment for rookie cops as soon as they come out of the Police Academy.

The Checklist

I was recently reading how more and more professions are turning to checklists to improve safety. I have been advocating just this kind of practice for law enforcement for decades.