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Veterans of America's military tend to make excellent police officers—they have baked into their very being a commitment to service, an unusually high level of discipline, an understanding of chain-of-command, and other qualities that police officers also share.
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A criminal justice professor at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth believes that police training is to blame for the death of Atatiana Jefferson, who was shot and killed by former Fort Worth Officer Aaron Dean on Saturday.
Read More →VirTra, Inc. will debut the first-of-its-kind, Ultra High Definition 300-degree immersive training simulator, which combines five state-of-the-art laser-based 4K projectors, at the 2019 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to be held October 26-29 in Chicago.
Read More →The Illinois State Police announced this month that the agency would no longer require a four-year degree for applicants.
Read More →The number of police officers in Canada has fallen to a 10-year low, with 68,562 officers nationwide in 2018—463 fewer than a year earlier.
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The civil service authority in Aurora, CO, has changed its policy, making citizenship no longer a requirement to work for that city's police and fire departments.
Read More →A proposed new program would enable currently serving as well as retired first responders in San Diego to get confidential mental health services.
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While agencies across the United States struggle to attract qualified recruit candidates, the Dallas Police Department welcomed 82 new recruits on Wednesday—the largest recruiting class in the department's storied history.
Read More →An officer with the Muskegon Police Department who was found to be in possession of KKK memorabilia has been fired.
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SIG Sauer Academy has announced a partnership with FLIR Systems for its Night Vision Operator course, to include the addition of cutting-edge FLIR Night Vision and Thermal Imaging equipment.
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