Tag: Officer Safety: Page 30

Training

Be a Smart Learner

I am concerned about an insidious problem in the law enforcement training community: the growing potential for misinformation in police training materials.

November 13, 2007

Patrol

How to Justify Officer Safety Searches

On average, 60,000 officers are assaulted on the job every year. That's an average of 164 per day. The risk level you face on the job makes it important not only to resist complacency and to follow prudent tactics, but also to understand how to ensure that your interactions with suspects are constitutionally justifiable, so that you are never forced to choose between being safe and being sued.

September 30, 2007

Patrol

How to Investigate a Meth Lab

Navigating the dangers of cookers’ “kitchens.”

August 31, 2006

Patrol

Up Close, Personal, and Violent

Most attacks on law enforcement officers occur at a range of 10 feet. Are you training for them?

August 31, 2006

Patrol

Know Their Flight Plans

When it comes to apprehending fleeing suspects, understanding the tactics being used by those suspects is as important as understanding the tactics practiced by law enforcement. The criminal element has learned how law enforcement operates and criminals have adjusted their tactics.

June 30, 2006

Patrol

Guard Droppers

Most departments forget to train officers for one very dangerous time on the job: the “safe” times, after a suspect has been arrested.

June 30, 2006

Vehicle Ops

Backing Up is Hard to Do

Ask risk managers to tell you what causes the majority of vehicular accidents, and they will all sing the same tune: "Backing Up Is Hard To Do."

May 31, 2006

Patrol

Hiding in Plain Sight

As a law enforcement officer, what are the odds that the next person you stop has a concealed weapon within easy reach? Of course the answer depends on the circumstances, but nobody would argue that officers face the potential for harm with every single civilian encounter. The problem is that almost anything on or near a person of interest could conceal a covert weapon.

April 30, 2006

Patrol

Stay Out of the Way

You can prevent a vehicle attack by taking a sound tactical position.

March 31, 2006

Patrol

Departmental Waterproofing

Departments also need to take steps to prepare their officers to work in and around water.

March 31, 2006

Vehicle Ops

Distracted Driving

The other day a friend of mine had a rear-ender on duty that was caused by his responding to his MDT (Mobile Distracting Terminal) or MDC (Moving Destruction Computer) or whatever they are called.

February 28, 2006

Patrol

Exercising Emotional Control

As an American law enforcement professional, you are a special individual who has followed a higher calling, voluntarily defending the lives and property of others. You have set yourselves apart as the true warriors of our modern society.

February 28, 2006