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Patrol

Black Friday: Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Law Enforcement Family

Wherever you patrol and whatever your shift, there will be mayhem and morons with which to contend on Black Friday. Hopefully, however, you will also enjoy some downtime during which you can get ahead on your holiday shopping for family and friends.

November 26, 2021

Technology

First Look: Discreet Radiation Detection Device

The AccuRad PRD from Mirion Technologies is an easy-to-use radiation detection tool built for police based on input from police.

August 11, 2021

Technology

IronWall360: Online Privacy Protection

360Civic

For ten years, IronWall360: Online Privacy Protection has used proprietary technology to search the internet and locate any site where your private information can be found.

July 30, 2021

Patrol

New Guidebook Designed to Help Officer Stay Well and Safe During Civil Unrest

The National Police Foundation (NPF), in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), has released "Staying Healthy in the Fray: The Impact of Crowd Management on Officers in the Context of Civil Unrest," a guidebook to officer safety and wellness during civil unrest.

July 23, 2021

Patrol

America's Elite Female Athletes and Officers

If policing was an Olympic sport, there is no doubt that Team USA would be standing atop the Medal stand, taking honors for gold, silver, and bronze—and America's female forces would be right there among the victors on the world stage.

July 23, 2021

Patrol

Policing in 2021: Benchmarking the Trek Thus Far

The year 2021 to this point has been an uphill slog for police. In mountain climbing, getting to the summit is optional—getting safely back home is essential. Clearly, there is much more work to be done before we turn the calendar to 2022.

July 2, 2021

Patrol

No Fun in the Sun—or Under the Mid-Summer Moon—for American Police

Memorial Day is the unofficial "first day of summer" in the United States, and with the advent of summer, police across America brace for the inevitable uptick in a variety of criminal activities.

May 29, 2021

Patrol

Plain Talk About Handcuffing and Searching

Poor handcuffing and searching techniques can get you or other officers injured and even killed.

April 9, 2021

Vehicle Ops

GA Agency Shows Off Officer Protection Package on Patrol Cars

Scott Misico, supervisior, Fleet Management, says the system alerts officers when someone is approaching from the vehicle's blindspot when they are parked and working on a laptop or are otherwise distracted.

April 9, 2021

Patrol

First Look: The Automatic Injury Notification System

The Automatic Injury Detection system from Select Engineering Services sends out an alert any time an officer is shot or stabbed.

April 7, 2021

Command

First Look: Ending Towing Headaches

AutoReturn enables more efficient response to towing requests, reducing the amount of time police wait for tow trucks and improving officer safety.

March 3, 2021

Patrol

End of Year: Seeing 2020 in Hindsight

Looking one more time at the highs and lows of the year that was… 2020 and seeing perhaps more clearly today than on those days that comprised the year.

December 30, 2020