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Training

Mich. Gov. Calls for 107 New Troopers

The Republican governor laid out his public safety plan Thursday that includes putting $15.2 million toward training an additional 107 troopers.

February 11, 2013

Patrol

How To Buy a Ballistic Vest

POLICE

Finding the right body armor is often a personal endeavor, and one that shouldn’t be taken lightly.

January 27, 2013

Patrol

How To Start a K-9 Unit

POLICE

Four-legged cops can help you catch more criminals and cut your department’s costs.

January 26, 2013

Patrol

How To Stretch Your Budget in a Recession

POLICE

Almost every agency is feeling the pinch of hard times, but there are ways to reduce the pain.

January 7, 2013

Patrol

Office of Justice Programs Announces Safety Grants on Website

The federal Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has begun posting a weekly report of grants awarded to law enforcement agencies and other grantees, according to the office.

September 13, 2012

Vehicle Ops

How to Find Funding for Specialty Vehicles

The Homeland Security grants that seemed to grow on trees after 9/11 are not as plentiful as they once were. But that's not to say law enforcement agencies can't obtain grant funding for specialty vehicles. They just might need to approach it differently.

August 16, 2012

Patrol

Stretching Your Budget In a Recession

Law enforcement agencies with budgets strained by the current recession need a strategy for maximizing their purchasing power and stretching every dime. The following is a look at some ways that the average law enforcement agency can stretch its budget.

August 6, 2012

Training

What the Spartan Death Race Meant for Police Training

Chicago Police Officer Joshua Purkiss put himself to the ultimate test. He announced he would participate in the Spartan Death Race—arguably the greatest test of a person's body, mind, and spirit. The nearly three-day race on a 50-mile obstacle course in the dense Vermont woods last week was completed by less than 20% of its participants.

June 20, 2012

Training

Omaha Delays Recruit Class

An anticipated boost of manpower for the Omaha Police Department likely won't come until next year, after city officials pushed training for a new recruit class to August.

May 15, 2012

Patrol

Why Budgets Matter

Some officers don't think budgets affect them, so why should they care? I've even heard budgets compared to diets. Seriously? Budgets are important in every aspect of our lives. Ignoring them doesn't change their importance. Inaction may cause panic.

April 23, 2012

Patrol

DuPont Supports Federal Ballistic-Vest Funding

DuPont Protection Technologies submitted testimony to Congress supporting the renewal of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act (BVPA) grant program for law enforcement agencies.

March 21, 2012

Patrol

5 Tips for Funding New Patrol Equipment

What should you do when you've been told there isn't enough money to purchase equipment? Re-allocation is often the solution. These five tips outline a budgetary fiscal-fitness program that can move equipment budgets from flabby to fit.

March 15, 2012