Body Armor 101: How to Choose
To better understand the choices, let’s go step by step through the various types of armor, threat levels, and certification processes.
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To better understand the choices, let’s go step by step through the various types of armor, threat levels, and certification processes.
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What do the various levels of body armor protection mean? How do you choose which one is best for you?
An officer with the Muskegon Police Department who was found to be in possession of KKK memorabilia has been fired.
The coursework will also include use-of-force review and analysis, cultural competency, reporting requirements and how to deescalate situations involving persons with mental illness.
Incentives to keep officers from leaving will include striking unsubstantiated complaints from personnel records in a "clear my card" program.
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.
The Badge Life's one-of-a-kind limited edition Thin Blue Line Snapback Hat has a classic fit that features a pre-curved visor and low profile.
Otto Communications celebrated National Shooting Sports Month, of which it is a sponsor, by treating employees to a day at Fox Valley Shooting Range in Elgin, IL.
5.11 Tactical is celebrating National Preparedness Month in September by putting forth a series of activations spanning the brand's reach across retail, online, partnerships, a nine-part web series, and giveaways.
POLICE Contributing Web Editor Doug Wyllie sits down with Below 100 Executive Director Roy Bethge to discuss the recruiting and retention crisis in law enforcement and some ways to solve it.
POLICE Contributing Web Editor Doug Wyllie sits down with Below 100 Executive Director Roy Bethge to discuss the program and how it can reduce duty deaths.
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A new study's findings refute social activists' assumptions about police shootings and race.
The Georgia Public Safety Training Center and its Georgia Police Academy have chosen Meggitt Training Systems' five-screen, 300-degree FATS 300LE advanced simulation system and BlueFire wireless weapons to help law enforcement officers understand complex situations, then be able to de-escalate or make the right use-of-force option.
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North Carolina-based company K2 Solutions has trademarked its Person-Borne Explosives Detection Dogs. The term means the dog can detect explosives being carried on the body of a moving person. Click through to see these K-9s at work. To find out more about K2 Solutions' Person-Borne Explosive Detection Dogs, read "Training the BombHunters."
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