All Whitepapers: Page 7

Patrol

How To Honor Fallen Officers

POLICE

Fallen officers have much to teach active officers. Study their stories.

Patrol

A Training Solution for Searching Female Suspects

POLICE

Female searches can be problematic for cops of both genders. Use this technique, when searching female suspects.

Technology

How To Work with a Public Safety Software Vendor

POLICE

Teamwork between the vendor and the buying agency is critical for successful software implementation.

Special Units

How To Handle Audio Exclusion

POLICE

To realistically train for what you face on the street, turn up the noise and block your ears.

Patrol

How You Can Become a Better Cop Right Now

POLICE

At least once during their careers-and hopefully throughout it-most police officers will ask themselves, "How can I be a better cop?" In striving for personal improvement, some may draw upon a mental image of what an ideal cop should be, something that transcends the professional terseness of Joe Friday ("Just the facts, ma'am."), or the Socratic questioning of Harry Callahan ("Do you feel lucky, punk?").

Patrol

How to Use a Strobing Flashlight

POLICE

Strobes have become extremely popular on police flashlights, but this tool has its pluses and minuses. The one thing I can tell you is that many of the students who arrive for my classes with their strobing lights ready to go are often not aware of the pros and cons of strobe light deployment.

Vehicle Ops

How to Stretch Your Fleet Dollar

POLICE

Agencies nationwide are looking for ways to save money on their vehicles. Managing the rising costs of police fleets is a challenge that all law enforcement agencies are facing. Fortunately, there are technologies available to help fleet managers better manage these costs and save their departments thousands of dollars annually.

Weapons

How to Buy a Used Handgun

POLICE

There are some real bargains in the used bin at some gun dealers, if you know what to look for. One of the best ways to buy a firearm for personal use is to buy one that was previously owned. Don't laugh. Most of the handguns I purchased when I was in my twenties and thirties were pre-owned, and they are still putting rounds down range.

Patrol

How to Photograph Injuries

POLICE

Accurately capturing the results of abuse is integral to documenting many crime scenes. I've taught forensic photography to police officers for more than 10 years, and I always start my presentations with the notion that good photographs start even before the camera is out of the bag. You have to have the proper mindset because images documenting injuries are some of the most important photos we take.

Patrol

How to Interview a Child

POLICE

Investigators face formidable challenges when interviewing child victims, especially in sex crime cases. Interviewing a child is in some ways very similar to interviewing any crime victim but, in some ways, it's very different. The first hurdle is to get the child to open up.

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