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April 2010 ISSUE - LAW OFFICER MAGAZINE

Lead the Charge

With proper training, patrol cops can learn to use ballistic shields to great advantage.

Craig Dickerson

In the Driver's Seat

EVOC-101 Web provides lessons via the internet that introduce the officer to emergency vehicle survival techniques that are necessary to safely navigate through an intersection...

Travis Yates

Officer Down: In Defense of Others

Having just shaved his collar-length hair into a scraggly Mohawk, William E. Lattin Jr. buckled an ammo-laden web belt around his camo fatigues, followed by a bandoleer full of 12 gauge shells...

Brian McKenna

Cruiser Corner

The all-new Ford Interceptor will be available sometime in 2011.

Changing of the Guard

The 800-lb. gorilla in the law enforcement vehicle market—Ford—has come up with a stylish, competent, powerful and well-thought-out replacement for a legend.

JP Molnar


Bullethead

Just Do It

Our program consists of a two-hour block annually of baton training. I've tried to persuade the golden boys in the upper rooms to let us do some real training that could actually keep us alive, but they don't care enough.

Bullethead


On Point

The Character Card, Part II

In my opinion, your character defines you more accurately than any of your other attributes. Among other things, character determines your willingness to work hard, keep your commitments and be trusted with responsibility.

Bob Vernon


Department Depot

CMMG AR-15 Conversion, Photo courtesy CMMG

CMMG AR-15 Conversion

Like the agencies we work for, most police officers are currently faced with significant budget issues. With this in mind, each purchase is given careful consideration...

Chris Boyd


Editor’s Note

Baltimore Police patch

Reaching the Community

I strongly encourage every decision maker to think twice before committing this funding to another piece of equipment that will sit idle in the parking lot "waiting for the big one."

Dale Stockton


Firearms

Targets need to reflect the 3-D reality of the street.

Hit Your Mark

I’ve shot at a wide variety of targets throughout the years. Some were just paper plates; others were elaborate, electronically controlled human torsos capable of life-like movement.

Dave Spaulding


Legal Eagle

The use of a narcotics-detection dog.

Vehicle Sniffing

Five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court made clear that the use of a well-trained, narcotics-detection dog during a lawful traffic stop generally doesn’t implicate legitimate privacy interests in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.

Laura L. Scarry


Staging Area

Attendees at the COPS Kids/Teen meeting.

Taking Part

The Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) will coordinate survivor participation in the major activities of National Police Week.

Brooke McKay


Train the Trainer

Capt. Chesley Sullenberger is a true hero.

A Look at the Best

Inspiration for trainers can come from unexpected sources. In their own way, the people I want to talk to you about this month provided me with motivation...

R.K. Miller


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