Law Officer
December 2008 Volume 4 Issue 12
Officer Down: The Peter Soulis Incident
- 2008 Dec 23
Up to this point, he'd been fighting a commendable, though primarily defensive battle. But now, infused with the realization that Palmer had to be stopped and that only he could do it, he went on the offensive.
November 2008 Volume 4 Issue 11
The Small Flashlight Advantage
- 2008 Nov 20
Even if you work steady day tours or are handcuffed to a desk, there's simply no excuse for not having a light. Lights give us the ability to make informed decisions.
October 2008 Volume 4 Issue 10
Driving Simulation
- 2008 Oct 23
Far too many agencies have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars for a piece of equipment that sits idle.
September 2008 Volume 4 Issue 9
DNA on Guns
- 2008 Sept 25
How do you render the firearm safe and still manage to preserve firearms, latent fingerprint and DNA evidence?
August 2008 Volume 4 Issue 8
Psychic Detectives
- 2008 Aug 1
Psychic detective use by police agencies has been well documented for some time. The results, however, are open to endless debate.
July 2008 Volume 4 Issue 7
Technology: Digital Cameras
- 2008 Jul 1
Six questions to ask before you buy. This is an expanded version of the article that appeared in the print version of the magazine, with more photos and a glossary.
June 2008 Volume 4 Issue 6
Officer Down
- 2008 Jun 1
The first thing Sergeant Marcus Young noticed about the man coming toward him was the intensity of his features...
May 2008 Volume 4 Issue 5
April 2008 Volume 4 Issue 4
Boating Under the Influence
- 2008 Apr 1
“It was the BUI from hell,” says Lieutenant George Pottorf of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), recalling an arrest he made for boating under the influence (BUI).
March 2008 Volume 4 Issue 3
Bullet-Proofing the Mind
- 2008 Mar 1
Researchers have long debated how to best help officers with job stress and the after effects of life and death experiences sometimes encountered on the job.
February 2008 Volume 4 Issue 2
Swat Training
- 2008 Feb 1
All SWAT members should know the birth of SWAT began Aug. 1, 1966, in Austin, Texas, when Charles Whitman climbed the tower at the University of Texas.
January 2008 Volume 4 Issue 1
On Scene in New Orleans
- 2008 Jan 1
If you've never attended an IACP confrence, do yourself a favor and put it on your calendar for next Nov. 8-12, in San Diego. It's truly the world's largest law enforcement technology marketplace.
December 2007 Volume 3 Issue 12
Snagged & Dragged
- 2007 Dec 1
Virtually all dragging incidents occur at a driver-side window encounter.
November 2007 Volume 3 Issue 11
Plainclothes Survival: Investigator Survival
- 2007 Nov 1
Why would anyone wear Italian loafers to a gun fight?
October 2007 Volume 3 Issue 10
After the Fight
- 2007 Oct 1
Take a couple slow, deep breaths. Calmly get on the radio and get the calvary coming.
September 2007 Volume 3 Issue 9
DNA: Technology the street cop can use
- 2007 Sept 1
How should you approach a situation in which you suspect fingerprint evidence is also present?
August 2007 Volume 3 Issue 8
Doing DUI
- 2007 Aug 1
In 2006, Officer Armando Plascencia of the Orange Police Department made 325 DUI arrests, setting a record for the number of DUI arrests made in one year.
July 2007 Volume 3 Issue 7
Fast, Furious and In Your Face
- 2007 Jul 1
The statistics show the average shooting distance will occur from between the width of a police cruiser and the length of a police cruiser.
June 2007 Volume 3 Issue 6
Airborne feature
- 2007 Jun 1
The number and variety of calls air support can assist go way beyond pursuits and missing-person searches.
May 2007 Volume 3 Issue 5
House clearing
- 2007 May 1
By recognizing critical cues officers can more quickly and appropriately apply tactics to manage situations.
April 2007 Volume 3 Issue 4
I Learned About Policing From That
- 2007 Apr 1
As I looked up, I saw a crazed man standing at my patrol car’s taillights firing rounds at me from an AR-15.
March 2007 Volume 3 Issue 3
February 2007 Volume 3 Issue 2
Swat Team Excellence
- 2007 Feb 1
We had it all—with the exception of the knowledge, skills and training needed to be a SWAT team in more than name only.
January 2007 Volume 3 Issue 1
Tech Beat: Taking THE RIDE
- 2007 Jan 1
In fact, the first guy looked over his shoulder at me in the middle of the ride and said, “So…?”
November/December 2006 Volume 2 Issue 9
I See You Now
- 2006 Nov 1
Could we attach a GPS-enabled Nextel phone to the vehicle and track it with Accutracking software via the Internet?
October 2006 Volume 2 Issue 8
Get the Lead Out
- 2006 Oct 1
In 1990, Officer Wendy Keelty-Reyes, a firearms instructor developed a lead taste in her mouth while shooting on her department’s indoor gun range.
September 2006 Volume 2 Issue 7
Identity Theft
- 2006 Sept 1
Today, a relatively new and very different challenge faces your agency—the computer criminal.
August 2006 Volume 2 Issue 6
July 2006 Volume 2 Issue 5
Buried Alive
- 2006 Jul 1
Jimeno said when he told Stone he was surprised an Oscar-winning director would pay attention to him, Stone explained Jimeno was the truth, the real deal, and that was important to the movie.
June 2006 Volume 2 Issue 4
It's a Bomb, Not a Prank
- 2006 Jun 1
Although officers usually recognize the danger of the pipe bomb, they sometimes improperly dismiss chemical-reaction bombs as harmless pranks.
April/May 2006 Volume 2 Issue 3
Rethinking Command Control
- 2006 Apr 1
If your community faces a major event, a lack of standardized command and control systems can cause loss of life, additional property damage and a delay in returning to normal.
March 2006 Volume 2 Issue 2
Do More with Less
- 2006 Mar 1
I said there was only one less-lethal tool a bad guy can never take away from officers and use against them: a trained police dog.
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