LawOfficer Columnists 360 http://www.lawofficer.com:80/ LawOfficer Columnists RSS Feed en-us lawofficereditor@elsevier.com lawofficersupport@elsevier.com Reload Strips: Tuff Products' QuickStrip keeps rounds together and aids in their chambering http://www.lawofficer.com:80/news-and-articles/columns/Laska/reload_strips.html It’s almost universal that an officer carries two reloads on the uniform, whether spare magazines or speedloaders for the revolver. Most officers will have spare ammo in their briefcase, jump bag and,... Police and Prosecutors Share a Common Bond http://www.lawofficer.com:80/news-and-articles/columns/Bune/police_and_prosecutors_share_common_bond.html For even the most seasoned professionals in the criminal justice system, the effects of child abuse cases can strike to the core of their emotional framework and usual stalwart demeanor. Prosecutors share... Know the Enemy and Know Yourself: Lessons from Sun Tzu http://www.lawofficer.com:80/news-and-articles/columns/Davis/know_the_enemy_and_know_yourself.html Sun Tzu was not a street cop. The Art of War treatise he authored related to mortal conflict and strategy in battle with armies—not the war against crime on the streets of America. He didn’t wear blue... Heroic Cynicism: Balancing the police spirit http://www.lawofficer.com:80/news-and-articles/columns/Van_Brocklin/heroic_cynicism.html In my previous article, “Good Cynicism vs. Bad Cynicism, we looked at: Good cynicism: Cynicism means expecting the worst in human behavior, but some officers argue that it can keep officers alive on the... Understanding the Objectively Reasonable Standard: Taser http://www.lawofficer.com:80/news-and-articles/columns/Cope/understanding_objectively_reasonable_standard_taser.html In the mid-afternoon hours of Jan. 31, 2007, an intoxicated 40-year-old female motorist crashed her 1999 Chevy Suburban into the rear end of another vehicle, both of which were traveling in the same direction...