It's human nature to get in a routine and take things for granted. Good cops know that staying sharp and maintaining an edge requires commitment and constant training. Unfortunately, many cops assume that after a few years of pushing a...

It s a night like any other night on patrol in Anywhere, USA. Like clockwork, dispatch sends you to the inevitable domestic disturbance at an apartment complex you know far too well. As you pull into the parking lot, you...

Law enforcement officers need use-of-force training to deal with the multitude of dangerous circumstances they may face on a daily basis. Typically, recruits in the academy and active-duty police officers train in the use of a variety of weaponless control,...

For the past few years, I've spent a couple hours or more every day working on a laptop computer. When it works, it's great, and when it doesn't, it's the pits. Almost everything you see in this magazine, both photos...

Law Officer magazine presented Ed Nowicki, executive director of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), with the inaugural Law Officer Trainer of the Year award. Editor Dale Stockton presented the award to Nowicki in April during the...

New technology constantly provides new challenges and opportunities for evidence gathering. The forensics unit of your department handles all the electronic data recovery for computers and cellular phones. By working with them, you may be able to tap into a...

We're all issued a flashlight. Some of you who work days don't always carry it with you, but that's foolish—you never know when you'll have to search a dark cellar, warehouse or garage. With all of the inexpensive, small, high-intensity...

Call for Contributions for TASER Training CD

The International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) annual conference has become one of the premier events in law enforcement training. Held every year in the Chicago area, the event draws several hundred of the most committed and dedicated...

On April 27, Officer Lisa Beaulieu, 36, a six-year veteran of the Beaumont (Texas) Police Department and a former dispatcher, was struck and killed by a drunk driver while investigating an accident on the Eastex Freeway shortly before 0100 hrs.