Tag: Less Lethal

Officers sometimes neglect their report writing, but it has very serious consequences if left unattended. What officers write in their report stays with them forever. The words on the paper ...

This month, instead of talking about a new product or how well a piece of equipment performs, I’m going to discuss a class of weapons—non-lethal weapons. You can’t pick up ...

Think of it as a charley horse that hits your entire body, all at once. That’s the best description I can give you for what it feels like to take ...

Civilians and police officers pose similar questions about police shootings of unarmed suspects: Can police shoot an unarmed suspect? Is it ethical? Is it legal? Civilians often add these questions: ...

K-9s have been a valuable asset to law enforcement for 30 years, but until recently they've been largely excluded from SWAT deployments. Although K-9s frequently locate armed and dangerous suspects ...

You're leaving the coffee shop parking lot when an oblivious driver runs a stop sign right in front of you. You stop him and walk toward the vehicle. As you ...

Guest Columnist In our June and July Tactical Ops columns, we tap the expertise of Ed Mohn, a colleague of the regular Tactical Ops columnist, Jeff Chudwin. Chudwin will return ...

With the multitude of less-lethal or, as I prefer to call them, compliance/incapacitation munitions, available to SWAT teams today, it can prove difficult to determine which technologies best suit your ...

At a recent national conference of law enforcement instructors, the topic of baton use surfaced at one of the presentations. The instructor asked the audience if any of them, as ...

Nestled in the very center of the Southwest lies Albuquerque, N.M., a city of contrasts with many cultures, old-world tradition and new-city tech. With nearly 500,000 people, Albuquerque is the ...