Tag: Magazine Feature

There was no reason to expect trouble tonight. After all, it was just a part-time security job. Easy money, most would call it, but Cpl. Guy Smith, a 32-year-old veteran ...

The United States Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Rural Law Enforcement Technology Center (RULETC) conducted the National Law Enforcement Summit for ...

Two officers on patrol are focusing their attention on a parking lot that’s been plagued recently with window-smash break-ins. A white pickup truck pulls out of the parking lot and ...

Positive interaction with the media is important to any police agency. Done properly, good media relations informs the public, involves the citizenry in police operations and gains respect for the ...

This year was my fourth year in attendance at the National Patrol Rifle Conference (NPRC). Held this year outside Detroit, the event is hosted by longtime law officer

We’ve all seen articles about missing or mishandled evidence jeopardizing individual cases or the reputation and hard work of a police department. Too often, overcrowded property and evidence rooms consume ...

This should sound familiar: Dispatched to investigate a report of a noise complaint, police officers find themselves faced with an individual who is impaired by either drugs and/or alcohol, or ...

In May 2009, Jason Aguirre, the reputed leader of a local Asian street gang in Westminster, Calif., was found guilty of murder in the furtherance of a street gang and ...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently implemented a new protocol for officers who must fly armed. As of July 15, a secure unique identifier verifies an officer’s identity at a ...

Business experts have long considered strategic planning a necessary tool for success, but law enforcement agencies should also develop and implement meaningful strategic plans. Strategic planning is rooted in future-oriented, ...