Tag: Magazine Feature

In the early 1970s at my agency, we worked without portable radios but carried .30-caliber M1 carbines. We had a chief who knew weapons and ammunition, and he understood the ...

I was just getting ready to leave town for the beginning of the long lap of the country that I do once a year in support of my 5 Day ...

Recently, the United States Supreme Court delivered an opinion quite favorable to the law enforcement community regarding a pursuit of a fleeing motorist who poses a danger to innocent bystanders ...

Communications remains one of the most vital requirements for officer safety and management of critical incidents. Unfortunately, it s frequently one of the first things to suffer when a disaster ...

Dear Bullethead: I've got a couple of kids and a stay-home wife. She used to work but claims it's more important for her to stay home and take care of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...