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At the federal level, the incident command system has been adopted as the national incident management system (NIMS), and agencies seeking federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security must ...

Looking through the Nikon's viewfinder, the police Crown Victoria throwing a rooster tail of gravel and dried brush seemed enormous as it skidded broadside toward me at a high rate ...

Previous articles introduced a case involving the driver of a semi-trailer truck with a route that takes him through five different states. Once or twice a year he picks up ...

This article first appeared in Force Science News When it comes to training scenarios, nothing trumps real-life encounters. Knowing an exercise has actually been a street problem for other officers ...

This column first appeared on PoliceOne.com. In the November/December 2005 issue (p. 32), Part 1 of this series discussed three creative and amazingly effective ploys developed by Pat McCarthy, a ...

The most basic pistolcraft fundamentals body position, trigger control and use of the sights don't mean diddly-squat if you don't properly hold your gun. Like all things related to combative ...

I recall returning to my office, where an officer awaited to talk to me. He had just killed an assailant. As I opened the door, I saw him wiping tears ...

An officer's life depends on serviceable equipment.

Many of my formative years took place during the 1960s. It was a simpler time. If I acted up in public, I suffered a consequence meted out swiftly in the ...

No doubt, canines remain a valuable asset for law enforcement. They sniff out drugs, conduct building searches and capture dangerous suspects. However, their use in the latter category carries some ...