Although it is well-documented and evident that attacks on officers—and those resulting in fatalities—have increased over the past ten years, this remains one of the more challenging areas of research. ...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D “I don’t shake hands,” said the veteran officer, then he continued with his business. I thought that seemed rude but I reluctantly followed his lead ...
If I told you that Ice Cube's philosophy on law enforcement was somewhat close to common sense, you would likely be questioning my sanity. After listening to his recent interview ...
By Stephen Owsinski Thanks to the abysmal idea of defunding the police, exacerbated by soft-on-crime initiatives instigated by people who have zero business leading, police work is increasingly perilous, causing cops to ...
Foot pursuits are inherently dangerous. Unfortunately, we often sacrifice tactics to catch the suspect that is fleeing. When we initiate a foot pursuit, we are placing ourselves in positions that ...
While multiple media outlets report on shootings involving police officers and several databases exist to track officer involved shootings, you'd be hard pressed to find them discussing the rise in ...
Wrong-way drivers crazily rocketing on interstates and other highways and byways persist in America, and our nation’s valiant law enforcement officers exemplify their oath by placing themselves directly in the ...
2022 has been a deadly year for law enforcement on the roadway. Sixteen law enforcement officers have been killed by, distracted, aggressive or impaired drivers. While we will never be ...
Over the past several years we've seen a sharp increase and violence against police officers. This would include stabbings and shootings with many resulting in death. We just saw a ...
Less than a week into the state of Washington's new police reform law, it continues to be the exact disaster that we said it would be. We previously outlined how ...
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