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There are an increasing number of articles in the various "police" magazines, touting various tools that police officers supposedly need to do their jobs. Of course, it is no coincidence ...

The man-made threat facing America and the international community is real. Reports indicate terrorists are seeking opportunities to use Chemical, Biological and Radiological methods that will result in death and ...

From March 10-14, 2009, I attended the annual conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, held this year in Boston, Massachusetts . I am a police officer from San ...

I investigated my first child molesting case in 1989 after becoming a sworn deputy for the Morgan County Sheriff's Department. I was told by a veteran investigator early on if ...

Financial woes don't just keep people awake at night; they can cause stress, depression, self-harm, suicide and homicide. Recession-depression is a real and growing problem.

It was February of 1980. I found myself at Parris Island enduring the transformational experience that is marine boot camp. Over the coming three months, four drill instructors and many ...

When our department adopted in-service driver training, one comment by the instructor embedded itself with me. As cops, we consider ourselves professional drivers, and ascribe our higher-than-normal wreck rate to ...

Undoubtedly, readers of LawOfficer.Com are familiar with BLACKHAWK! products. Readers may not, however, be aware of the history behind the company nor the diverse product lines offered. I had the ...

Tuesday, January 11, 2005, was a cold night, and I was feeling a little worn down. I lead what some would call a rather hectic and often stressful life often ...

I had gone almost a full ten-hour shift without one radio call. I was working radar on Jackson Creek Parkway when I was directed to cover a county unit on ...