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Is physical fitness important in our line of work? It was for these men.

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A week into 2012 and four officers have been killed by gunfire—three of them by long guns. Long guns present a unique threat to cops because they allow for a ...

Over the last 40 years, fundamental changes in the mental health and law enforcement policies have brought criminal justice professionals into increasing contact with people who suffer from mental illness. ...

In many police agencies, the patrol rifle is carried daily, just like an officer’s duty handgun. It’s another tool to have when needed. As with any life-saving gear, the patrol ...

Through the Law Officer Facebook page, Lisa Marie Oliver asked for some straight-shooting, no-BS advice that will not only keep rookies alive, but will also make them highly effective and ...

If you’ve been watching the T.V. series NCIS you know the main character, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, has a series of rules to live and work by, and is often quoted ...

I’ve dropped the ball. In my January 2009 column of Law Officer, I wrote about using a mini red dot sight on a handgun and how I intended to use ...

I circled back to the Facebook questions to look for topics that would allow me to answer a few questions at a time. Yuri Alvarez and Laura Andersen both had ...

Sometimes you just need a break. Stress can creep up on you when you least expect it, and then all of a sudden you’re on the verge of breaking something ...