Less Lethal, Not Less Responsible

Few things in police work are more controversial than the use of force.

Dale Stockton

Third Degree: A New Smith & Wesson

The trigger-over-travel-stop built into the trigger and frame really helped when shooting fast.

Dave Spaulding

ILEETA Training Conference & Expo

The International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) will hold its 2006 International Training Conference and Expo in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Ill., April 25–29.

Law Officer Team

Safety Tip: Handcuff Tactics & Upkeep

It seems we hear a new warning about hidden cuff keys every week, but there are several things you can do to make it virtually impossible for suspects to take off their handcuffs.

Why Cops Can't Drive, Part 1

U.S. police departments pay far more attention to firearm training than driver training. Yet by an order of magnitude more officers are injured and killed annually in motor vehicles than by weapons.

Street Sources Part 2

More tips for developing gang informants and learning gang secrets.

Chuck Remsberg

Get a Grip

Like all things related to combative shooting, controversy exists regarding how to grip your "roscoe", this controversy, like all controversies, revolves around personal opinion.

Dave Spaulding

Force Options

Taking a human life is a traumatic event. Officers who are forced into this experience will usually have to work through an adjustment period.

Bob Vernon

Gear Check

A few minutes spent on inspection, cleaning and maintenance go far toward reducing the possibility of failure at a critical moment.

Jeff Chudwin

Canines & the 4th Amendment

This article will discuss whether the use of canines constitutes deadly force under the Fourth Amendment and, in so doing, will address a recent federal case from the Ninth Circuit that dealt with the use of canines.

Laura L. Scarry

Modern Flashlights

And let's not forget that no matter how bright and sunny it might be outside, coppers frequently end up in dark places such as basements, attics, lofts and dim, boarded-up buildings.

Steve Ashley

Labor vs. Chief

There are also lots of cops who will not volunteer their own time to help out their fellow officers as a board member, but will quickly take their union's board to task for the slightest thing.

Bullethead

Investigations: Forensic Science

The skilled investigator recognizes the need to include experts from a variety of scientific fields on the investigative team from the earliest stages possible.

Dr. Larry F. Jetmore

I Learned About Policing From That: The Naked Truth

The four of us (mind you, three DT instructors) used every technique we could think of baton strikes all over his body, joint manipulations, knee strikes to the face, head and body all with no effect. The subject was like a superhuman Gumby.

Chuck Remsberg

Reality Based Training: Put a Charge into Training

Simply stated, pain improves the memory of the slow learners.

Ken Murray