One Year In

I've lost count of the number of times people have told me they've used our articles for officer training and distributed them to FTOs.

Dale Stockton

Third Degree: Battle-Proven Eyewear

These days, not wearing protective eyewear on the street is akin to not wearing body armor.

Dave Spaulding

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Ceremonies 2006

The sight of family members at the Memorial touching their loved one’s name on the wall brings a tear to the eye of even the most veteran officer.

Dale Stockton

Safety Tip: Building Searches

Always search as if someone waits in ambush for you.

Ralph Mroz

Speed Readers

Change comes slowly in the speed-measuring business, but enough new products have emerged in recent years to warrant a review.

Don't Be A Sitting Duck

We all know hitting a moving target is harder than hitting a stationary one.

Dave Spaulding

It Takes Courage

Without fear, there is no courage.

Bob Vernon

Compliance & Incapacitation Munitions

I know of two incidents in which offenders were shot with lethal 12-gauge rounds instead of the 12-gauge beanbags the team intended to deploy.

Warrantless Search & Seizure

It would "serve no purpose to require [the police] to stand dumbly at the door awaiting a response while those within brawled on, oblivious to [the police] presence."

Laura L. Scarry

Cell Phone Vulnerabilities

That cell phone started out as a convenience, but quickly became a necessity.

Steve Ashley

The Badge, the Gun—

Don't take advantage of the badge and the gun to get a date.

Bullethead

Investigating Rape Crimes, Part 2 of 5

Collection of physical evidence requires an investigator to first recognize such evidence.

Dr. Larry F. Jetmore

I Learned About Policing From That: Body Language

I noticed this quiet subject's body language, unheeded by both officers, which told me something bad was about to happen.

Reality Based Training: Worst Case Scenario

Experienced people sometimes take shortcuts that, on the surface, seem harmless, but in the harsh light of a coroner's inquest were obviously hazardous.

Ken Murray