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October 2006 ISSUE - LAW OFFICER MAGAZINE

Online Education

Times have changed, and expectations for both education and specialization have grown.f

See the Heat

... the criminal knows how to hide from your eyesight as well as your flashlight. But most criminals don't know how to hide their heat signature.

Get the Lead Out

In 1990, Officer Wendy Keelty-Reyes, a firearms instructor developed a lead taste in her mouth while shooting on her department's indoor gun range.

Handcuffing Survival

Even King Kong's illegitimate son can be cuffed behind his back with two sets of cuffs. Bottom line: There's always a way to handcuff big or muscular people.

Dave Grossi

The Survival Bank

Sit back and trust your basic academy training, and that's the payout you'll get when you need it.

Kurt Levins Sr.

Shape Up or Ship Out

What best describes you and your career status?

Dale Stockton

Third Degree: Aeromedix's RSK Mk1 Folding Knife

Anyone who needs a gun for personal security will likely face challenges requiring a blade, either as a cutting or extrication tool or as a secondary weapon.

Dave Spaulding

The 2006 5.11 Challenge Winners

Winning comes with big rewards; this year, the top team received not only $100,000 in equipment for their department, but also a deluxe all-expenses-paid African hunting safari along with Glock pistols and Remington rifles.

Dale Stockton

Staging Area

Safety Tip: Training for Effect

If you're into training to increase your odds of coming home, choose training that addresses the actual threats you will face.

Ralph Mroz

Cruiser Corner

Alternative Ways to Improve Your Driving Skills

Even the most effective EVOC instructor can only do so much on a 500'x400' parking lot.

JP Molnar

Tactics

Against All Odds, Part 2

I didn't want my fellow troopers screaming on the radio for help and thinking, Oh, no, Matt is coming. I want, Thank God, Matt is coming!

Chuck Remsberg

Firearms

Fighting Multiple Adversaries

Think about your own youth. Weren't you more likely to get in trouble or do something dumb when you were with someone than when you were alone? It's no different for criminals.

Dave Spaulding

On Point

Keep Ahead of the Bad Guys

Police officers generally welcome in-service training and special seminars organized by and for police officers.

Bob Vernon

Tactical Ops

Ready & Reliable

Failure on the range is an inconvenience. Failure on the street can mean the difference between life and death.

Jeff Chudwin

Legal Eagle

Police Officers & the 1st Amendment

The determination of what speech is protected in the public employment context involves a two-part analysis.

Laura L. Scarry

Technology

Live-Fire

Some video simulators can get very arcade-like, very quickly. With live-fire simulation, officers take it more seriously because they have to.

Steve Ashley

Bullethead

Same Ol', Same Ol'

Permanent positions will give you something you can't get with rotations: journeymen.

Bullethead

Investigations: Investigating Rape Crimes, Part 5 of 5

If the victim didn't give prior consent for the intrusive collection of evidence from her person, can prosecutors use the evidence in a criminal case against a defendant? Can consent be assumed? Can consent given at a later date be retroactive?

Dr. Larry F. Jetmore

I Learned About Policing From That: Good vs. Evil

I called for Covella to come to my side, asking him to remove my weapon and place it into my injured left hand.

Marcus Young

Photo courtesy Greensboro (N.C.) police department

Reality Based Training: Time for a Global Shift

I think conventional training and qualification need to be drastically changed or abolished in favor of teaching gunfighting skills.

Ken Murray

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