We Must Do Better

Society depends on us to stand in the gap and keep evil away from the front door.

Dale Stockton

Third Degree: The Bianchi 120

The deepest concealment method for belt-level carry is the inside-the-waistband holster, better known as the IWB.

Dave Spaulding

The 5.11 Challenge

Over the course of several weeks, a total of 32 teams come to the 5.11 lodge for a three-day stay during which they will compete in a shooting course designed to test their skills and thought processes.

Dale Stockton

Safety Tip: Range-Training Enhancer

There are some people in our recruit ranks who just cannot bring themselves to shoot another person no matter what.

Ralph Mroz

Panasonic Pledges $1 Million for National Law Enforcement Museum

Panasonic s donation will sponsor A Day in the Life, an exhibition within the museum s Being an Officer gallery.

Rocky Mountain Radar Jammers Banned

Police use radar to enforce traffic safety laws. Devices that interfere with this tool have been ruled illegal by the FCC.

DNA-Evidence Training Seminars

The Human Identification Technologies, Inc. (HIT) forensic DNA testing laboratory in Redlands, Calif., offers law enforcement agencies customized training seminars.

IACP Launches Distance-Learning Initiative

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has partnered with The Response Network (TRN), of Hanover, N.H., to develop and host its first distance-learning portal.

Terrorism-Response Training

The interactive course provides more than 16 hours of training to handle chemica, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) emergencies.

NTOA Tactical Rescue Technician Course

The National Tactical Officers Association has launched the new Tactical Rescue Technician (TRT) course.

Terrorism Early Warning Group Conference

The Safety Training Association Representing San Bernardino County (STARS) and the San Bernardino/Riverside Counties Terrorism Early Warning Group (TEWG) will hold the two-day Terrorism Early Warning Group Conference for first responders Aug. 30–31 in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif

Line of Duty Death: Joshua Norris

Sheriff s Deputy Shot While Responding to a Domestic-with-Gunfire Call

Car Control

The Skid Car provides officers the unique experience of learning to anticipate car-control problems before they occur.

JP Molnar

Tactics for Testimony:

One lawyer once told me, "Truth and justice have about as much in common as a warm puppy and a hot dog. The words are similar but they don't mean the same thing at all."

Dave Grossi

AR-15 Upgrades

The fact: Few after-market accessories are really needed. When it comes to the AR-15, less is more.

Dave Spaulding

Effective Leadership Requires Trust

For people to follow a leader when facts are limited, their trust must be in place.

Bob Vernon

What's In Your SUV?

We can unload, take off or leave behind what we bring, but not what we don't.

Jeff Chudwin

Probable Cause Trumps Pretext

State vehicle codes are written to provide law enforcement officers ample opportunity to establish probable cause to initiate a traffic stop when an individual is suspected of having committed, or about to commit, a crime other than the infraction of the vehicle code.

Laura L. Scarry

Training with Tasers

Having experienced the effects of a TASER firsthand gave me a perspective that someone who has not experienced the effects can never understand.

Steve Ashley

Help Wanted

Laziness & bad attitudes will spread like fleas on a crack-house dog.

Bullethead

Investigations: How to Choose a Detective

Tips for identifying the best candidate for the job of detective.

Dr. Larry F. Jetmore

Reality Based Training: The Paper Trail

“Where’s your paperwork?” Like it or not, documentation is the backbone of effective RBT training programs.

Ken Murray