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August 2009 ISSUE - LAW OFFICER MAGAZINE

Debunking 9 LPR Myths

When you’re making procurement or deployment decisions, you need solid information, so this month we’re shining the light on nine of the most common myths associated with LPR.

Dale Stockton

What s Your Master Plan?

Strategic planning anticipates change and adopts long-term strategies to meet the demands of that change and helps your organization focus its energies appropriately.

Raphael M. Barishansky

Stunning Shotguns

Several new shotgun munitions deliver safe, predictable results.

Mike Boyle

Sort Victims, Save Lives

Case studies show that law enforcement officers who understand basic triage tactics save lives at mass-casualty incidents.

Eric Dickinson

Wemmer's Wisdom

Training veteran devotes his life to officer survival and shares the lessons that shaped his world view.

R.K. Miller

Fire in the Sky

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently implemented a new protocol for officers who must fly armed.

Crawford Coates

From lone shooters and drug cartels to the threat of terrorism, officers in all law enforcement agencies now face more violence and firepower than ever. What’s needed is technology that gives the edge back to the good guys.

Del Williams

Tactical Ops

Officers tackle the Gig Pit sand crawl. (Photo Center Mass Inc.)

Simple, Real & Difficult

Jeff Chudwin reflects on what he learned at NPRC 2009—from the utility of magnified optics to the importance of physical fitness.

Jeff Chudwin

Tactics

Before any live fire exercises, thoroughly discuss your agency's deadly force po

In-Service Firearms Training

Follow these 12 pointers—in addition to state POST requirements—to ensure safe, effective training that will stand up in court.

Dave Grossi

Technology

Keeping Track

Budgetary constraints provide further reason to reexamine your data tracking & storage protocols.

Billy Mitchell

Bullethead

Integrity for Dummies

Integrity is a personal matter—if you do it right, others will take notice; but if you think you’ve gotten the short end too many times, it might be time to look for a new profession.

Bullethead

On Point

Corruption

Individuals & organizations that resist corruption do so from the ground up & relentlessly.

Bob Vernon

Firearms

Combat Marksmanship

The approach may be unorthodox, but it’s effective—& in a fight, that’s all that matters.

Dave Spaulding

Legal Eagle

The Calm Before the Storm

Court finds that armed, barricaded subjects who retreat into a building constitute a “continuing, fluid” event and therefore don’t require a warrant for arrest.

Laura L. Scarry

Staging Area

A conviction for the murder of three family members.

Caught in the Web

Although the murder weapon was never recovered and his DNA was never tied directly to the scene, the overwhelming amount of digital evidence he unwittingly left behind provided the prosecution a strong case.

Andy Spruill | Tom Rackleff

Cruiser Corner

A Bright Idea

If you work traffic stops as a patrol officer, it quickly becomes apparent that the biggest threat to your safety isn’t necessarily the occupants of the violator vehicle; more frightening are the inattentive drivers passing by.

JP Molnar

Staging Area

Officer Ryan Austin with a free ballistic vest from The Armor of God Project.

Vested for Life

When Muscle Shoals (Ala.) Police Lieutenant Clint Reck was asked to send 24 ballistic vests to the Philippine National Police Department, which had none, he never dreamed what was about to happen.

Travis Yates

Editor’s Note

A Harvard Education

Knee-jerk reactions to the exchange between Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. Crowley do little to deepen our understanding of the underlying issues.

Dale Stockton

Book cover of Tactical Perfection for Street Cops

In Pursuit—of Perfection

Whether you’re a cadet about to graduate from a police academy or a 20-year veteran, Tactical Perfection For Street Cops is a book that everyone can learn something from.

Chris Boyd

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