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May 2012 ISSUE - LAW OFFICER MAGAZINE

Buyer's Guide

Buyer's Guide 2012

Trends, products and topics affecting your purchasing decisions.

Crawford Coates

Investigations & Forensics: Cold Case Homicides

New investigative protocols and technical developments for solving cases.

Mike Keleher

Investigations & Forensics: DNA Delivered

What every officer must know about DNA evidence.

Suzanna Ryan, MS

Vehicles & Accessories: The New Order

Emerging trends in LE vehicles.

JP Molnar

Vehicles & Accessories: Top 5 Safe Driving Tips

The ultimate achievement in our profession is winning and surviving.


Photo Dan DiPinto

Duty Gear: Daily Drivers

Choose duty gear wisely.

Jeff Chudwin


Photo Dan DiPinto

Weapons & Accessories: Firearms Trends

Industry and LEOs work in concert to lead the progress.

Laura Burgess


Photo Mark Ide

Education: The High Calling of a Noble Cause

St. Louis County & Municipal Police Academy graduation speech of recruit class 172.

Capt. Gary Hoelzer


Education: Choosing a Criminal Justice Academic Program

5 considerations to help you select the right program.


AP Photo/Thomas Watkins

Hardware & Software: Is Software Really Software Anymore?

Revolutionary changes in the way we compute.


Hardware & Software: D-Block Victory!

A long-time goal, realized.


Photo Dale Stockton

Surveillance, Video & LPR: Video System Installation

Five key considerations.

Robert Keyes


Surveillance, Video & LPR: Purchasing LPR

Five considerations.

Dale Stockton


AP Photo/The Daily News, Randy Davey

Training Equipment & Simulators: The State of Simulation

Technology, usage and users in the 21st century.

Ronald W. Tarr


AP Photo/Rich Schultz

Officer Down: The Ben Kelly Incident

Although most officer safety training is devoted to developing tactical and physical skills, we must also focus on improving observation and decision-making skills.

Brian McKenna


Editor’s Note

Let Them Shine

Rather than feeling threatened, leaders should be proudly promoting those who excel.

Dale Stockton


Staging Area

Photo Dale Stockton

2012 Trainer of the Year

John Bostain goes beyond the call of duty to train safer officers.

Dale Stockton


Staging Area

Super Sleuth

Working with aliases and other details in RMS to identify suspects.

Bob Galvin


Product Spotlights

Duty Gear


Product Spotlights

Weapons & Accessories


Product Spotlights

Hardware & Software


Product Spotlights

Surveillance, Video & LPR


Product Spotlights

Training Equipment & Simulators


Tactics

Photo Dave Spaulding

A Short History of Hollow Points

Dave Grossi shares a brief history of hollow point ammunition and disproves three existing myths regarding the rounds.

Dave Grossi


Bullethead

Cultural Change

Cops tend to not like change, but if your agency isn’t meeting basic officer safety standards, then it’s time to inject some reality into your agency.

Bullethead


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