Traffic enforcement: What’s your purpose?
For most citizens, a traffic stop might be their only encounter with a police officer. These are the same folks who vote and serve on juries. As a uniformed traffic Read More
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Patrol officers don’t patrol
To make a work shift manageable, something’s got to give
Patrol officers don’t patrol
To make a work shift manageable, something’s got to give
Middle of summer, end of a busy shift. A single patrol officer in service. The rest are already on scenes: two shootings, a couple accidents with injury, some random... Read More
False confessions
What every police officer should know
Interviewing and interrogating suspects are foundational skills in policing. When an officer obtains a confession of guilt from a suspect, it not only solidifies the... Read More
Share your Hurricane Helene and Milton stories with APB!
Has your agency been impacted by Hurricane Helene or Hurricane Milton, or been involved with search, rescue and recovery efforts? We’re documenting how law enforcement... Read More
Implicit biases against the police
And what you should do about it
In today’s society, most police officers receive training on both explicit bias and implicit bias. Explicit bias involves making conscious decisions about certain... Read More
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Texas boy with terminal cancer nears goal of being sworn in at 1,000 agencies
Back in 2022, American Police Beat ran a story (tinyurl.com/4je4454n) on Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel, a young boy from Texas who had been sworn in as an honorary police chief of […]
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Revolutionizing crisis response
This will be the last time he pulls his car into the school parking lot. It has been two weeks since he walked the narrow halls and one hour since Read More
Harnessing the power of GenAI to make our communities safer
Law enforcement agencies are inundated with terabytes of data, which can be overwhelming to process and analyze effectively. The digital age has brought about an... Read More
Justice Department turns to 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices
Officials with the Justice Department are leaning on the 3D-printing industry to help stop the rapid increase of tiny pieces of plastic transforming weapons into illegal... Read More
Advertiser ID data
There is unquestionably no other topic more discussed in tandem with technology than privacy. With every technological development that makes our daily lives easier, the... Read More
Connected cops
How the internet of things is transforming policing
In recent years, the rapid advancement of technology has significantly transformed various sectors, including law enforcement. The integration of internet of things... Read More
Las Vegas police union faces off with NFL over biometrics policy
A wise man once said that archaeologists of the future will eventually unearth one of our massive football stadiums, turn to their colleagues and say, “This is where... Read More
Tennessee town’s entire police force resigns
There probably aren’t many cops who haven’t thought, at one time or another, “I should quit and show them!” The reality is that this type of protest toward an... Read More
LEO Bill of Rights
A check on political cowardice
Politicians have immense control over our lives. “I work for a police chief, not an elected sheriff,” you might say. True, but your police chief works for city... Read More
Noble cause policing
Doing the wrong thing in the name of right
We have all heard the phrase, “Do the right thing for the right reason, even when no one is looking.” The phrase seems like a critical foundational expectation for... Read More
Legacy: Not just a stratum reserved for chiefs and sheriffs
It’s a lonely feeling. You’ve submitted your papers to retire, and you’re slowly completing the final days of a career that has occupied more than half of your... Read More
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