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      Understanding end-to-end encryption apps
      Local law enforcement agencies learn to recover stolen cryptocurrency
      New York mayor proposes gun detection scanners after rise in subway...
      Hacker group steals data from multiple law enforcement data systems...
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      A Connecticut police chief says his department needs more drug...
      “The hidden danger is the water”
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      Developing trauma-informed training and drills for K–12 schools
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    • Philadelphia spends almost a billion dollars on policing in new...
      Supreme Court decision protects police officers against civil...
      Chicago police limit foot pursuits under new policy intended to...
      Putting the brakes on wandering cops
      Detroit police team up with federal law enforcement agencies to fight...
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    • True detectives: Psychological realities of investigative work
      Effective use of chaplain services
      Things I learned as a retiree
      Normalization of deviance
      The nobility of policing
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      Right place, right time: Off-duty Florida police officer braves house...
      Community steps up to support Rhode Island police officer brothers...
      Safety exchange zones
      Crime problems are community problems
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      Buzz fuzz: NYPD “bee unit” officers remove swarms from various...
      Only in Florida: Police snipers provide backup during...
      Longtime Maryland con man arrested for impersonating U.S. marshal
      Seattle cancels and refunds seven months of parking tickets due to...
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      Paying Tribute to Fallen Heroes
      National Law Enforcement Memorial expands to accommodate more names
      National Police Week
      “It’s not enough to never forget anymore”
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December 2021

Deploying an ALPR system to fight crime

Deploying an ALPR system to fight crime

December 29, 2021

While the past few years have been challenging for many reasons, recent FBI statistics (tinyurl.com/yhv3mwu2) indicate a disturbing trend that might be less obvious than COVID-19. Homicides and violent crime, […] Read More

On-the-job training

On-the-job training

Identify problems and implement solutions

December 28, 2021

Every day around the world, law enforcement professionals are on stage in front of an unrelenting audience of critics: each action on display and streaming like a binge-worthy show. Intense […] Read More

FBI data shows uptick in violence against officers

FBI data shows uptick in violence against officers

December 27, 2021

The FBI is drawing attention to violence against police officers after releasing data revealing that the rate of officers killed in the line of duty is the highest it has […] Read More

Mining for bad guys

Mining for bad guys

December 26, 2021

Cryptocurrencies have continued to rise in popularity over the last year and show no signs of loosening their grip on our attention. Like all things designed with good intentions, criminals […] Read More

Detroit police officers save collapsed runner’s life

Detroit police officers save collapsed runner’s life

December 25, 2021

Two Detroit police officers responded quickly to save a runner who collapsed during the Free Press Marathon on October 24. The runner, a 26-year-old man, suffered a cardiac arrest. Officers […] Read More

EMDR: A treatment for trauma

EMDR: A treatment for trauma

December 24, 2021

Why can’t I get past that event? It’s been so long since it happened. I guess I’ll never get over it.” I hear that a lot from new first responder […] Read More

Utah case reignites debate on “shooting not to kill”

Utah case reignites debate on “shooting not to kill”

December 23, 2021

A Utah police shooting reignited a debate around “shooting not to kill” — an issue that frustrates many in the law enforcement community. The case in question regarded a 2018 encounter […] Read More

Traffic tactics

Traffic tactics

December 22, 2021

When conducting traffic stops, we all get complacent. They become a routine part of the job. We have all heard the saying, “routine is deadly,” but those words, like so […] Read More

Mentorship and facilitation: A supervisor’s role

Mentorship and facilitation: A supervisor’s role

December 21, 2021

If I have learned one thing since retiring from the military, it’s that people, in general, take any comment about their work negatively as “criticism” instead of as “professional development,” […] Read More

<em>COPS</em> is back!

COPS is back!

Fox Nation offers special deal for streaming platform featuring reboot of classic reality show

December 20, 2021

Bad boys, bad boys Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do When they come for you Remember that familiar refrain from the hit TV show of the ’90s? Well, COPS is […] Read More

’Tis the season:  Resolutions from  a police chief

’Tis the season: Resolutions from a police chief

December 19, 2021

The holiday season is upon us! Family get-togethers, giving thanks, fresh-baked cookies, holiday shopping and cups of pumpkin spice lattes abound. First responders enjoy all of this, but it is […] Read More

I read a 400-page book on sleep science, so you don’t have to

I read a 400-page book on sleep science, so you don’t have to

December 18, 2021

When I read Matthew Walker’s book, Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, a 400-page ode to the importance of sleep, I quickly saw the importance of […] Read More

How to set goals like an elite athlete

How to set goals like an elite athlete

December 17, 2021

Do you want to be better, stronger, faster? Do you want to know what Olympic, Division I and other elite athletes do to raise their game? You may think you […] Read More

End police violence now

End police violence now

How we — and our government — could actually do it

December 16, 2021

Police violence. In chaotic news scenes that might even include cops fighting for their very lives, the media uses the term to portray us as the enemy. Yet even when […] Read More

What does corruption look like?

What does corruption look like?

December 16, 2021

You’re at your new neighbor’s house. They’ve invited your family over for dinner to get to know you. When you excuse yourself to use their restroom, you come across a […] Read More

How to create positive change within the police organization

How to create positive change within the police organization

December 15, 2021

We need creative changes in our police organizations because it produces positive benefits, improves mechanisms for wellness and advances effective and professional policing. Police organizations can become stagnate, ineffective and […] Read More

Exercises to improve shooting skills

Exercises to improve shooting skills

December 15, 2021

Everyone knows the best way to make giant gains in your shooting and weapon handling is to devote time to dry fire practice followed by time on the live-fire range […] Read More

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The power of teamwork

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July 23, 2021

Stay awake and alert on the job

Stay awake and alert on the job

July 20, 2021

The worst rank in law enforcement

The worst rank in law enforcement

July 19, 2021

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Firearms maintenance

July 04, 2021

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