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    • Time to address the status of women in policing today
      Police K-9 comforts Michigan State University students returning to...
      Volkswagen acknowledges policy breach after failing to provide...
      Michigan lieutenant completes DoorDash delivery for pregnant driver...
      South Carolina woman diagnosed with brain tumor thanks to traffic stop
  • Labor
    • LAPD union proposes police stop responding to non-emergency calls
      Florida’s recruitment program lures Chicago police officers to the...
      Staffing shortages plague Cleveland police as record number leave the...
      New Orleans interim police chief aims to hire civilians in time for...
      “Anyone can get this job”: Memphis police lowered hiring...
  • Tech
    • Crypto crime investigations
      Austin Police Department launches non-emergency artificial...
      iPhone crash detection feature helps deputies rescue driver from canal
      Nebraska State Patrol uses drone technology to improve traffic flow...
      Dayton greenlights police access to private security camera footage
  • Training
    • U.S. trails in police training
      Denver police recruit has leg amputated after training drill
      Defunding vs. refunding public services
      Apathy is not the problem — leadership is
      Train more effectively with steel targets
  • Policy
    • Opposing POVs on permit-less carry
      Ohio bill would lower minimum age to become a police officer to 18 to...
      Utah bill would allow people with “invisible conditions” to alert...
      Speaking up for K-9 colleagues
      “His death won’t be in vain”: Arkansas passes bill to require...
  • Health/Wellness
    • Nonprofit offers telehealth therapy to upstate New York first...
      A California police department’s new wellness unit aims to improve...
      Massachusetts police department prioritizes officers’ mental health...
      My poor coping strategies
      Heart health
  • Community
    • Central Texas nonprofit to open law enforcement museum in honor of...
      “It was an honor to serve with her”: Kansas first responders...
      Chicago police cook with children to build community relationships
      Wisconsin teen fighting brain cancer becomes police officer for a day
      Texas law enforcement agencies team up to fight cancer
  • Offbeat
    • Texas deputy detains runaway tortoise after “slowest foot...
      Suspect hiding in bathtub in Florida calls 9-1-1 to send deputies to...
      Person in ‘Scream’ costume frightens California community,...
      “Brave and honest” toddler rats out fugitive hiding in Kentucky...
      Thieves in NYC stealing Apple headphones off victims’ heads, police...
  • We Remember
    • Boone County holds fifth annual Jacob Pickett Remembrance Day to...
      Farewell to a “living legend”: Oldest law enforcement officer in...
      “Officer Becerra will never be forgotten”: Colorado police...
      “I had a calling”: Colorado cadet inspired by fallen hero Eric...
      Chicago police remember fallen and injured officers this holiday...
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      Persecution of the LEO is classic schadenfreude
      The rule of law is worthless without order
      School policing: a paradox of the defund movement
      Defending the honor of the LE profession – finally!
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January 2022

Quiet, brain — I’m trying to sleep!

Quiet, brain — I’m trying to sleep!

Tools to calm an overactive mind

January 27, 2022

Picture this scenario: You worked a double shift and have to be back at work in less than eight hours. You are tired and finally make it home. You get […] Read More

Virtual reality training

Virtual reality training

University of West Florida offers high-tech simulator to local agencies

January 26, 2022

The University of West Florida (UWF) Center for Behavior Analysis is offering an immersive training experience for law enforcement officers with its state-of-the-art, five-screen virtual reality simulator. The VirTra 300 […] Read More

When rumors start riots

When rumors start riots

How to handle crowds that are emotionally motivated and primed to resist

January 25, 2022

During the summer protests of 2020, a crowd of angry demonstrators surrounded a police car in Memphis, Tennessee, threatening and potentially endangering the two officers inside. In the fall of […] Read More

Changing sights can improve your shooting

Changing sights can improve your shooting

January 24, 2022

No matter what some people believe, there are no miraculous gadgets or gizmos that can replace skill acquired through intentional practice and quality training. Read More

U.K. police seize massive shipment of cocaine hidden in boxes of frozen onion rings

U.K. police seize massive shipment of cocaine hidden in boxes of frozen onion rings

January 23, 2022

Things go better with Coke? Perhaps the jingle should be updated to “rings go better with coke” after U.K. police intercepted a massive shipment of cocaine entering the country in […] Read More

Giddyup!

Giddyup!

Abilene’s mounted unit spurs community engagement

January 22, 2022

The Abilene Police Department has found a special use for its equestrian officers — engaging with the community.  Nine-year APD veteran and patrol officer Jessica Watkins said the department’s mounted […] Read More

Criminalization of mental illness

Criminalization of mental illness

January 21, 2022

In 1940, there were 223 state and county mental hospitals in the United States with some 420,000 patients. By 1955, the resident population had increased to 559,000 inpatients. Since then, […] Read More

Montana carpenter supports YOU!

Montana carpenter supports YOU!

Craftsman donates hand-carved American flags to say thank you

January 20, 2022

A Montana custom-furniture carpenter recently decided to show his patriotic spirit and support for law enforcement by donating hand-carved American flags to law enforcement officers, military and front-line hospital workers.  […] Read More

It’s a jungle out there

It’s a jungle out there

January 19, 2022

Just when you think you’ve seen every slippery situation… Police officers in Clearwater, Florida, were called to a local apartment to extract a five-foot-long red-tailed boa constrictor from a couch. […] Read More

Best practices for vehicle searches: Consistency and thoroughness

Best practices for vehicle searches: Consistency and thoroughness

Steps for successfully locating contraband in both natural voids and hidden compartments

January 18, 2022

Searching a vehicle should be done the same way every time. Especially in the age of body cameras, you do not want to find 10 kilos of cocaine under the […] Read More

Dark night of the American soul

Dark night of the American soul

The Capitol riot and metastasizing terrorism

January 16, 2022

The tenor of our times Terrorism — individually and collectively — has dominated and defined the tenor of our times. The liberation of Auschwitz confronted the world with a particularly […] Read More

Mandatory jiu-jitsu training

Mandatory jiu-jitsu training

A Washington department wants to reimagine police training

January 15, 2022

The Lynnwood Police Department in Washington state is embracing martial arts by incorporating mandatory jiu-jitsu training in an effort to better equip officers with more skills to de-escalate a situation […] Read More

Stabilize your shooting: upper body platform

Stabilize your shooting: upper body platform

January 14, 2022

My last couple of training articles focused on a trigger technique (“Reset in recoil”) and a grip technique (“Call your shots: Using a ‘true’ thumbs-forward grip”). Now, we are going […] Read More

The anatomy of desire

The anatomy of desire

Are you and your spouse mismatched when it comes to sex?

January 13, 2022

The unique stressors of law enforcement can put heavy strain on a relationship. This means that couples wherein one or both individuals are first responders have to take particular care […] Read More

Parkland, four years later

Parkland, four years later

How we’ve failed to learn from the most avoidable school shooting in our nation’s history

January 12, 2022

I want you to imagine, for a second, the unimaginable. Your child is murdered by one of their peers in the hallway of their school. As a grieving parent, you […] Read More

Cultivating critical support at home

Cultivating critical support at home

January 11, 2022

An essential pillar for officer wellness is meaningful support at home. Loved ones play a vital role in enabling officers to recover from work traumas, and their understanding support should […] Read More

Just doing his job

Just doing his job

January 10, 2022

Have you ever had something said to you that you have heard many times, but just once, just this once, those words resonate with you as never before? Last May, […] Read More

Pick a side?

Pick a side?

January 4, 2022

Like most students who attend the FBI National Academy, I had the opportunity to spend a day at the Holocaust Museum. The National Academy is an FBI program that brings […] Read More

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The power of teamwork

The power of teamwork

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

Firearms maintenance

Firearms maintenance

July 04, 2021

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