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      Vape smoke detecting K-9 joins SRO to deter kids from vaping in school
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      Nogales officer reunites with teen after saving his life during...
      Massachusetts police officer saves choking 2-month-old baby
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      Washington state leaders propose additional police academy training...
      Entire police force quits in small North Carolina town to protest...
      Minneapolis neighborhoods aim to “buy back” police overtime hours...
      Violent crime increases across Washington
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    • Use of drone technology on the rise in law enforcement
      Your guide to the alternate “dark nets”
      NYPD deploys K-9s with innovative electronic harness to prevent...
      Understanding end-to-end encryption apps
      Local law enforcement agencies learn to recover stolen cryptocurrency
  • Training
    • Pinellas County law enforcement conducts active shooter drills with...
      Oklahoma initiates new active shooter training for law enforcement...
      The importance of dirt in your use-of-force training program
      Solo officer response
      An equation for performing lawful Terry stops
  • Policy
    • Knoxville Police Department says officers will no longer respond to...
      Law enforcement agencies hope to increase female police recruits to...
      Sterling Heights Police Department launches transparency dashboard to...
      L.A. adds speed bumps to 6th Street Viaduct to prevent street racing
      Highland Park mass shooter indicted on 117 charges
  • Health/Wellness
    • Defining and solving accumulated police stress
      Process versus outcome thinking
      Anger is not the problem
      True detectives: Psychological realities of investigative work
      Effective use of chaplain services
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    • Detroit Police Department gives son of fallen officer new car for his...
      West Virginia police agencies donate cruisers to Kentucky department...
      Clark County community rallies to support family of fallen officer...
      Tennessee police officer escorts 84-year-old woman to her hair...
      Missouri sheriff’s department gives middle schoolers an inside view...
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    • Son calls 9-1-1 to say he shot his father “too many times”
      New Hampshire police arrest Corvette driver for going over 160 mph in...
      Oregon residents catch suspected arsonist, tie him to tree for police
      California burglar returns to the scene of the crime after forgetting...
      Massive snake shot by police while wrapped around man’s neck
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      CrossFit competition “Monster Games” honors fallen officers
      A final ride for the fallen
      Memorializing our fallen sisters
      Paying Tribute to Fallen Heroes
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      The Rule of Law is Worthless Without Order
      School policing: a paradox of the defund movement
      Defending the honor of the LE profession – finally!
      The dichotomy of the defund movement: reality setting in
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July 2022

Defining and solving accumulated police stress

Defining and solving accumulated police stress

August 5, 2022

Accumulated stress disorder (ASD) might be an unrecognized, career-ending condition affecting many LEOs. In a May 4, 2021, article for Police1, Val Van Brocklin exposed the problem of LEOs becoming […] Read More

The utilization of weapon-mounted lights

The utilization of weapon-mounted lights

July 24, 2022

There was a time not long ago when it was almost unheard of to see a flashlight mounted on a police officer’s pistol. They were originally used by SWAT teams […] Read More

Finding critical evidence in old child molestation cases

Finding critical evidence in old child molestation cases

July 23, 2022

There is a psychological compulsion that drives child molesters to relive their sexual fantasies with their victims. This compulsion can provide the child molestation investigator with critical corroborative evidence. The […] Read More

Following in her father’s footsteps

Following in her father’s footsteps

July 22, 2022

Throughout his nearly 40-year career with the Florence Police Department in South Carolina, Samuel Lee Toney dedicated his service to kids in the community. He put in extra effort to […] Read More

Authority without arrest

Authority without arrest

The challenge and opportunity of college campus policing

July 21, 2022

According to the latest Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) count from 2011–2012[1]https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/cle1112.pdf, 68% of four-year colleges and universities with 2,500 students or more employ fully sworn campus police officers to […] Read More

Process versus outcome thinking

Process versus outcome thinking

Developing a mentality for success

July 20, 2022

Imagine this scenario: You’re chasing a suspect along the side of a building and they round the corner a few feet in front of you. When you get to the […] Read More

Your guide to the alternate “dark nets”

Your guide to the alternate “dark nets”

July 19, 2022

For many of us in law enforcement, when the terms “dark web” or “dark net” are mentioned, we immediately associate them with the Tor (The Onion Router) browser. Unequivocally the […] Read More

Honoring the story of American law enforcement in the nation’s capital

Honoring the story of American law enforcement in the nation’s capital

July 18, 2022

The National Law Enforcement Museum (nleomf.org/museum), in the heart of Washington, D.C., provides a place where citizens and law enforcement professionals from diverse perspectives and backgrounds can share in the […] Read More

C.O.P.S. organizes largest National Police Week to date

C.O.P.S. organizes largest National Police Week to date

July 17, 2022

National Police Week (NPW) is held each year in Washington, D.C., during the week that surrounds May 15. The main events bring out anywhere from 5,000 to 30,000 people from […] Read More

The importance of dirt in your use-of-force training program

The importance of dirt in your use-of-force training program

July 16, 2022

Located between the Arno and Serchio rivers in Tuscany, central Italy, is a white marble bell tower. Construction began in 1173, and plans called for the bell tower to reach […] Read More

Anger is not the problem

Anger is not the problem

July 15, 2022

Anger is often treated like a problem, despite it being one of our most basic and normal emotions. It is a secondary emotion, meaning that in order to feel anger, […] Read More

Solo officer response

Solo officer response

The foundation for effective active killer response training

July 14, 2022

I began writing this article the day before the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The specific topic and submission date were established months ago. However, as the […] Read More

Assuming command

Assuming command

July 13, 2022

To be effective, law enforcement in America requires chiefs of police and sheriffs to lead local organizations to protect the citizens of their respective communities and counties. Sheriffs are elected, […] Read More

A final ride for the fallen

A final ride for the fallen

July 12, 2022

Christopher Bracks put his life on the line as a United States Marine in Kosovo and Iraq. He continued his service on the streets of Los Angeles County as a […] 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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