American Police Beat Magazine
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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 has responded to these devastating […] Read More
Beat cop exposed … in Playboy magazine! I was an FTO and I had a trainee. We clocked a car at 75 in a 55, so we pulled him over. It […] Read More
If you don’t know what the hardest part of a sexual assault investigator’s job is, I’ll tell you: It’s when your heart and mind agree that the little girl or […] Read More
Proactive principles of organizational wellness are essential, not only for individual officer and dispatcher survivability and wellness, but also for optimal functionality of the agency. Such wellness principles ensure the […] Read More
Can you imagine if the police academy didn’t teach officer safety? What if they told you that it would be important one day, that it might even be the difference […] Read More
In the last few years, things seem to have a way of making it increasingly harder to be the police. In any roll call or coffee shop, if there is […] Read More
Serving 17 years as a school resource officer in New Jersey taught me a couple of tricks on how to get through to young people and help them make the […] Read More
My pop was an artist. As far back as I can remember, he tried giving me and my sister lessons. My sister jumped in; I was too stubborn — it […] Read More
A mass casualty event, whether it is human-generated or a natural disaster, leaves in its wake not only physical destruction and chaos, but also significant psychological costs. Intentional human causality […] Read More
In 1838, Boston’s nightlife was out of control. The undisciplined volunteer night watch couldn’t manage the chaos, and so the first centralized police force — and the institution of policing […] Read More
My friend Dave Edmonds (APB contributing editor) and I went through the ranks at the same time, both ending up as captains for large sheriff’s departments in California — him […] Read More
Last year, a lot of people discovered they had a lot more time on their hands, freeing them up to try new hobbies — hence the endless memes about sourdough […] Read More
World Day of the Sick, which occurs annually on February 11, is a day of observance — an intentional day of increased awareness and tangible support — for those who […] Read More
Of course, James Lynch was proud when his son, also named James, graduated from the police academy last summer. After all, as long as this dad could remember, young James […] Read More
Chaplain Ron Leonard, the Texas state and national volunteer chaplain for the Fallen Officer Foundation, rescued pup Molly when she was left out in 18-degree weather to die with her […] Read More
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