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Three executives from private-sector police enterprises weighed in on the challenges facing law enforcement today
You’d take a bullet for your fellow cops — how about helping them handle the psychological stresses of the job?
The most common mistake many shooters make when designing their own drills is trying to put too many things in at once
Police officers are not exempted from laws designed to support and serve crime victims
The San Antonio PD helicopter, Blue Eagle, plays an important role in the city’s policing, but it was able to assist in only about a third of all pursuits
Police were looking for a murder suspect — a camera crew for the A&E reality series “The First 48" captured footage of the raid
Mass. Chief says she’d prefer her job to remain as “part time” in order to buy squad cars, hire cops, and increase training
Described as a gas can rigged with a wire, the device was set to go off if someone opened the door on the ground floor of a three-story building
Officials say a Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy was responding to call when a vehicle pulled into his path
Many parents just don’t know how to deal with an unruly or uncooperative child — all too often, that responsibility falls to police
Insufficient funds are hindering the fight against spillover violence from Mexican drug wars
Police and eyewitness accounts differ on what exactly the corrections officer did as drug store employee strangled shoplifter to death
Francisco Ortega-Montalvo, suspected to be an illegal immigrant, stands accused of attempted capital murder
An examination of the psychological and physiological reasons for deceit signals
Cop who had intentionally shot himself sparked a massive manhunt
Reclaim the element of surprise — attack the ambush!
A hateful video praises the killer of a Detroit officer and calls for the murder of more cops
Do warriors experience fear? You bet they do, but a warrior is trained to overcome that fear and forge ahead
Preventing juvenile mass murder in American schools is the job of police officers, school teachers, and concerned parents
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After more than 40 years of crime fighting, the only person to have led both NYPD and LAPD announced his retirement from law enforcement in October 2009
We must recognize, and train for, the dispatcher’s critical role in officer survival and beyond
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