Officer Safety
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While these are certainly weighty issues that should be addressed by leaders at all levels of government, there are small things that can be done at the department level to promote sound safety practices
Police1 Editor in Chief Doug Wyllie and retired San Francisco officer Jim Dudley discuss current news, offer advice, thoughts, tips and laughs for officers
Voice software is the next frontier
Officer Craig Story died in a fiery collision with a bus
Two people were killed when Jessie James Warren opened fire
The Street Leadership Course presented by Illinois State Police Academy (ISPA) has new sergeants working with pencils, pistols, and a giant model train set
Police officers need to prepare to tactically resolve a mass hostage siege
The suspect was convicted of shooting Windsor Officer Thomas Rettig
A local police union offered a $10,000 reward for the suspect
Conventional marksmanship training has little to do with winning a gunfight
Budget cuts are a fact of life — and cuts will undoubtedly affect your firearms training
Rep. Maxine Waters claims that Inglewood police have a ‘vague’ use-of-force policy
In the past, when officers faced suspects who said, “I have a bomb!” many of those cops would think to themselves, “Yeah, right! Let’s see it.” Those days are over.
Tight budgets are preventing courthouses from ensuring top security
Only 20% of HPD officers are bilingual in a city of global dialects
Officer Jason Allen has serious injuries but is expected to recover
The Seven Levels of Simulation progresses from basic instruction to high level decision making scenarios
Cops have been pressuring the state to challenge the ruling
During the struggle, the gun discharged one round that didn’t hit the officer
