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Good police officers are experts at hiding their emotions, so only a partner or very close co-worker may see the warning signs
Regardless of the situation, you must resist being so focused on providing assistance that you put yourself in danger
Setting a compliance baseline at the beginning of a vehicle stop can help improve officer safety
The bill would make exceptions for emergencies such as searches and rescues, hostage situations
Officer Thomas Cottrell’s body was found behind the village’s municipal building late Jan. 17
The college released a statement apologizing for the incident
K-9 Officer Aren was not wearing a protective vest
The gunman was confronted by officers as he was forcing the hostage inside a vehicle
Activists are urging people who oppose a “militarized police presence” in Burns, Oregon, to converge on the small town near a wildlife refuge that has been occupied by an armed group
Authorities were interviewing the inmates, hoping to fill the many holes about the escape and their week on the run
During the morning rush to work, officers helped deliver a newborn baby girl
Police1 Editor in Chief Doug Wyllie and retired San Francisco officer Jim Dudley discuss current news, offer advice, thoughts, tips and laughs for officers
The goal of the new program is to make sure first responders ‘have the right training, practice, and preparations’
Officer T.J. Kilmer was taken to the hospital with trauma to his upper torso
The officer was wounded in his arm while trying to serve a search warrant
There is no word for the feeling a cop has as he finds himself in a critical life-or-death incident, armed with nothing but an overwhelming urge to assist
The FBI showed the video at a news conference to counter claims the man did nothing to provoke authorities
The shooting took place at a home in the Lower 9th Ward, a neighborhood that saw some of the worst of Hurricane Katrina
The officer was hospitalized with a broken leg
Washington’s police department agreed voluntarily to Justice Department oversight in 2001
Trooper Jacob Fields was shot in the leg and stomach just below his ballistic vest
The trooper fired his gun in an attempt to stop the drivers from hitting him again
The grant amped up holiday patrols in the city
Despite the intense pressures and dangers associated with decision making in the law enforcement environment, we are expected to make the right choice every time
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one therapeutic treatment modality developed to teach people how to identify and overcome negative thought processes
No one is immune to dark thoughts and impulses. Everyone is unique, however, in how frequently they allow these thoughts to intrude and what they do with them when they do
The bill pushed by House Republicans passed 4-3 in the House Safety and Civil Affairs Committee
The man claimed to be a Green Beret and wanted to assist the militia in ‘killing federal agents’
Stephen Arnold was still in the intensive care unit as a suspect was taken into FBI custody
TASER and Axon have unveiled their first annual law enforcement technology report
Here are some considerations for the purchasing process
The unique case is being closely watched by legal experts
