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Officers should consider the many benefits and uses for de-escalation techniques
While technology has undoubtedly been beneficial for policing, many of these advancements have also had adverse—and often overlooked—impacts on policing
If officers know how their bodies respond to stress, they can actively engage in strategies to combat their negative effects
The brunt of the stab was taken by the officer’s body armor
Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts said the move was the latest in a series intended to improve transparency and accountability
A man has been charged after sending lewd photos to an officer who responded to his call of a suspicious vehicle in his neighborhood
Investigators are studying videos and social media posts as they try to untangle what led Jerad Miller and his wife to kill 2 cops in Las Vegas
An officer was shot and a suspect was shot multiple times in an exchange of gunfire during an arrest attempt Tuesday
Man armed with a rifle climbed onto the roof of a home after a pursuit Monday and then barricaded himself in a house
In the 15 seconds between complete engine failure and hitting the ground, officers were able to locate a field and make a hard landing
Man was suspected in an armed robbery when he pulled his car into a bustling Walmart parking lot in March 2010
Officer shot and killed a 16-year-old boy who pointed a gun at officers Sunday morning
Suspects had ideology that was along the lines of “militia and white supremacists” and that law enforcement was the “oppressor”
Several people unsuccessfully tried to break up the fight, and the officer could not get the suspect off her
Kristopher Barkus, 25, ignored Trooper Brian Knirnschild’s orders to drop a weapon he pointed at the trooper
Man who police say staged an assault on a Ga. courthouse carefully planned the weapons and supplies he would need to enter the building and harm people inside
The officers returned fire, striking the two suspects in the vehicle
Fifteen people were arrested in the March 29 incident near the University of Arizona’s main gate
Dash cam footage has been released capturing police as they fatally shoot two pit bulls brutally attacking a 6-year-old girl
Subject lies at the heart of the civil trial that pits beating victim Bryan Stow against the Los Angeles Dodgers and former owner Frank McCourt
A Grand Prairie SWAT team was serving a narcotics warrant when suspect opened fire
Police received a tip that led them to the New Brunswick location where they found 24-year-old Justin Bourque
XStat device designed to quickly plug wounds in battle
Two police officers were taken to a hospital with minor injuries; no firefighters were injured
A deadly crash on Monday left an off-duty cop with questions about the behavior of other witnesses
The officer was driving with his lights and sirens on when a vehicle made an illegal left turn in front of him and was broadsided
Three police officers were shot dead and two others injured Wednesday in a rare case of gun violence in the east coast Canadian province of New Brunswick
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