Officer Safety
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Vocal interactions impose a detrimental burden on the brain that lingers on even after a given task has ended
Police1 Editor in Chief Doug Wyllie and retired San Francisco officer Jim Dudley discuss current news, offer advice, thoughts, tips and laughs for officers
In the air, if a fighter pilot needs to direct attention to a specific tactical navigation system for four or five seconds, he or she can do so safely — a pursuit driver does not have that same luxury
How one department took an innovative approach to train members of its local press on use-of-force realities
The emergency drill is part of a broader effort to bolster security in the rail system
Released recordings detail the shooting and the ensuing 50-mile chase
Police say dispatchers fail to provide information that could “jeopardize officer safety”
There are few situations that scream out, “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” like the case of the lone, barricaded, suicidal gunman
Deputy Joe Buice was shot in the face by a suicidal man
48-hour delay added in return to former policy
Officer Gerald Veneziano is in critical but stable condition
BUGs continue to save police officers’ lives in the 21st century
The bill will now go to the Assembly to be passed
Lt. Eric Shuhandler was shot and died later at the hospital
The three men followed Officer Dayton Leavitt when he left work in his personal vehicle
Beware of trigger words in a suspect’s verbal onslaught because the man who angers you, conquers you!
Research shows that a sudden in-custody restraint death is a statically rare event given the annual number of police contacts with citizens
Law enforcement officers need to be vigilant against the use of biological weapons
DA, police officer and police clerk were plot of hit
15 officers have been killed in only 5 separate multiple-death incidents
Charleston County Deputy Jeffrey DeGrow was calm, collected on radio tape despite wounds
How has policing changed in the past 10 years? We collected responses from P1 members and columnists
DeKalb cops go from 9 mm to .40-caliber sidearms
The officer was shot in the line of duty last year
There are a ton of acronyms, numbers, and silly names like like 802.11, Wi-Fi, iGSM EDGE, UMTS, and CDMA2000, wireless connectivity is really not magic
The female officer fell asleep moments before the crash
San Francisco’s police chief George Gascón ordered a study of stun gun use
