Active Shooter
The Active Shooter topic gives patrol officers and SWAT team members an invaluable resource to find news articles, tactical tips and expert commentary for active shooter response.
Staying adaptable and responsive to evolving circumstances will continue to be critical into the next year as we have seen throughout 2021
From community policing initiatives to active shooter response, here are some of the most popular Policing Matters podcasts of the year
The incident was not only deadly, it was also tactically eye-opening
Under a new law, the state will provide $162 million for school officers at public schools across the state
California Highway Patrol Assistant Chief Chris Childs said investigators have not determined a motive
The records appear to support Sheriff Israel’s contention that the SRO should’ve entered Building 12 to engage the shooter
Jim and Doug discuss the steps that should have been taken prior to and during the shooting in Parkland
While most of the criticism over LE’s response to the shooting is focused on Sheriff Scott Israel, Deputy Jeff Bell said deputies are also paying the price
The school was closed for a safety sweep Thursday after metal detectors and other security measures failed to keep students from handling a gun in a classroom
The officers did not have permission to respond to the shooting at Parkland on Feb. 14
Anthony Borges and Kyle Laman were among the 16 wounded in the Feb. 14 shooting that left 17 people dead
Broward County schools have training for teachers to cover active-shooter situations, but there is no requirement that schools hold active-shooter drills for students
One of the victims in Friday’s shooting at Central Michigan University was James Eric Davis Sr., a part-time officer
We must convince public officials that all law enforcement officers should be supplied with and trained to use high-powered patrol rifles
Jim and Doug discuss whether or not American schools should remain “gun free zones”
A sheriff’s office captain told deputies to form a perimeter instead of confronting the gunman at a Florida high school where 17 people were killed
Police said the two people killed at a Central Michigan University residence hall were not students
In the jittery aftermath of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, efforts to ramp up school security are flying fast
The incident was not Jesse Randal Davidson’s first troubling encounter with police
The failure in top leadership associated with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting was seen at all levels
Dozens of police agencies surrounded Marjory Stoneman Douglas High to ensure students and staff felt safe
Broward County commissioners named Feb. 27 Officer Michael Leonard and Coconut Creek Police Department Appreciation Day
Nikolas Cruz’s lawyers said the judge has made rulings and comments that indicate favoritism for prosecutors
Scot Peterson said in a statement that he did not initially believe that gunfire was happening inside the building
Officials said volunteers in the program will undergo rigorous training that’s more intense than what deputies experience
Sheriff Scott Israel appeared on CNN and denied any blame for his agency’s missteps and touted his own “amazing leadership”
Rep. Bill Hager called on Gov. Rick Scott to remove Sheriff Scott Israel from office for “neglect of duty and incompetence”
The most important thing law enforcement can teach the public is that school safety requires a layered defense
The FBI acknowledged it failed to investigate the tip about Nikolas Cruz, but a transcript provides the fullest glimpse yet into the seriousness of the woman’s concerns
The idea of arming teachers to take out a shooter is alarming some LE experts, who say it takes more than just being a good shot at a firearm range
If the federal government can do one thing, it is to engage researchers to do deep data mining of every thwarted, attempted, interrupted, or successful school attack
Officer Scot Peterson is currently under investigation for failing to engage the shooter during the mass killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
The push to have an armed police officer at every school in New York state is being renewed in the wake of the Florida high school shooting