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• How to train for the police academy physical test

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  The key to success is to start training early for each part of the test

• How DNA on an ancestry site identified the Golden State Killer

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  During a recent seminar, investigator Paul Holes detailed the methods he used to track the killer

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  Spotlight: Legal Service Membership Plan that was Designed for CCW Permit/License Holders

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  CCW Safe

  CCW Safe takes on the burden of the expenses associated with defending a self-defense/use of force critical incident.

• How illegal synthetic drugs are prompting amendments to federal sentencing guidelines

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  Powerful illegal synthetic drugs known as "analogues" are a particular problem for law enforcement these days

• How gangs are using drones to disrupt law enforcement

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  Gangs are using UAVs to collect information on LE activity, disrupt police operations and smuggle drugs

• How police investigators can conduct effective trauma victim interviews

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  FETI training focuses on enhancing the quality and quantity of information obtained from victims who have undergone highly stressful or traumatic experiences

• How police spouses can manage stress (and why they need to)

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  To simply expect the stress of policing to subside at home on its own is unrealistic

• 3 surveillance tactics to find and stop opioid dealers

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  When responding to opioid overdose calls, police investigators can deploy these tactics to locate drug dealers

• Policing in the face of resistance: Do you know when to back down?

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  When cops encounter a volatile situation that is beyond their control, there are ways for officers to withdraw gracefully and still complete their mission to “protect and serve”

• Why meditation should be part of every cop’s mental fitness plan

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  Investing a few minutes each day to meditate will result in reduced stress, increased happiness and improved brain power

• How terrorist strategies for recruiting homegrown radicals are evolving

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  The most dangerous weapon so far in terms of Westerner recruitment has been the Islamic State’s ability to characterize smaller acts of terrorism as being valuable and important

• Is there a valid psychosocial explanation for school shootings?

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  There is no single answer to the cause of mass school shootings, but it goes much deeper and further than issues of gun control and mental illness

• How police officers can learn to think and write critically

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  Officers must make life and death decisions and conduct investigations into criminal acts much like physicians investigate what’s ailing a patient

• How prolonged exposure therapy could help police post-traumatic stress injury

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  The therapy was developed in response to the high rate of trauma and suicide rates within the combat veteran community

• Keeping justice in perspective: Rethinking codes of ethics

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  The road to justice is difficult, so recognizing our inconsistent beliefs and justifications is paramount to acting appropriately

• React without reaction: What cops should do when being recorded

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  To avoid becoming a YouTube star, police officers should aim to be as boring as possible when a member of the public is recording them

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