Police Columnist Articles

• Saving lives and regaining public trust by employing nonlethal PepperBall

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  By using PepperBall for a range of patrol operations, the Phoenix Police Department is increasing officer safety and morale, improving community relations and resolving more incidents without deadly force

• Judy Pal on navigating crisis communications in law enforcement

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  "Long gone are the days of don't say anything until we know everything."

• Photo of captured fugitive raises questions about police culture and public perception

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  One of the trickiest parts of police public relations is understanding the gap between police culture and the world of the average citizen

• Leading the fight against elderly exploitation: How intern investigators are making a difference

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  Dr. David P. Weber, who blew the whistle on misconduct in the Bernie Madoff and R. Allen Stanford cases, is using a $2.6M grant to oversee interns investigating fraudsters preying on the elderly

• Modernizing police training: The imperative for academies to adapt or face legal consequences

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  Rising incidents of recruit injuries and deaths highlight need for training reforms

• Why law enforcement officers should be trained emergency medical responders

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  Jim Dudley speaks with Eric Thomas O'Neal about adding yet another dimension to today’s law enforcement officer, that of a trained emergency medical responder

• “It’s a tough piece of equipment”: A cop’s review of a miniature reflex sight

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  Trijicon’s rugged closed reflex sight stays secure to the weapon thanks to a unique capstan screw-mounting system

• Kyle Dinkheller's sacrifice: How the tragic 1998 incident continues to shape law enforcement training and tactics

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  VirTra's newest curriculum – “My Story: Dinkheller” – gives officers of all experience levels a chance to learn from this past event

• Living with bullet holes

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  Tactically sound officers, with the best officer survival skills and training, seem to suffer the most in the aftermath of getting shot. Read on to understand why

• Boost your communication confidence with these speaker microphone innovations

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  From patrol to plainclothes, these devices offer all the features you need

• Training with steel targets: What you don’t know can hurt you

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  Unpredictable bullet spatter can be dangerous for everyone on the range

• 8 habit tips to bridge to your overall health goals

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  Shift your mindset and identity to achieve and maintain your objectives

• Ninth Circuit reverses course and issues new ruling giving LAPD officer qualified immunity

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  The defendant officer was initially denied qualified immunity after fatally shooting a violent subject

• Surviving in stairwell B: A Port Authority officer's story of survival after steel, concrete came crashing down on him during the World Trade Center's North Tower collapse

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  Thirty-seven Port Authority Police officers and K-9 Sirius died during the attacks on the World Trade Center; Lt. David Lim was one of 14 who survived the collapse of the North Tower in stairwell B

• 'You're supposed to be dead!'

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  On Sept. 11, 2001, Dave Gallart was a 37-year-old father of two, assigned to the NYPD's Highway Patrol; this is his story of survival on that nightmarish morning

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