The Police1 Buying Guide column features how-to-buy guides for top police products and purchasing advice articles from our columnists as well as industry analysts, educators, and other noted specialists in their fields. Send product suggestions and feedback to editor@police1.com.
By Jeff Wohlgemuth There have been many vehicles over the years that have been called police cars. Some of them evoke fond memories while others have caused severe headaches. While every state and ...
By Tim Dees There are thousands of books, DVDs, posters and every other kind of instructional aid produced for the law enforcement market. Most of them aren’t very good. How do you cull out the los...
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By Tim Dees Emergency management (EM) software is a tool for keeping track of all of the events, equipment, and people associated with any complex public safety activity, particularly those that ar...
By Tim Dees The array of products to aid criminal investigations is broad, covering everything from evidence packaging to devices that help you determine if someone is lying. There are a few common...
By Steve Tuttle TASER brand electronic control devices (ECDs) are found in more than 40 countries at 15,000 law enforcement agencies with nearly 6,000 of these agencies deploying ECDs as standard i...
A tactical headset is obviously an indispensable piece of equipment for any tactical or SWAT unit. The headset will consist of a throat microphone, boom arm microphone or an in-ear bone conduction ...
By Tim Dees Selection of a computer aided dispatch (CAD) system may be the most critical administrative decision a police manager makes. Choose the wrong one, and you throw a monkey wrench into you...
By Tim Dees Where vehicle interiors are concerned, "police package" cars are pretty much the same as the consumer models. Finding spots for two-way radios, siren and emergency light controls, racks...
By Tim Dees Digital cameras are now so good and inexpensive that every officer in the field should have one immediately available. It's always better to gather more evidence and documentation than ...
By Tim Dees The term "wireless communications" encompasses any information that doesn’t travel over a wire or optical cable or on a piece of paper. The wireless system should be capable of supporti...
By Tim Dees Many law enforcement agencies, especially smaller ones with lower arrest volumes, continue to produce and retain tenprint cards in file cabinets. Many of these cards are eventually scan...
By Patrick "Pat" Novesky The use of GPS (Global Positioning Systems) is a popular tool for law enforcement, and is used for search and rescue, documenting evidence at major crime scenes, and many o...
By Bob Smith APCO International Director of Strategic Development Although we know there was a time long when public safety functioned without radios, it is hard for us to imagine now. The radio, a...
By Tim Dees For many years, cops got the information from their portable radios through the built-in speaker or a shoulder mic. That worked, but clarity was impaired in high-noise environments, and...
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