Dr. Richard Weinblatt

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• Weinblatt's tips: PoliceOne members respond

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  As we start 2006, I thought it would be interesting for you to see a few of the many emails that I have received this past year in response to my "Weinblatt's Tips" column on Police1.com. These ema...

• Creative cuffing for small-wristed subjects

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  By Richard Weinblatt In defensive tactics for policing, we're always looking for ways to control (that operative word is bolded on purpose) the behaviorally challenged individual. Unfortunately, no...

• Burglar alarm response: avoiding danger

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  "Oh %%@@##!!, not another burglar alarm.!" We've all said it. All working cops know that the vast majority of burglar alarms calls are false. The problem has become so bad that some jurisdictions a...

• 10 tips for talking with kids

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  When responding to calls for police service, children can at times be our best sources for information. Whether they are sought out as the only English speaker in a foreign language speaking househ...

• Searching for a clue

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  It happened on a building search call ten years ago. The lesson on the importance of observation skills and other building search issues reinforced in real life then is a story I use even today wit...

• Death notifications: A tough police assignment

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  Handling death notifications is a necessary part of the job that few law enforcement officers enjoy. It can be traumatic for the officer, as well as for the family members. Delivering a death messa...

• Carrying a knife: Officer safety and administrative considerations

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  The carrying of a knife by on duty law enforcement officers has become quite widespread. Officers spend a lot of time reading through police and military supply catalogs and comparing knives. Unfor...

• 10 ways to minimize complaints

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  Countless times I have dealt with citizens who came to my office with complaints regarding the conduct of law enforcers in my agency. While many of them turned out to be unfounded after an investig...

• Firearms training: train like you play

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  As a firearms instructor, I have noticed a vast difference between veteran police officers and deputy sheriffs who take range qualifications and training time seriously and those who merely view it...

• Crime scenes: stopping the evidence eradication gremlins

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  I remember years ago standing guard on a crime scene and hearing detectives lament that the "evidence eradication gremlins have been here." They were referring to first responders. Firefighters and...

• Returning DL can help avoid consent problems

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  Vehicle searches are conducted on a daily basis by police officers, deputy sheriffs, and state troopers on roadways throughout the country.  And every day defense lawyers are successful in getting ...

• The absence of a police marketing mentality

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  In a February 1992 media relations article I wrote for Law and Order Magazine, then captain and now retired police chief Frederick A. Thompson of the South Brunswick Township (NJ) PD lamented the f...

• Officer safety: It's not just an on-duty thing

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  So much is written in this and other venues regarding officer safety.  It's also a topic that police trainers cover extensively.  Even with the popularity of of the officer safety topic, many law e...

• AlcoSensor breath samples: How to tell if your subject is cooperating

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  As a former patrol division deputy sheriff in Santa Fe, New Mexico, I, as well as any other officer who has conducted countless DUI arrests, can fairly state that drunks often do not cooperate with...

• Intersection safety for back-up units

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  When I teach Vehicle Operations in the Basic Law Enforcement Academies, I tell the recruits that the second police vehicle through the intersection during a priority run or pursuit is not the safer...

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