Officer Safety
The Officer Safety topic page has the specific mission of keeping cops safe through current & quality information, with tips, columnist commentary and the latest news updates. The Officer Safety topic page is a key resource for officers everywhere.
Officers and their attackers closely agree on one thing: Many cops are simply not ready to defend their lives
How ballistic armor is advancing to keep up with today’s new threats
Forcing a patrol officer to choose between a carbine or a shotgun is like asking a carpenter to choose between his drill and his hammer
The documentary follows officers as they learn how violent offenders are handled overseas
The man with the unique name is no stranger to making headlines for his criminal record
Video released by police showed a small white drone rising into the air and a bird of prey grabbing it
Training was also included to teach how to administer the drug, how to store it, protection from civil liability
Some say the message is an affront to the Black Lives Matter movement
The bill would make exceptions for emergencies such as searches and rescues, hostage situations
Officer Thomas Cottrell’s body was found behind the village’s municipal building late Jan. 17
The college released a statement apologizing for the incident
K-9 Officer Aren was not wearing a protective vest
The gunman was confronted by officers as he was forcing the hostage inside a vehicle
Activists are urging people who oppose a “militarized police presence” in Burns, Oregon, to converge on the small town near a wildlife refuge that has been occupied by an armed group
Authorities were interviewing the inmates, hoping to fill the many holes about the escape and their week on the run
During the morning rush to work, officers helped deliver a newborn baby girl
Police1 Editor in Chief Doug Wyllie and retired San Francisco officer Jim Dudley discuss current news, offer advice, thoughts, tips and laughs for officers
The goal of the new program is to make sure first responders ‘have the right training, practice, and preparations’
Officer T.J. Kilmer was taken to the hospital with trauma to his upper torso
The officer was wounded in his arm while trying to serve a search warrant
There is no word for the feeling a cop has as he finds himself in a critical life-or-death incident, armed with nothing but an overwhelming urge to assist
The FBI showed the video at a news conference to counter claims the man did nothing to provoke authorities
The shooting took place at a home in the Lower 9th Ward, a neighborhood that saw some of the worst of Hurricane Katrina
The officer was hospitalized with a broken leg
Washington’s police department agreed voluntarily to Justice Department oversight in 2001
Trooper Jacob Fields was shot in the leg and stomach just below his ballistic vest
The trooper fired his gun in an attempt to stop the drivers from hitting him again
The grant amped up holiday patrols in the city
Despite the intense pressures and dangers associated with decision making in the law enforcement environment, we are expected to make the right choice every time
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one therapeutic treatment modality developed to teach people how to identify and overcome negative thought processes
No one is immune to dark thoughts and impulses. Everyone is unique, however, in how frequently they allow these thoughts to intrude and what they do with them when they do
The bill pushed by House Republicans passed 4-3 in the House Safety and Civil Affairs Committee