Patrol Issues
The Patrol Issues topic page offers news, commentary, analysis, and tactical tips that will help prepare police officers for life on the thin blue line.
Mounted officers need to be visible and proactive to maintain relevancy within modern policing
With political violence escalating, local police must take proactive steps to protect elected officials through threat detection, community partnerships and event security
Use this four-step hierarchy to keep everyone safer during high-risk incidents
“You’ll never be white. You’re a murderer,” says the irate woman at a traffic stop
The plan also calls for a new $4 million bureau specifically to handle emergency responses
So far this year, 997 people in Chicago have been shot, compared with 718 last year
Qualified immunity is not dependent on the officer using the best tactic and when applied, does not mean the officer is immune from criticism
Police officials dismissed public comparisons to sci-fi dystopian films and TV shows
The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office said the shooter remains barricaded in a portion of the home
“I could see the grip of a pistol in his waistband and saw he was reaching for it with his right hand while backing away from us.”
You cannot make the right decision if you are addressing the wrong issue
Real reform means accepting that change is hard and expensive – but it’s worth it, if you do it right
Project Green Light gives businesses the opportunity to install highly visible green lights and high-definition surveillance cameras that feed into the police department’s Real Time Crime Center
A professor of criminal justice and former NYPD cop says the violence has less to do with the pandemic and more to do with changes in criminal justice policy
A pilot program provides the right tools and the right people to help navigate the complex challenges that arise with the homeless population
The ballot measure requires the first $2 million of the tax to fund extra police patrols in the French Quarter
“What does this say to all the members of MPD who are passionate about their job?” a memo reads. “That is not fair to any of us”
Cpl. Keith Heacook was responding to a home for a fight in progress when he was attacked
Training is a necessity and should be an ongoing priority at every police agency, but getting it done is not as simple as it may seem
Sgt. Steve Owen was shot five times as he answered a 911 report of a burglary in progress at an apartment building in 2016
Experts estimated these calls increased 8% in the U.S. after stay-at-home orders, compared to 20% across United Nations states
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A group of Pittsburgh police officers were in the right place at the right time
The initiative will create a targeted block-by-block police presence in strategic areas
If you are an officer with an IFAK, or a SWAT operator with higher medical training, you will want to upgrade to these shears
Check out these advanced features, capabilities and use cases to help support the value of a drone program for your agency
Lionel Virgile hurled bleach in a plastic cup at an officer who came up to his car, then fled the scene and later threw a lit incendiary device at another squad car
How does an officer draw and fire their pistol when it is clear they intended to draw and discharge their TASER?
The arrest came just weeks after the NYPD said it would be sending Asian cops undercover to stop hate crimes
One man was arrested and charged with misdemeanor trespassing on his second offense
Each officer will carry a placard that has useful cues the officer or citizen can point to
