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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
With 90% of “What Cops Want” survey respondents citing inexperience as a top safety risk, it’s time to turn every shift into high-impact, on-the-job training
What can the FTO do to help properly accelerate this process?
Identifying lessons learned with the life-saving goal of preventing future LEO deaths
In this case, the suspect argued that, “The stop of the vehicle was improper because the officer made a mistake of law that the vehicle was stolen.”
Last month, Lina Mino was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after she was shot in the face with a live round
In a surprise move, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently voted to allow San Francisco PD to deploy robots equipped to deliver lethal force
Trooper Matthew Soeder immediately put a tourniquet on a victim’s leg, which his parents said saved their son’s life
The vote was 8-3, with the majority agreeing to grant police the option despite strong objections from some groups
“Our community deserves us to be well. Let’s talk about mental health,” Chief Brian Layton said
A report found 30% of PDs created programs that either paired specialists — like paramedics or therapists — with police or sent them to incidents in lieu of LEOs
“It’s hard to see officers charged but it’s also what we’ve been talking about from the beginning. We need to be accountable, period,” Chief Karl Jacobson said
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The exercise was designed to assess whether cadets recognize when to use nonlethal force; Timothy Rankine was the only recruit to shoot the virtual suspect
The group has openly expressed their disdain for a new police training facility they believe will threaten the environment
The draft policy’s advancement prompted an outcry; the vote is scheduled for Nov. 29
Raising a Monell claim is one way plaintiffs try to get at the purse of the government agency in the role as the officer’s employer, supervisor and policy-maker
Eyewitnesses to the shooting indicated the police did all that they could to de-escalate the situation before the man charged at the officers
The Amber Heard appeal can teach police officers a lot about civil litigation. Here’s a summary of the key lessons
La Crosse police work hard to keep the peace during Octoberfest, and this year, a perimeter protection plan was introduced to prevent a Waukesha-style attack
The police union is now calling on the department to ensure officers are equipped with all the lifesaving equipment they need – without spending their own money
After a wrong-way driver struck 25 LASD recruits on a training run, LE leaders and instructors should study this incident and consider changes to recruit training activities
This one-year, paid position places talented people in mid-career within the highest levels of the federal government – here’s why first responders should apply
Young women between the ages of 14 and 18 walked through various virtual training scenarios to experience a day in the life of a police officer
The appellate court was critical of the officer’s decision to enter a suspect’s vehicle, which resulted in the shooting death of the driver and a second officer being struck twice by the vehicle
A study of Dutch police officers found that the officers who were able to watch their BWC footage of a training exercise wrote more accurate and complete reports
Deputy Chris Mobley was on his way home when he saw a man dive out of a moving van; Mobley tried to help the man, who later stole his gun and threatened to kill himself
To better inform policies regarding the training and use of VNRs by law enforcement, emergency medicine doctors published their latest research
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A web-based police training course outlines public safety de-escalation tactics for military veterans in crisis
“My first thought was … just to try to get some sort of breath into him, just try to stabilize him until EMS comes,” Officer Carson Yates said
“It’s the call you never want. One of my officers had been shot,” Sansom Park Police Chief James Burchfield said
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