Rural Law Enforcement
In the Rural Law Enforcement section you’ll find news reports and expert articles about what it means to be a police officer in rural America.
While rural officers are strained by the same stressors as officers in the cities, they are less unhappy about it
The FREE program has promise as a strategy for reducing vehicle crashes, particularly those stemming from dangerous driving behaviors
If we won’t acknowledge the risks rural officers face, and make sure they have a chance against them, then honoring their sacrifices with ceremony rings hollow
“Anyone can lead on easy days, even a bad leader. It’s the tough days when true leaders shine.” — Col. Danny McKnight
An informal committee is looking into both the start-up costs and the annual operating costs of establishing a Lubec Police Department
Michael Luvera, Director, Central Washington University Police Department discusses the Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute
To reduce the number of successful close-quarter assaults against officers we must adopt tactics that make sudden attacks more difficult and more obvious
There will be a series of seminars addressing topics such as National Security, Mass Casualty Response, and Active Shooter Threat Planning and Preparation
The Blencoe police chief and a Monona County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a citizen’s call
Darren Kunz of the Otter Tail County (Minn.) Sheriff’s Department was a former student of mine — dead at age 40, Darren leaves behind his wife Beth and four children
Chiefs at the Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute offered to donate equipment to a cash-strapped department
What do you get the Police1 editor who pretty much has all the AR-15 accessories he will ever need or want? A bag to put it all in!
The Warrior Creed — credited to the late Dr. Robert Humphrey — offers concrete guidance for developing the habits of an Ethical Warrior in your daily life
Enjoy a laugh in a secure, safe place, and then get yourself right back into condition yellow when you’re back out on patrol
The Columbia College Police Department purchased Segways
Modern cartels pose one of the biggest threats to law enforcement not just on the southern border, but nationwide
Spartanburg County sheriff’s deputies are reporting a police impersonator attempted to get money from a driver he stopped
Tribal leaders, police officers, and prosecutors tell of an all-too-familiar pattern of escalating violence that goes unaddressed
Trailer park manager says residents were negligent with trash
Use the skills you have — conducting investigative stops, doing community work, working your informants, and keeping your eyes peeled — and take some ownership of your jurisdiction
Police said the animals at times charged police cars
These tidbits of information were so helpful to me in my journey that I would like to share them with all the rest of my brothers and sisters getting ready to make the jump to retirement
Police1 congratulates Officer Michael Neal of Arkansas Game & Fish Wildlife on his well-earned recognition as 2011 International Officer of the Year
The terrain will, to a certain extent, determine your tactics but some general rules of thumb always apply
Using everything from sophisticated TelePresence solutions to simple online meetings, police can achieve improved effectiveness and arrest rates
To many people in the English-speaking world, al-Awlaki has been the face of al Qaeda since SEALs killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan
The groups included local chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the American Civil Liberties Union
Any individual police officer can make a massive contribution in an instant, or over the course of many years combined. Neither is better than the other — or bigger than the other — they’re just different from one another
The amygdala is tasked with regulating emotions and activating the body’s earliest warning system for danger so survival actions can follow
Terrorists will continue to refine their tactics and improve their operational capabilities, so we’re not going to have much of that ‘luck’ left to rely upon