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.
National Park Service officers play a crucial role in protecting the park’s unique ecosystem and ensuring the safety of its visitors
This diverse mix will provide hours of listening, watching and reading pleasure
This new program helps people in small places who have a big idea shape that concept into something concrete – and they want more cops and corrections on board
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
Tommy Reed, 60, died after his motorcycle veered off the highway
The donkey had reportedly attempted to mate with a 2,000-pound bull
When the barber — or hairdresser if that’s your choice — has you in for that shave and a haircut, think about how you can improve your personality while you’re there
In addressing the growing problem of criminals impersonating law enforcement, the starting point must be to review the availability of anyone purchasing various law enforcement items
Take note of the timing of a subject’s answers and figure out whether he’s just a fast talker or is there a deceptive strategy in play
Each of us has been touched in some way by 9/11 — for some it’s nothing more than security delays at the airport but for cops it has changed how we do our job
Those surviving a terrorist’s attack are the intended target — the dead and the maimed are the terrorist’s weapons of choice
There are many situations in which the application of skills learned in the martial arts can help to ensure that a police officer on the street makes it home at the end of the shift
With just a few legislative days remaining before the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, will legislation on D-Block allocation pass before that milestone?
Sheriffs’ department sites were either unavailable for most of Saturday or had been wiped clean of content
Some estimates show that Congress codifies more than 50 new criminal offenses a year — who do you figure is going to most often hear about that from our society’s malcontents and miscreants?
Justice officials say they’ve traveled to sometimes remote areas to hear from tribal leaders
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