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.
The seasoned officer is an endangered species, and the decisions that displaced gray hair catalyzed the brain drain threatening the future of policing in the U.S.
When it comes to managing the violence visited on rural officers, we have to refuse to accept the way things have always been done
While everyone is acutely aware of the risks necessitating court security and the liability implications of security failures, actual progress toward security remains highly variable
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
Alto, Texas City Council gave law enforcement a new budget of $0
Cops should never search a vehicle alone, but — and this is a BIG but — these things do happen every so often, so here are some safety tips and considerations
What are your planned procedures for when a small airplane makes an ‘unpowered, unscheduled landing’ 100 yards from where you’re standing?
The Independence Day holiday can increase exponentially the number of intoxicated knuckleheads you’re likely to encounter on your shift
Here are several tips that can help you stay safe at home, or anywhere else for that matter
We always look for guns and drugs, but do we know the myriad other things which might be right under our noses and could be used to injure huge numbers of people?
A multi-agency law enforcement team raided the camp with air support from the Oregon Army National Guard on U.S. Forest Service land
