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Ken Hardesty served seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps before deciding to pursue a career in law enforcement. He has served continuously for fourteen years in large California agencies. His assignments include Detention, Patrol, Field Training Officer, Specialist Officer, Academy Recruit Training Officer, Basic Academy Coordinator and In-Service Training Officer. Ken is California POST certified to teach Firearms, Defensive Tactics, Chemical Agents, First Aid/CPR and Patrol Response to Active Shooter. Additional certifications include, National Rifle Association Tactical Shooting Instructor, Surefire Low Light Instructor and PepperBall Instructor. He is a court-certified expert in Illegal Weapons, and serves as a subject matter expert for the State of California in the areas of Firearms and Chemical Agents. Ken teaches Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings for the Department of Homeland Security as well as Leadership and Firearms/Chemical Agents Program Evaluation for the California Commission on POST. Ken is Charter Member and on the Board of Advisors for NLEFIA. Ken enjoys spending time with family and is the proud father of two.

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Kenneth Murray is the Director of Training for the Armiger Police Training Institute (www.armiger.net) located in the greater Orlando area of Florida. Born in Winnipeg, Canada, he has spent the past twenty years as a police and military trainer, specializing in the field of Reality Based Training. In the late 1980’s, he co-founded SIMUNITION® with David Luxton as an offshoot of the Armiger Corporation in Ottawa, Canada. He subsequently wrote numerous articles and policy papers on the safe conduct of projectile-based simulation training exercises.

In 1992, Chief Kenneth N. Berkowitz fulfilled his lifelong desire to become a police officer when he was hired as patrol officer for the Canton (Mass.) Police Department. Five years later he was promoted to Sergeant and in 1999 attained the rank of Lieutenant. In February of 2005, Ken had the distinct honor of being appointed as the 13th Chief of Police for the Canton Police Department.

Kindel Daniels served four years in the United States Air Force as a Security Specialist. He spent two years with the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia as a detention deputy. During his 15 years with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office of Colorado, he was promoted to corporal and then sergeant and served on the Crisis/Hostage Negotiation Team. As a department trainer, he taught policy and detention philosophy in the detention center academy. He trained verbal communication skills in the Northern Colorado Law Enforcement POST academy.

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The KRM Law Enforcement Training Division (LETD), under the guidance of Executive Director Jerry Southworth (a former FBI Special Agent/Manager), brings the nation’s most knowledgeable experts direct to your office through our virtual training event format.

These live virtual training events allow you to interact with leading authorities covering a wide variety of national and regional law enforcement topics. Since you do this from your department, there are no travel costs or down time for your officers and staff. Since 1994, KRM’s proven virtual event format has provided cost-effective training and information from some of the most prestigious organizations in America.

LexisNexis Law Enforcement Publications is a dedicated group that offers legal and training materials designed specifically for law enforcement personnel. LexisNexis is providing up-to-date analysis and summaries of recent legislation that is important to law enforcement. The legal analysts at LexisNexis strive to give what they know and learn to customers in order for them to enforce the law better and prepare them for the courtroom and in-field service.

Linda Gilbertson is a Grant Professional with more than 15 years of experience writing and managing grants for both non-profit and government agencies. She has 12 years of law enforcement-related experience in grant writing, grant management, crime analysis, and research. She has been responsible for the acquisition of millions of dollars in federal, state and local grants during her career. Linda is also an award-winning journalist and has worked extensively with non-profit organizations in public relations and community education.

Loraine Burger writes and edits news articles, product articles, columns, and case studies about public safety, community relations, and law enforcement for Police1. Loraine has developed relationships with law enforcement officers nationwide at agencies large and small to better understand the issues affecting police, whether on the street, at the office or at home.

From mobile apps to tactical gear to the newest trends in police technology, For Cops, By Cops covers products that are designed and tested by current and former law enforcement officers for on-duty use. The features are designed to both help out our brothers and sisters in law enforcement with their businesses and keep the police community aware and up-to-date on the latest police products.

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“Securing the Homeland” takes an in-depth look at the issue of protecting the United States from terrorism from a number of different levels. Police1 columnist Lt. Raymond Foster (ret.) guides readers through a series of articles covering topics ranging from what our government has learned from past terrorist attacks to what street cops can do to help counterterrorist measures. This column is meant to both educate and instruct law enforcement officers at all levels and facilitate information sharing around this important topic.