Traffic Enforcement, Highway Patrol
The Traffic Enforcement / Highway Patrol topic area serves as a resource for the latest developments in traffic enforcement tactics and techniques.
UAS offer public safety a tool that can bridge the gap between spaces that are too high to reach with a ladder, and too low for manned aviation to be effective
“It’s not the citations we write, but the crashes we prevent, that measure our success.”
This story is for any officer who has ever questioned if it’s worth being tied up for two hours with a DUI arrest
In order to be granted professional courtesy, you first must be professional and courteous
A 17-year veteran of the force wrote in a police report that he stopped Assemblyman Paul D. Moriarty after the legislator cut him off
Would allow officers with a ‘reasonable suspicion’ that talking or texting was involved to seize phones and review call logs
The city’s police officers have been instructed not to shoot at suspects who are using vehicles as weapons
Both sides agree on one point: there’s no easy solution
Does your ‘officer’s discretion’ allow you to use photographs — such as the three posted within this article — as teaching tools to ‘scare them straight’ during a citation stop?
S.C., other states evaluate proposal to reduce limit to 0.05 from current limit of 0.08 to help curb growing problem of intoxicated operation
If we’re going to continue to use the concept of contact officer and cover officer, then we must use it properly
The officer was listed in good condition after a break-in suspect hit him in his attempt to lay the strip down
A former New Jersey state trooper who led an “embarrassing” high-speed escort of luxury sports cars to Atlantic City was sentenced to a year of probation
Not every traffic stop is going to end with your bomb squad’s detonation of 17 IEDs, but all traffic stops involve risks
What made the life-and-death difference between two traffic stops on the same offender?
We connected with four of the top industry experts in the area of police simulators, and got their thoughts on the challenges, solutions, and future prospects for this continually-developing technology
Utilizing simulation in a blended fashion with real driving is key to improving offer safety behind the wheel
While every generation can become disenchanted with the next, we have a tremendous responsibility to give back to our profession
What impact will Missouri v. McNeely have on DUI enforcement?
The National Safety Council found that speeding is not likely to be controlled without vigorous, consistent enforcement, including the use of automated technology
When it comes to vehicle fires, police officers often rely on instinct and improvisation, despite the fact that they’re usually first on scene of a collision
Manufacturers claim it allows officers to better distance themselves from speeding, swerving vehicles
Specific recommendations for training modifications will not be made until all data is thoroughly analyzed
The Supreme Court decision in Florida v. Harris reaffirms the value of detector dog teams as drug interdiction tools and gently reminds courts across the nation of the time-honored principles of probable cause to search
Car skidded out of control, slamming into a guardrail and bursting into flames
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