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Officer Safety Corner: Building Knowledge on Ambush Assaults of the Police: A Research Initiative by COPS, CNA, and the IACP

Ambush assaults on the police are horrific events. They are different than other violent encounters in that they are unprovoked and characterized by the element of surprised. The assailants target the...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Officer Protection

Officer protection encompasses a wide range of products and areas. Weapons, equipment, and protective clothing all are part of the equation. However, newer, smarter tools are being built not just for ...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Realizing SAFE Driving: Effects of Multi-Disciplinary Research and Interventions in California

In December 2007, the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (CalPOST) began an investigation of line-of-duty traffic fatalities. Then Executive Director Paul Cappitelli recogni...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Resolving Missing and Unidentified Person Cases Using Today’s Technologies

The overwhelming boom in social media has provided law enforcement agencies the opportunity to work cases without having to tap into their budgets. In missing person cases, the use of popular social n...

Mental Health

Responding to Calls with Suicidal Suspects: Practical Command and Psychological Considerations

Responding to suicidal individuals is an increasingly common occurrence in law enforcement work. Based on a 2008 Bureau of Justice Administration report an estimated 3 to 7 percent of all police calls...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Risk Mitigation Can Lead to Fewer Officer Fatalities

istorically, law enforcement has been plagued by violence against its officers, reflected in the number of line-of-duty deaths. They lost their lives doing what they loved in an escalating war on law ...

Officer Safety & Wellness

The Loss of Trooper Tony Radulescu

Almost everything went right early on the morning of February 23, 2012. Shortly before 1:00 a.m. that day, Washington State Patrol Trooper Tony Radulescu made a traffic stop in the small community of ...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Undercover Online: Why Your Agency Needs a Social Network Investigations Policy

At this point, every chief law enforcement officer in the country recognizes the power and prevalence of social media. Many employ their own agency-sponsored social networking sites (Facebook), micro-...