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Moments of Truth in Policing

Typical of a late Saturday evening, the emergency room at Scottsdale (Arizona) Healthcare Shea Medical Center bustled with activity. Emergency room staffers tirelessly attended to assorted illnesses a...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Saving Our Own: The Ultimate Officer Safety Program

Law enforcement is safer today than it was even as little as one decade ago. With strides in equipment, body armor, vehicle design, and safety tactics, to name a few, the profession has improved its a...

Recruitment & Personnel

Seniority Rights

Common advice given from the early research on seniority rights addressed what management must do to improve productivity for the benefit of the organization....

Products & Services

SPECIAL FOCUS: Weapons and Tactics

Information on available products designed for SWAT, such as Steyr Arms .338 Lapua Magnum, Smith & Wesson M&P15-22P pistol, MSA’s T2 Tango Tactical Carrier, and more....

Leadership

The Business of Policing: Managing for Value

Federal, state, provincial, regional, and local governments continue to be challenged by a serious financial crisis and limited monies for a number of competing priorities. Law enforcement agencies re...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: The Use of Garbage to Establish Probable Cause for Granting Valid Search Warrants

Law enforcement officers all have received calls about “that house”: a house generally associated with multiple reports of suspicious activity, but responding officers never find evidence of anyth...

Community-Police Engagement

What Will Your Legacy Be?

When Cal Ripken Jr. ended his 21-year run with the Baltimore Orioles, many wondered what would be next on the superstar’s plate. Never one to shy away from challenges, Cal Jr. dived headfirst into t...

IACP

2010 SACOP Midyear Conference

The IACP Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police (SACOP) recently concluded its 2010 midyear conference in Alexandria, Virginia. Fifty-eight delegates representing 30 states met March 6–8...