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In August 2012, a police officer in Las Vegas stopped a truck for paper license plates that read simply, “Department of Transportation.” During the contact, the woman driving stated repeatedly, ...
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The Reno, Nevada, Police Department (RPD) is developing a wellness initiative that applies a comprehensive systems approach to the prevention and the intervention of the many risk factors impacting it...
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Upon my graduation from the Delaware State Police (DSP) Academy in 1985, my family presented me with a very special gift. My mother, my brothers, and my sisters all had chipped in to buy me a ballisti...
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Any police chief who is alerted in the middle of the night to the reality that an officer has been fatally wounded understands firsthand that one loss is unacceptable. Yet, the number of law enforceme...
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Falling crime rates in New York City have received a great deal of attention from the media and from academics—especially those crime rates from the 1990s. However, a closely related area that has r...
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One of the most dangerous challenges facing police officers today is responding to threats to homeland security—in particular, responding to threats dealing with explosives and explosive materials. ...
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Historically, emergency medical services (EMS) have been viewed as the domain of the fire service or free-standing ambulance divisions. In fact, many fire departments rely on providing EMS as a...
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Is a police chief, I am always looking for ways to improve our department and better protect those who serve our agency. However, as the chief of a small agency with 38 sworn officers, I am often face...
