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Crime & Violence
a police officer arresting a person outdoors. The officer, wearing a black shirt with the word "POLICE" in white letters on the back, is holding the person's arm and placing handcuffs on their wrists behind their back. The person being arrested is wearing a black jacket over a yellow shirt and has short hair. The scene takes place on a dirt path with grass and trees in the background. Both individuals' faces are not fully visible as they are turned away from the camera.
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Forging a United Front

With Arizona emerging as a key battleground in the fight against transnational crime, police agencies must work together, employing a comprehensive and collaborative response. Crime syndicates are com...
Crime & Violence
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The Change That Change Requires

In the European Union (EU), serious and organized crime constitutes an ever-evolving threat. For experienced law enforcement officers, it remains a known phenomenon by some of its key features like it...
Investigations
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Disrupting the Network

In recent years, the term “human trafficking” has garnered a considerable amount of attention across a variety of spaces. Law enforcement agencies across the United States have started to make it ...
Victim Services
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Empowering Justice

Image courtesy of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, NC Detectives who have the daunting task of investigating violent crimes know firsthand the stress of the initial callout to a critical in...
Officer Safety & Wellness
Two men are exercising outdoors on a rooftop parking lot. The man on the left, with his face obscured, is wearing a black T-shirt and blue shorts. He is holding a kettlebell in both hands. The man on the right, facing away from the camera, is wearing sunglasses, a navy blue T-shirt with "FCPD" and "Strength & Conditioning" written on the back, and dark athletic shorts. He is also holding a kettlebell in both hands. In the background, there are three orange traffic cones placed along the edge of the rooftop, and some buildings are visible in the distance under a clear sky during sunset or sunrise.
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The Intersection of Physical Fitness and Use of Force

Physical fitness often comes into play during use-of-force incidents within policing; thus, a lack of physical fitness can increase an agency’s liability and the potential for officer injuries. Phys...
Technology
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All the Buzz About Drones as First Responders

Drones are changing police operations, as demonstrated by an international trend in police agencies adopting and deploying drone technology.1 Drones are taking center stage in the public safety adopti...
Crime & Violence
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The Deadly Threat of Knife Throwing

Most officers today have some working knowledge and training in how various human and environmental factors impact officer safety, critical decision-making and force option selection. Specifically, of...
Crime & Violence
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De-Escalation in Everyday Police Operations

Everyday police work encompasses any kind of deployment that police officers handle daily. These tasks include, for example, interventions in cases of domestic violence, handling of traffic crashes an...
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