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The Georgia Sheriff’s Association is asking to rescind the new PT test operated by the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC), which has a 4% fail rate among this year’s recruits. Early this […]
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Law enforcement officials are probing into increasingly violent threats against California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his businesses, according to a recent Associated Press report. Threats have been pouring in to the Sacramento Bee […]
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For the first time in North Carolina’s history, African Americans simultaneously hold positions of police chief, county sheriff and highway commander for six of the largest cities and counties in the state. Danny […]
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When talking to school administrators about targeted violence prevention, the topic of school resource officers (SROs) often comes up. Unfortunately, a common misperception in these circles is that SROs contribute to the “school-to-prison […]
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The suicides of two Washington police officers following the Capitol riot, as well as the slayings of two FBI agents serving a warrant in Florida, have brought greater attention to the safety and […]
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Despite calls for Minneapolis to defund their police department following the death of George Floyd, the city has unanimously approved to allot $6.4 million dollars in funds to the police department in order […]
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“We have to do more with less.” I still remember the first time I heard an elected official say something to that effect in a council meeting. It struck me as both insulting […]
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Pedophiles and others willing to exploit children are known to haunt social media platforms and the dark web. In 1993, however, the idea that these nefarious creeps would use a computer to connect […]
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A party bus full of revelers celebrating an alleged gangster’s 18th birthday were done in by their social media posts showing some posing with firearms. An exclamation point was added by New York […]
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If there’s ever been an understatement, it’s that 2020 has been an eventful year for law enforcement. Between pandemic response and calls for police reform, agencies have had their hands full not only […]
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With easy and routine access to virtual currencies in the way of game tokens and the proliferation of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, it is imperative that law enforcement understands the criminal uses of […]
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Eat healthier. Exercise more. Save money or spend less. Learn something new. Quit smoking. Read more. Change jobs. Drink less. Spend more time with family and friends. Get organized. Every year, those are […]
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I’m a dinosaur, a 44-year veteran of urban law enforcement. One of the first days assigned to a patrol district, I watched with awe as a police officer reported for his tour of […]
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The daily traumas of police work can not only injure an officer’s brain, causing post-traumatic stress and a host of other crippling psychological and emotional wounds, but work traumas can kill them. Suicide […]
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The world of the AR-15 rifle has seen a lot of new members in the last several years. With that proliferation, we have seen quite an interest growth in the area of optics. […]
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Police in the Windy City have garnered negative national headlines on several occasions, most recently with the video of officers entering Anjanette Young’s apartment to serve a warrant, which turned out to be […]
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During the fundamentals portion of every pistol training course, I shout, “We are now going to do what’s called a ‘reset in recoil’ drill.” As I say that, I start scanning the firing […]
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Nearly three years ago, Chris Prevette, a detective sergeant with the Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit, made the unprecedented decision to access the data from a stolen vehicle. It’s not that investigators […]
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A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday to uphold a state law allowing the public release of New York City Police Department officer disciplinary records. The decision represents a major win for criminal justice […]
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In late December 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed its stance on the 2014 opinion in Commonwealth v. Gary . In that case, the courts ruled law enforcement was within its purview to […]
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