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PoliceOne
Newsletter
Week 398
August 15, 2008 |
| Career Survival |
| What do the mid-year stats mean for American cops? |
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By Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith
PoliceOne columnist
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| We’ve all seen the headlines: “Police officer deaths down 41 percent at mid year!” Unquestionably, this is good news for American law enforcement, however, let’s not forget a few key facts:
June 2008 was the second deadliest month of the year with 13 officers killed in the line of duty. Not since 2002 have we lost more than one officer to an edged weapons attack, and yet already this year we’ve lost two correctional officers who were stabbed to death within five days of each other on opposite ends of the country; the female officer was also raped ... Full Story |
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U.S. Armor recommends that body armor be worn when qualifying or other training involves any type of firearm, whether it is a "training weapon" or not. Scenario-based training is designed to provide as much of a "real world" experience as possible, which should include vest wear to acclimate the trainee to performing all mission activities while wearing armor.
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New Orleans cops cleared in bridge shooting |
Sgt. Robert Gisevius Jr., center, and six other police officers turned themselves in at New Orleans city jail in 2007. The seven officers were cleared Wednesday from murder charges in connection with shootings at Danziger Bridge. (AP Photo)
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| "Media relations" down under |
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