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<title>Police Limit Comic: 11-08-2009</title>
<author>Garey Mckee</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/patrol-issues/articles/1962976-Police-Limit-Comic-11-08-2009/]]></link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 13:18:32 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Terrorism strikes, U.S. law enforcement responds</title>
<author>Sgt. Glenn French</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/active-shooter/articles/1962819-Terrorism-strikes-U-S-law-enforcement-responds/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Training, preparation, and the Warrior Spirit are the cornerstones to victory in combat.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>13 confirmed dead as military police respond to Ft. Hood active shooter</title>
<author>PoliceOne Senior Editor Doug Wyllie</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/active-shooter/articles/1962502-13-confirmed-dead-as-military-police-respond-to-Ft-Hood-active-shooter/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Major Malik Nadal Hasan, who is in custody and listed in stable condition, reportedly killed 12 people and wounded 31 others.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:30:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fla. sheriff adds realism to range training</title>
<author>PoliceOne Contributors</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/1962386-Fla-sheriff-adds-realism-to-range-training/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office’s real-terrain range incorporates elements from the street including city benches, telephone poles, street signs, entryway doors, a fire hydrant, and pneumatic targets.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Counterterrorism: Shifting from 'who' to 'how'</title>
<author>Fred Burton</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/terrorism/articles/1962106-Counterterrorism-Shifting-from-who-to-how/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In the online magazine Sada al-Malahim (The Echo of Battle), al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader Nasir al-Wahayshi called for jihadists to conduct simple attacks against a variety of targets. The threat posed by grassroots operatives highlights the need for counterterrorism programs to adopt an approach that focuses on “the how” of militant attacks instead of just “the who.”

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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>The role of vision in officer-involved shootings</title>
<author>Ron Avery</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/close-quarters-combat/articles/1962002-The-role-of-vision-in-officer-involved-shootings/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[There seems to be a lot of debate these days about which sighting techniques are appropriate for lethal force or defensive shooting applications. Much of this comes from an incomplete understanding of what has been proven to actually work under stress conditions.In traditional shooting training, one is taught to focus on the front sight, keep it centered in the rear notch and let the rear sight and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>What new gaze pattern findings mean for your training</title>
<author>The Force Science Research Center</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/1962092-What-new-gaze-pattern-findings-mean-for-your-training/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Part two of a two-part series By Force Science Research CenterPart one of this series reported significant new findings from the Force Science Research Center about how an officer's &ldquo;gaze pattern&rdquo; in evaluating a potential assailant affects his or her ability to win a gunfight. The research reveals that &ldquo;elite,&rdquo; highly experienced officers are better able to quickly and accurately ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Training K-9 teams for building searches </title>
<author>K-9 Trainers</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-products/k9/articles/1961734-Training-K-9-teams-for-building-searches/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Jerry Bradshaw Police K-9 MagazineIn the previous installment of this series, I discussed how to use the power of reward to improve the quality of the dog&rsquo;s response during obedience. In this article, we will break down one of the more complex exercises in police K-9 work, the building search, and discuss how reward can improve the quality of your building search work. As with any complex exercise ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:15:32 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Combating rolling meth labs: Back to the basics</title>
<author>Lt. Andrew Hawkes</author>
<link><![CDATA[https://secure.policeone.com/preview/drug-interdiction-narcotics/articles/1961642-Combating-rolling-meth-labs-Back-to-the-basics/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Meth cooks nowadays just drive down the road and produce small batches of meth with the new shaking method. How do we go about discovering and combating these mobile meth labs?  By being proactive criminal interdiction officers, of course!]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Analysis of new TASER recommendations: &quot;Aim small to miss small&quot;</title>
<author>Lt. Dan Marcou</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-products/less-lethal/TASER/articles/1961238-Analysis-of-new-TASER-recommendations-Aim-small-to-miss-small/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[TASER created quite a controversy by recommending that officers avoid the traditional “center mass” hit with the TASER — firing instead for the abdomen with one probe and attempting to place the second probe in the leg. Anti-TASER folks tried to turn this into a pyrrhic victory, while many in law enforcement looked at it as a betrayal.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>The supervisor's role in officer survival</title>
<author>Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/1961181-The-supervisors-role-in-officer-survival/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA["Officer survival" isn’t just about staying alive. Read more to find out what a good supervisor can do to affect the safety of his or her personnel.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Watch out for &quot;Bozo the Clown&quot; on Halloween</title>
<author>Lt. Jim Glennon</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/community-policing/articles/1960216-Watch-out-for-Bozo-the-Clown-on-Halloween/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Patrolling on Halloween can be fun but it also presents some very real dilemmas. Patience is needed and vigilance must be kept. Bring some candy. Wear a silly mask. But remember your vest and your tactics.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>The smell of fear: Science, senses, and officer safety</title>
<author>Dave Smith</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-products/training/articles/1959569-The-smell-of-fear-Science-senses-and-officer-safety/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[One of our most commented on points early in each Street Survival Seminar is the importance of trusting your instincts. When it doesn&rsquo;t feel right, when things feel &ldquo;hinky,&rdquo; when it doesn&rsquo;t smell like it should, it&rsquo;s time to heighten your awareness and start attending to those important officer safety points like maintaining distance, awareness of the hands, subject movement ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>2011 Chevrolet Caprice: This is going to be fun</title>
<author>Capt. Travis Yates</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-products/vehicles/articles/1960164-2011-Chevrolet-Caprice-This-is-going-to-be-fun/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[If the 2006 Dodge Charger broke the mold for police cars, the 2011 Chevrolet Caprice blows it up.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:30:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>The smell of fear: Science, senses, and officer safety</title>
<author>Calibre Press</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-products/training/articles/1960108-The-smell-of-fear-Science-senses-and-officer-safety/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Dave Smith Street Survival Instructor PoliceOne ColumnistOne of our most commented on points early in each Street Survival Seminar is the importance of trusting your instincts. When it doesn&rsquo;t feel right, when things feel &ldquo;hinky,&rdquo; when it doesn&rsquo;t smell like it should, it&rsquo;s time to heighten your awareness and start attending to those important officer safety points like ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:30:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Winning in combat: The Ness Brothers mindset</title>
<author>Charles Remsberg</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-products/firearms/articles/1959502-Winning-in-combat-The-Ness-Brothers-mindset/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Two young officers trained under the same state curriculum and worked the street in cities with similar demographics. Both were tested early in their careers by life-threatening conflicts. Tragically for one, that’s where the similarities end.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Training for the right side vehicle approach</title>
<author>NYTOA – The New York Tactical Officers Association</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/1959012-Training-for-the-right-side-vehicle-approach/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Get out of the &quot;square range mentality&quot; This medieval mindset over the course of a generation has left deep psychological and physiological training scars, that which we in the Special Operations and the Law Enforcement community are only now beginning to understand. Like a bad parent, we dogmatically indoctrinate faulty methodology, reducing our students&rsquo; ability to think freely, turning ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:00:34 UTC</pubDate>

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<title> Officer of the Month &#8212; October 2009 </title>
<author>National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund </author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-heroes/articles/1959159-Officer-of-the-Month-October-2009/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) has announced the selection of Detective Russell Terry of the Missouri City (TX) Police Department as its Officer of the Month for October 2009. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:35:13 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Experts discuss TASER's new advisory</title>
<author>Hannah Simon, PoliceOne Associate Editor</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-products/less-lethal/articles/1957620-Experts-discuss-TASERs-new-advisory/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Trainers comment on TASER bulletin advising against chest strikes]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:03:01 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Ask a Grants Expert &#8211; October 2009</title>
<author>Sarah Wilson</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/Grants/articles/1957561-Ask-a-Grants-Expert-October-2009/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Dear Grant Expert, Our Station is over 60 years old. It is very small; the locker room is also the report room and role call room. We book suspects in the same area as we house any prisoners. When booking suspects we have to cuff them to an old wooden bench. There is no sally port to transport prisoners, we have to take them out a door to the side of the station in all kinds of weather and place them ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:21:23 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Get a head start: Prepare for grant writing </title>
<author>Denise Schlegel</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles/1957479-Get-a-head-start-Prepare-for-grant-writing/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Your Chief has handed you a funding announcement for a grant and you see that it is due in three weeks. Congratulations, you have been selected to write the grant and &ldquo;get the money&rdquo;! As you sit there fingering through the request for proposal, you wonder how much time this is going to take. You are also wondering how you are going to get this done with all of your other duties you have ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:39:24 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Product Review: The TDS Nomad Mobile Computer</title>
<author>Lindsey J. Bertomen</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-products/communications/articles/1917753-Product-Review-The-TDS-Nomad-Mobile-Computer/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[My first test of its shock resistance was informal — the Nomad is sort of balanced like a football, so I threw it like one. I tossed it about 20 yards for half an hour. While the Nomad was hard to catch and really did not spiral very well, it did display its location without interruption, despite my inability to convert a third down with it. I modified this test to reflect a likely law enforcement environment. I simulated leaving the Nomad on the roof of a patrol car and driving away. The Nomad was launched from a five foot height at a consistent velocity so that it flew at least 10 feet on towel covered concrete. I did this test 10 times. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Be your own &quot;Big Brother&quot;</title>
<author>John Stanley</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-technology/articles/1952744-Be-your-own-Big-Brother/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[What do you think the odds are that a guy who teaches about the ills of racial profiling would be accused of doing that very thing? Seems unlikely doesn&rsquo;t it? That&rsquo;s probably what Cambridge Police Sergeant James Crowley thought. What do you think the chances are of someone who teaches tactical communications, anger management, law enforcement leadership classes and recently received an award ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Perfect pocket projectors for police</title>
<author>Tech Help Correspondent John Rivera</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-products/communications/articles/1952752-Perfect-pocket-projectors-for-police/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[About two months ago I wrote about pocket projectors and their possible use in law enforcement. I mentioned 3M, Dell, Toshiba, and Aiptek but soon discovered there are also other manufacturers who produce projectors in different sizes, weights and prices. I was contacted by a representative from 3M who appreciated the mention of the company in my PoliceOne article and requested that I evaluate a 3M ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>You shot an unarmed suspect?</title>
<author>Richard Fairburn</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/close-quarters-combat/articles/1917682-You-shot-an-unarmed-suspect/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[If you grew up on John Wayne and Roy Rogers movies like I did, you understand the Code of the West. There were certain things the guys with the white hats just never did &mdash; like shooting an unarmed suspect or shooting a suspect in the back. Is it okay for modern police officers to violate the &ldquo;Code?&rdquo; Yes, in some circumstances, you can be justified in violating the &ldquo;Cowboy Way.&rdquo;The ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Three words can help calm a chaotic scene </title>
<author>Sgt. Bill Campbell</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/active-shooter/articles/1914752-Three-words-can-help-calm-a-chaotic-scene/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Sgt. Bill Campbell Gilbert (Ariz.) Police Department Tactical Operations Unit Imagine this scene: A hot tone goes off and all officers available are dispatched to a huge mess of a call. Imagine a random hot call in your mind. It can be a large wreck with possible fatalities, or a man with a gun call, a suicidal subject who has barricade himself, an active shooter at a public place, even a downed ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Recruiting to meet your agency's standards</title>
<author>Dr. Larry F. Jetmore</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/patrol-issues/articles/1954514-Recruiting-to-meet-your-agencys-standards/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[I know of no department that accepts candidates who have used cocaine or heroin. But should a 22-year-old candidate who admitted to smoking a marijuana cigarette at age 16 be eliminated from the process? Maybe, but that’s what the selection process is all about — to “weigh the pros and cons” of each candidate against a standard.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>IACP Digest: What officers need to know about suicide bombers</title>
<author>Joel F. Shults, Ed.D.</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles/1954220-IACP-Digest-What-officers-need-to-know-about-suicide-bombers/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Speaking at the IACP annual conference, Walter Purdy, Vice President of the Terrorism Research Center, gave a brief history of suicide terrorism dating back to ancient times and described various methods of recruitment and some of the technology employed in suicide bomb attacks. He also revealed the most potent prevention method against suicide bombers: catching the intelligence gatherers.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:30:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>The audacity to attack</title>
<author>Rick Armellino</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/active-shooter/articles/1952843-The-audacity-to-attack/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Allowing first responders the individual authority to make entry and attack a deadly threat is completely dependent upon the fortitude and caliber of leadership within their respective agency]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Police work: a family affair</title>
<author>Karen L. Bune</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/patrol-issues/articles/1917626-Police-work-a-family-affair/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[If you ask for DeBenedetto in the Phoenix Arizona Police Department, the typical response is, “Which one”? That’s because there are three — Michael, Brian, and Nick — and all are lieutenants. Like the DeBenedetto brothers, Sgt. John Ravinskas of the Arlington County Virginia Police Department works in a different district from his brother, Corporal Michael Ravinskas, and his son, Officer Matthew Ravinskas, who are also members of the department. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>How to Buy: Mobile Computers</title>
<author>PoliceOne Staff </author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-products/communications/articles/1917341-How-to-Buy-Mobile-Computers/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Tim DeesChoosing the best mobile computer for your organization is an especially difficult task for most cops. The law enforcement experience doesn't teach you much about processor speeds, display resolutions, and USB ports. This guide will help you navigate through the technical gibberish. 1. Form factor: The most critical decision concerns not the insides of the computer, but the outside. Vehicle ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 20:04:55 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Field stripping the pie slice</title>
<author>International Tactical Officers Training Association (ITOTA)</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/Officer-Safety/articles/1916419-Field-stripping-the-pie-slice/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Around every corner is an opportunity — As you move through your day, whether it is your house, a store, or your headquarters, you pass corners constantly. Make that an opportunity to hone your slice. I don’t mean draw your weapon and scare the unsuspecting shopper in the adjacent isle. I suggest being cognizant of your movement and visualizing an actual application. Lock your eyes on the corner, slice the area and quickly interpret what is in your field of vision. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Why history makes the case for less lethal</title>
<author>Capt. Greg Meyer (ret.)</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/chiefs-sheriffs/articles/1915894-Why-history-makes-the-case-for-less-lethal/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Over the years, various studies in cities across the country have shown that the use of nonlethal weapons lead to fewer and less severe injuries to officers and violent suspects, fewer police shootings of people armed with knives and the like, fewer lawsuits that seek to transfer your tax dollars to people who were resisting arrest (or their survivors), fewer disability pensions, lower medical costs for officer injuries, and — one hopes — an improved public image for the law enforcement agency that is seen as trying to do the right thing.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Bomb suit standards</title>
<author>the Office of Justice Programs&#39; National Institute of Justice (NIJ)</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-products/body-armor/articles/1959105-Bomb-suit-standards/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Office of Justice Programs&rsquo; National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is developing a standard for bomb suits worn by U.S. public safety bomb technicians. This will be the first such standard. NIJ is developing NIJ Bomb Suit Standard for Public Safety, NIJ Standard-0117.00 at the request of the National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board (NBSCAB). This standard is being developed based on research ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:52:35 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Replication training, the next generation of scenario-based training </title>
<author>Tony Blauer</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/close-quarters-combat/articles/1914831-Replication-training-the-next-generation-of-scenario-based-training/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In a fight you are going to be 'off-balance' psychologically, emotionally, and physically. Through years of research, drills, and experiments at Blauer Tactical Systems, we have created a three-step drilling recipe that allows you to experience — in advance of a real attack — the physical 'positional' variables of a real fight. We refer to this as the 'Off-Balance' training paradigm. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>When &quot;Rambo&quot; becomes reality</title>
<author>Patrick &quot;Pat&quot; Novesky</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/active-shooter/articles/1887942-When-Rambo-becomes-reality/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A lot of excellent active shooter training addresses incidents that may take place in multi-room structures like large office buildings and schools.  But what if your incident places you in a wooded area?  Instead of clearing rooms, you're going to be clearing dense woods, abandoned vehicles, tents, cabins, and caves.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:30:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Fuel for the fight: Eating right!</title>
<author>James &quot;Jim&quot; Guffey</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/health-fitness/articles/1887517-Fuel-for-the-fight-Eating-right/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Survival sometimes hinges on the smallest things. Choosing a small lunch verses a large lunch could one day be one of those small things. One component of physical fitness that we police officers often tend to ignore is diet. Back when I was in my early 30s, I lifted weights every other day and did all the things I thought you should do to be a police officer ready to deal with any problem. Even so, I just felt slightly off. My physician had me talk to his Nurse Practitioner (NP) who was into diet as a cause and effect of good or bad health. She bluntly told me that my eating habits were a disgrace and I should change them.  The hardest part for me was just getting into a good routine when it came to my eating habits. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Eight years after 9/11, EOD is still evolving</title>
<author>Shawn Hughes</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/explosives-eod/articles/1882249-Eight-years-after-9-11-EOD-is-still-evolving/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[As I grow older, I often find that I&rsquo;ve been concentrating so intently on the present that I&rsquo;ve lost sight of where I&rsquo;ve been. So, it was nice to hear from PoliceOne&rsquo;s Senior Editor Doug Wyllie, asking me for my thoughts on the anniversary of 9/11.It wasn&rsquo;t that long ago we called IEDs bombs, and most people weren&rsquo;t concerned with them. In fact, bombs were so low ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>PoliceOne Analysis: The &quot;arrest default position&quot; for domestics</title>
<author>Richard Davis, ALM</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/legal/articles/1879103-PoliceOne-Analysis-The-arrest-default-position-for-domestics/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In its report, Safety & Justice for All: Examining the Relationship between the Women's Anti-Violence Movement and the Criminal Legal System, the Ms Foundation for Women questions the equity and safety of past and contemporary law enforcement domestic violence policies and practices. But there is not a single empirical evidence-based study which documents that contemporarily, law enforcement institutionally ignores or minimizes injurious or serious domestic violence assault. Complaints otherwise are anecdotal and disingenuous.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Sep 2009 17:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>What is NG9-1-1?</title>
<author>National Emergency Number Association (NENA) </author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/police-products/communications/articles/1881162-What-is-NG9-1-1/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[ <!-- .style2 {font-size: 12px} -->The evolution of emergency calling beyond the traditional voice 9&#8208;1&#8208;1 call has caused the recognition that our current E9&#8208;1&#8208;1 system is no longer able to support the needs of the future. Next Generation 9&#8208;1&#8208;1 (NG9&#8208;1&#8208;1) networks replace the existing narrowband, circuit switched 9&#8208;1&#8208;1 networks, which carry only ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Sep 2009 16:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<description><![CDATA[Most adults know it&rsquo;s illegal to drive a car while under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substance. Furthermore, those same people understand that if they do drive under the influence, they run the risk of being arrested, and if convicted, going to jail or paying a substantial fine.Maybe you can tell me why many of these same individuals think it is acceptable to operate &mdash; that ...]]></description>
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<title>Top 10 social networking tips for cops</title>
<author>Dr. Richard Weinblatt</author>
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<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the widely-known &ldquo;Texas waitress&rdquo; photos which led to the firing of one Midland County Deputy and the suspension of three others, a look at how online technology has impacted the world of the law enforcement officer is warranted. This is not a new occurrence. Recall the Hoboken, N.J., SWAT team disbanded following &ldquo;racy&rdquo; Hooters girl pictures bearing weaponry on ...]]></description>
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<title>Gangs in the military and their potential stateside impact</title>
<author>Chris Ghannam</author>
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<description><![CDATA[So far in this series of articles I have discussed several issues important to Law Enforcement with regard to our returning veterans. We know that many agencies throughout the United States should expect to see a significant increase in job applications stemming from service members seeking stateside employment. We know too that Academy instructors may find themselves in the company of battle-hardened ...]]></description>
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<title>Cops and Aristotle: Rhetorical perspective revisited</title>
<author>Dr. George Thompson</author>
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<description><![CDATA[In 1983 I wrote my first book, Verbal Judo: Words as Force. As an officer, I have discovered that the greatest &quot;rhetoricians&quot; in the country are cops, not politicians or professors. It is through the skillful use of presence and words that officers save people from themselves and others &mdash; quite literally redirecting behavior with words. The greatest human act, I think, is to change someone&rsquo;s ...]]></description>
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<title>PoliceOne Analysis: Is Justice Sotomayor good for LE?</title>
<author>Ken Wallentine</author>
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<description><![CDATA[By and large, cops are politically conservative. So it is no surprise that some law enforcement officers are bemoaning the confirmation of Justice Sonia Sotomayor. But is the concern justified? To be sure, not every decision that she made as a judge garnered the praise of law enforcement. But her job is not to be an advocate in the fight against crime — it is to be the umpire that ensures that the defense attorneys, prosecutors and cops play by the rules.]]></description>
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<title>Putting a CAP on disparate emergency communications systems</title>
<author>9-1-1 Magazine Staff </author>
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<description><![CDATA[By Aviv Siegel, CTO, AtHoc Originally published in the August 2008 issue of 9-1-1 MagazineThe single most important asset for decision makers and first responders is the ability to access information and communicate it to their teams and to the public. Information is the antidote for an emergency. With the accurate and timely delivery of information, an emergency is defined and understood, enabling ...]]></description>
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<title>Making the Connection: First Responders </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Collaborative Approaches to Threats Old &amp; New In an age of international and domestic terror, fire service and law enforcement representatives along with elected officials and technology researchers across the country are working collaboratively to find ways to enhance their response capabilities and better secure their emergency scenes. Where We&rsquo;re Coming From As we prepare to respond to ...]]></description>
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<title>Airborne police struggle with laser threat</title>
<author>Kenneth Solosky</author>
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<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, the threat to aircraft from persons armed with lasers appears to be growing. In addition to commercial and business aircraft being &ldquo;lasered&rdquo; numerous law enforcement aircraft have reported that they have also been the subject of a laser attack.The threat from lasers ranges from general distraction to permanent eye damage. Most laser incidents are perpetrated by people that ...]]></description>
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<title>How to Buy: Police Dogs</title>
<author>Jerry Bradshaw</author>
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<description><![CDATA[There is little doubt that properly trained and deployed K-9s have a direct impact on reducing crime in the areas where they are deployed. A dog&rsquo;s olfactory capability to locate hidden contraband, as well as dangerous hidden suspects, can save officer&rsquo;s time and exposure to potentially life threatening situations. Studies have shown that dogs search faster and more accurately than humans ...]]></description>
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<title>Immigration enforcement by local police</title>
<author>Terrence P. Dwyer, Esq.</author>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the hottest — and most controversial — subjects presently discussed in law enforcement and political circles is the expanding role of local police in immigration enforcement. It is the local communities patrolled by our nation’s officers that are impacted most directly by immigration concerns, many of which extend well beyond homeland security considerations to issues such as crime, poverty, unemployment, gangs and drugs. ]]></description>
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<title>Less lethal case study: Halton, Ontario Tactical Response Unit</title>
<author>Major Steve Ijames (ret.)</author>
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<description><![CDATA[Successfully engaging potentially deadly persons affected by mental illness is one of the most challenging situations law enforcement officers face today-and one of the driving forces behind the procurement, training, and deployment of less lethal technology. The primary mission objective in these cases is generally geared toward deescalating a scenario involving an armed, non-assaultive, non-compliant subject.]]></description>
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<title>10 things to remember for July 4th</title>
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<description><![CDATA[1. Fireworks can be weapons. Don&rsquo;t disregard that fact if you&rsquo;re making contact with partiers.2. Drunk drivers can hit you, too &mdash; on patrol and off duty. Watch the road.3. The 4th can be hot. If you&rsquo;re working, stay hydrated.4. Do the math: Lots of people + 4th of July consumption + heat = Recipe for disaster. Stay sharp. Remember that drinking and a charged up crowd can inspire ...]]></description>
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<title>The spaghetti sauce report</title>
<author>John Bowden</author>
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<description><![CDATA[I saw a trainee take her first report. She wrote on her hand the things she needed to include in her report. This brought to mind the classic problem many officers have when going in to take a report, the question of “what do I need to put in here?”  So I created a guide for my students — a way to be sure to always write “the spaghetti sauce report” because when you use it and people ask you about whether or not you included a bit of information, you can say, “It’s in there.” Just like the woman said about the sauce in that classic TV commercial. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[I once had a chief tell me that cops needed to help other cops when they were in trouble. He used the example of an off duty cop who had crashed his car while driving drunk. He said if there were no witnesses around he wouldn’t have a problem with the responding officer “looking the other way” and giving the officer a ride home. I was a rookie. He was the boss. So I listened. He called it "professional courtesy."]]></description>
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<title>Common reasons LE grant applications are denied</title>
<author>Margaret Stark</author>
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<description><![CDATA[1. Failure to follow directions a. Read the information thoroughly. Go to the workshops. Read and highlight the guidelines in the RFP. b. Pay attention to deadlines as well as how the grant application has to arrive and where. c. Use proper formatting as stated and do not exceed page limitations.2. Requesting too many items a. No &ldquo;shopping cart&rdquo; approach. Remember &ldquo;needy, not greedy!&rdquo; ...]]></description>
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<title>The bully cycle: Who is responsible for keeping kids safe? </title>
<author>Gary T. Klugiewicz</author>
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<description><![CDATA[Editor&rsquo;s Note: Every day on patrol, officers across the country have a positive affect on thousands of America&rsquo;s children. And whether your &ldquo;weekend&rdquo; takes place on Saturday and Sunday or some other days throughout the week, many of us spend that off time striving to make our own kids safe and happy. Through their work with the Better Kids Institute, PoliceOne columnists Gary ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 3 May 2009 16:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Illegal cigarettes, organized crime, and more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Editor&rsquo;s Note: PoliceOne welcomes Allan Lengel, a veteran journalist who has covered law enforcement at major publications including the Washington Post and the Detroit News, to our roster of writers. Allan is the editor and founder of TickletheWire.com, and he will provide PoliceOne with occasional articles related to Federal Law Enforcement. In a downtown Washington office building, Edgar A ...]]></description>
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<title>Utility of mobile broadband technology for LE</title>
<author>Capt. Eddie Reyes</author>
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<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s hard to believe it has almost been two years since I last contributed an article to PoliceOne. In June 2007, our agency made a huge leap to a new style of policing, which we called Strategic Response System (SRS). It is a modified version of CompStat, taking the best models out there and coming up with our own &ldquo;homegrown&rdquo; version that made some very big changes for our organization ...]]></description>
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<title>Creating, structuring, and maintaining an in-service training program</title>
<author>Lt. John Bennett</author>
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<description><![CDATA[Law enforcement is arguably one of the most complex and constantly changing professions, due in no small part to the expectations placed on us by the citizens we serve. In the court case <i>Canton v. Harris</i>, the United States Supreme Court spelled out its expectations regarding a department’s failure to train its officers. As police officers we are expected to perform our duties in a professional, unbiased, and competent manner. Failure to do so can result in incurring civil liability, as well as death or serious injury to ourselves or a member of the public we’ve sworn to protect.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Frequently in a criminal trial, the prosecution will attempt to elicit identification testimony from a witness or victim of a crime who has made an out-of-court identification of the defendant (for example, in a line-up or photo array). Typically, the testimony culminates in the witness pointing to the defendant in court and identifying him or her as the perpetrator, as has been dramatized countless ...]]></description>
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<author>John E. Reid &amp; Associates, Inc.</author>
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<description><![CDATA[As a general guideline, an investigator should not address consequences during an interrogation. In fact, the investigator goes to great length to avoid discussing any possible consequences the suspect faces if he or she decides to tell the truth. After all, it is precisely because of those consequences that the suspect is lying. However, there are occasions where it may be appropriate or even necessary ...]]></description>
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<title>Critical analysis: History&#8217;s guide to better performance</title>
<author>Andy Casavant </author>
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<description><![CDATA[Critical analysis is nothing but the thinking that should have preceded the incident. Therefore, we use the theoretical principles (nine principles of war) to determine the facts of the situation. These principles should not be used as a checklist or as rigid external rules. They should be applied as self-evident truths. While this cannot always be completely achieved, it must remain the aim of any critical analysis. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<description><![CDATA[To say that I have been inspired is an understatement. I am still very excited about the experience and I am pregnant with ideas for increasing the understanding and awareness of the roles of women in law enforcement and criminal justice both locally – in my country and regionally – with the Caribbean Association of Women Police. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:08:49 UTC</pubDate>

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<author>The Police Officers Safety Association (POSA)</author>
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<description><![CDATA[Hopefully you carry a firearm off duty. You can now legally do so nationwide, thanks to President Bush signing the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act a couple years ago. Yes, the politicians — including, unfortunately, some of the police brass — in a few cites such as New York and Chicago may still give you a hassle for so doing, but think about it: why should anyone know that you are carrying a concealed handgun at all? ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 Jan 2009 13:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<author>John Johnson</author>
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<description><![CDATA[Ed. Note: One of the critical factors to officer survival is keeping focus, and while bringing the job home is no good, bringing to your shift what&rsquo;s going on at home can be downright dangerous. As is discussed during the Emotional Survival segment of the Calibre Press Street Survival Seminar, family finances can be a significant factor in a person&rsquo;s home life. PoliceOne has asked John Johnson ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 3 Dec 2008 13:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<author>Bill Westfall</author>
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<description><![CDATA[As a young Marine NCO, I never forgot the experience of seeing what the mature wisdom of one man, one leader, could do to alter the performance of so many men under his command.  Since that time I've watched the same phenomena in police departments all over the United States. As leaders, we must remind ourselves that contained within every dilemma with which we are faced, there is a two-pronged question. One prong contains the managerial issues and the second prong the leadership issues. The management prong is doing the thing right, while the leadership prong is doing the right thing. 
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<pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:00:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<author>Barry Evert</author>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>By Sgt. Barry Evert<br>Pelican Bay, Crescent City, Calif. <IMG src="http://www.policeone.com/policeone/data/images/bracers_new.gif" border=0 align=absmiddle>
<br></b>Chances are you have not prepared for an off-duty inmate attack. How many times have you seen your partners at the local "stop and rob" close to the prison wearing a flannel shirt with uniform pants and boots? Do you really think this is an effective way to hide your identity? Don’t get me wrong, a cover should be worn, but we seriously need to consider our daily routine.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:30:50 UTC</pubDate>

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<author>Dr. Laurence Miller</author>
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<description><![CDATA[Editor&rsquo;s note: In Part 1 of this special series, Dr. Larry Miller discussed who gets investigated, what sparks them, what the consequences may be and the common emotional reactions of those being investigated. In this final installment, Dr. Miller discusses coping strategies for dealing with an investigation.Psychological Coping Strategies for Dealing with an Internal InvestigationFeel free to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:59:52 UTC</pubDate>

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<author>Gary T. Klugiewicz</author>
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<description><![CDATA[Well it finally happened, your first in-custody death. Were you ready? If not, you need to get ready for the next one because "Knowledge is Power." ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:20:49 UTC</pubDate>

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<description><![CDATA[Read an updated version of Joel Lashley's groundbreaking piece on autistic subjects, with an expanded section on EDP pain compliance with input from  Lt. Dave Nickels, TASER Senior Master Instructor.
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<pubDate>Mon, 7 Jul 2008 16:52:13 UTC</pubDate>

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<author>Dave Young </author>
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<description><![CDATA[Holsters &ndash; Buying Protocol Disclaimer: PoliceOne&rsquo;s Buying Protocols are a growing set of questions to ask and things to consider when purchasing Law Enforcement products for yourself or your department. They are not designed to be hard and fast rules for buying equipment, but to encourage thought and discussion as you consider your individual product needs and preferences.Overall Holster ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:59:52 UTC</pubDate>

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<author>Michael Paddock</author>
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<description><![CDATA[ 1. Where does grant funding come from? Public safety funding comes from two primary sources, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice. Although additional funding for various elements of public safety may come from other agencies, these two provide the bulk of funding to police departments across the country. The funding actually comes through grant programs administered by ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 22:59:41 UTC</pubDate>

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<author>Marty Drapkin</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/corrections/articles/1688655-Training-staff-on-policies-and-procedures-Part-3-Documentation/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Documentation of all categories of correctional training is very important. A key operational reason is so that there is a good record of the training that has been given to staff members. Such a record better enables management and training staff to know what staff has been trained to do, and to better plan for future training. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:48:41 UTC</pubDate>

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<author>Mike Williams, TeamOne Network</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/bizarre/articles/1682715-Local-Cop-News-April-10-2008/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Houston: Cop takes bullet in the hip un-holstering own gunArizona: 3 year old Child Killed By Father's Police Service WeaponVirginia: Mixed reaction about Roanoke police officer indicted after shooting Mexico: Mexican police say at least 70 officers are in hospital after so-called Africanized bees swarmed a police shooting range. Kansas: Coroner: Taser did not cause man&rsquo;s death. Haake had a history ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:31:30 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Why do youth join prison gangs?</title>
<author>Tracy Barnhart</author>
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<description><![CDATA[By Tracy Barnhart<br>
Youth join gangs for different reason, the common denominator of which, we can safety say, is disaffection —profound identity loss they are looking to regain through the power of a peer group. Here, C1 columnist and youth gang coordinator Tracy Barnhart discusses the state of youth gangs in the Ohio Department of Youth Services.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Apr 2008 17:16:00 UTC</pubDate>

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<description><![CDATA[Researched by Darrell L. Ross, Ph.D. Professor &amp; Chair, The Dept. of Law Enforcement &amp; Justice Administration Western Illinois University From the Calibre Press Street Survival NewslineIn Part 1, highlights of the research of 125 officers in 87 lethal force incidents were presented. In every incident I had access to all of the documents generated as a result of the legal action and I conducted ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2008 22:14:12 UTC</pubDate>

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<author>Chief Mark A. Marshall</author>
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<description><![CDATA[Okay, here is the first admission I have as a continuing columnist for PoliceOne: I am not a radio head in any sense of the word. When I hear industry experts talk about spectrum, frequency, megahertz, bands, D &ndash; E blocks ... it doesn't take long for me to realize I need a translator. Their almost extra-terrestrial language is as familiar to me as ancient Arabic. But as a police chief I do know ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Jan 2008 20:00:37 UTC</pubDate>

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<author>Althea Olson and Mike Wasilewski</author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.policeone.com/health-fitness/articles/1358788-Police-officers-and-domestic-violence-Two-stories/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[By Mike Wasilewski &amp; Althea Olson, LCSWThe client walks into the therapist&rsquo;s office, sits down, and takes off the sunglasses that were hiding tear-reddened eyes from the others in the waiting room. Pulling a Kleenex from the box she allows her pain to come out as she begins to talk about the events of the past week. The story she tells is one the therapist has heard many times and begins four ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[By Chief Tom Dugan (ret.) Law Enforcement Projects Coordinator ITT Night Vision For decades, night vision equipment has given law enforcement (and military) personnel an undisputed advantage in preventing and responding to crime and protecting citizens in low-light and no-light situations. Night vision has helped them perform their jobs more effectively and safely. While there is no question that the ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Humans use many forms of deception. Facial expression is a very complex and easily manipulated form of communication. Facial expression can be quite subtle. Few individuals are accomplished in correctly interpreting deceptive motives or emotions. To complicate matters, facial expression is achieved using infinite combination of musculature, features, skin plasticity and complexion. Even the skilled ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[What is fitness? According to Random House Webster's Dictionary, &quot;fitness&quot; is described as, &quot;in good physical condition; healthy.&quot; This isn't very specific, nor is it a helpful definition. I'm sure we all have our own idea of what fitness means. Let's try equating being fit as it relates to law enforcement. Assume an officer does some form of working out. What is the &quot;best&quot; ...]]></description>
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<title>The Thomas Theorem: Frontline response to excited delirium</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Written in 1928, the Thomas Theorem is a fundamental law of sociology that can assist law enforcement personnel in their interactions with subjects experiencing excited delirium as well as mental illness. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[By Mike Macro When training at the firing range, our instructors often remind us of the importance of the four fundamentals of shooting: Stance, grip, sight, and trigger control. But how often are we at the range? Here are some tips to help you keep your shooting skills in top condition with exercises you can do in a gym or at home. Your overall level of fitness, broken down into the following categories ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Brian Kinnaird For whatever research you intend to do in your law enforcement profession, always plan to record enough information so that people outside of your agency can understand and interpret what you’re researching, why, and how. Title Page (name of the agency, product, program, or service that is being researched; date) Table of Contents Executive Summary (one-page, concise overview of ...]]></description>
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<author>Lt. Raymond E. Foster (ret.)</author>
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<description><![CDATA[By Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster &ldquo;Active Shooter&rdquo; is a phrase coined by law enforcement that describes an armed person who has used deadly physical force on persons and continues to do so while having unrestricted access to additional victims. The school shooting at Columbine and similar incidents have caused a paradigm-shift in law enforcement training and tactics. Instead of being taught ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Revised Firearm Safety Rules: Cardinal Rules Rule One: Treat every firearm as if it were loaded. Rule Two: Point your firearms in a safe direction — one where an unintentional discharge will cause NO HUMAN INJURY and, at most, minor property damage. AKA "the laser rule". Rule Three: Keep your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard, indexed along the frame or slide until you are on target ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[March is Women’s History Month. Nearly 600 state and local police officers in the Untied States have written books. And, twenty-one of those police officers are women. Like their male counterparts, they have written fiction, autobiographies, academic texts and even poetry. Interestingly enough, the most successful writer of romantic fiction is a retired male motorcop. Put the motorcop aside for the ...]]></description>
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<title>10 Tactical Tips: How to approach a suspicious person</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Police work requires a close combination of skill and instinct. Let's think about best practices for approaching a suspicious person. <ol>If dispatched or directed by a citizen, get enough descriptive information so you approach the right suspicious person. DANGER: You might decide to approach the wrong person and focus in too tightly, completely missing the actions of the actual suspect. On approach ...]]></description>
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<title>Seven Tactical Principles</title>
<author>Det. Steve Walton (Ret.)</author>
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<description><![CDATA[The seven tactical principles identified below are not some cleverly kept secret or some mysterious formula that can enhance safety in law enforcement. These principles are tried and true safety enhancers and in fact are very widely recognized when viewed as independent elements. Over the course of my 25 year law enforcement career in one application or another, I had an opportunity to implement all ...]]></description>
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<title>Night Vision: The GT-14 from N-Vision Optics</title>
<author>Law Officer Magazine</author>
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<description><![CDATA[By Greg White <!--use if there is a picture--> <!--end picture-->In recent years, police officers' use of night vision technology has increased, and night vision devices (NVDs) are now common in many patrol operations. With the information highway spewing the tactics and techniques that tactical teams use to respond to critical incidents, few big secrets remain. We know the suspects are in there, and ...]]></description>
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<title>Shedding light on light</title>
<author>Tom Aveni</author>
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<description><![CDATA[Surviving the Nightshift™ By Thomas J. Aveni, MSFP The Police Policy Studies Council Sponsored by ITT Night Vision Related article: Introduction to Policing at Night As we established in the first installment of this series, linked above, without light there can be no (unaided) human vision. Light is the enabler of the complex visual/cognitive process. But, how much do we need to know about light? The ...]]></description>
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<author>Chief Clark Staten</author>
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<description><![CDATA[By PAUL ANDERSON, Correspondent CHICAGO, IL: ERRI CEO and Senior Analyst Clark Staten said today that as preliminary details begin to filter in, the situation involved in the terrorist plot in the United Kingdom increasingly sounds just like a 1995 Al-Qaeda terror operation called "Bojinka." Operation Bojinka was a plot to destroy 11 airliners on January 21 and 22, 1995. It was developed by Al-Qaeda ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[By Father Joe O'Donnell Police Chaplain Arizona DPS, Phoenix, AZ jfodcsc@cox.net I have been asked to present a Chaplain’s view of Police Officers and the stresses of their lives and those of their families, especially in tragedy. I believe that being a police officer is a calling; as is being a chaplain, it takes a special person to be a police officer; it must come from inside you. Police Officers ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[By Lauren Eib, Symposium Moderator Director, Risk Management and Safety Services Tucson Unified School District This article is brought to you by The Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI). Visit their website: www.riskinstitute.org This PERI symposium "Confronting Violence in Our Schools: Planning, Response, and Recovery" is extremely timely as school shooting incidents have again been in the national ...]]></description>
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<title>Understanding East Coast Mexican gangs, Part 2</title>
<author>Sgt. Lou Savelli, NYPD (ret.)</author>
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<description><![CDATA[In Part 1 of this special series, I shared background on the early stages of Mexican gangs taking root on the East Coast and gave insight into some of their foundational principles and methods of operation. In this second and final part, I&rsquo;ll share information on their graffiti, tattoos, code language and their propensity for violence. Graffiti Mexican gang graffiti is more simplistic and to the ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[By Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, MPA The mobile office is on its way out. In the near future, the only way to describe a police vehicle will be as a platform. A platform is a combination of technologies with real-world applications. Thinking of your patrol car as a platform gives us a foundation from which to explore your vehicle's future. It won't just be your office, it will be another set of senses ...]]></description>
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<title>Buy art to support officer victims of Katrina</title>
<author>Chief Jeff Chudwin</author>
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<description><![CDATA[A message from Chief Jeff Chudwin: During our deployment, many of you have written to ask what can be done to assist the Louisiana State Troopers who lost so much. Many have no homes and have lost all. While working with the Troops, my team had the privilege to be led by Trooper First Class Stacey Pearson. We talked about things and the next day I saw her again at the Post / Troop B. She told me that ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[<P>Ladies and Gentlemen: 
<P>Step right up! For you see before you the LATEST and the GREATEST innovation in law enforcement training … it slices, it dices … it slithers on its belly like a reptile! 
<P>What is it you ask? Why it's the never-before-seen Farnesworth's Fighting Flavors Force Format. It is designed to help officers understand the various states of mind during dangerous encounters by equating it to familiar flavors and it goes like this: 
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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Sep 2005 22:11:08 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Using counter-surveillance and no warrant</title>
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<description><![CDATA[From PoliceOne columnist Quinlan Publishing Police arrest suspect without a warrant in proximity to drug buy (Excerpted from Quinlan's Narcotics Law Bulletin) Citation: U.S. v. Barrera-Medina, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 03-10455 (2005) The 9th U.S. Circuit has jurisdiction over Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Manuel and Hernandez ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[November 2000 By Rebecca Stone Managing Editor In the past, it may have held only a holster, gun and some bullets, but today's hard-working belts must carry an average of 8 to 10 and sometimes up to 15 pounds of equipment, ranging from flashlights, keys and handcuffs to OC spray, batons and duty weapons. In short, duty belts must be strong and have a stiff enough edge to support all the poundage. But ...]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Two of the biggest challenges for leaders today are employee performance and organization change. While advice books abound on both topics, Top Notch leaders need not spend time in a library. Improving employee productivity and leading or surviving the change process boils down to five specific, but interdependent leadership actions. These behaviors are the components of the Purposeful Change™ process ...]]></description>
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<author>Jon Felperin</author>
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<description><![CDATA[<P>The security business since 9/11 has been red hot. Executive protection (EP) in particular is a growing market. With terrorism on everyone's mind and well-paying jobs available in many of the trouble spots in the world, there has never been a better time to enter the EP field. However, the training and experience that many law enforcement or military personnel have does not necessarily qualify them to provide personal protection services. ]]></description>
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<author>Donna Milgram, Executive Director</author>
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<description><![CDATA[<P>The Albuquerque and Tucson Police Departments increased the number of female and minority recruits in the Academy using the strategies below. The results speak for themselves: 
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<description><![CDATA[Common Operational Perception is a concept that will revolutionize law enforcement, augment military practices, and generally make life much tougher for the bad guys. That concept is Common Operational Perception. This is not to be confused with Unity of Purpose or any of the other operational phrases that generally refer to everybody going in the same direction understanding what needs to be done once ...]]></description>
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