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May 20, 2012 |
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Lt. Dan Marcou - SWAT Officer
Observe Occupy: Watch the tactical evolution of their 'revolution'During the NATO Summit, Chicago law enforcers are facing the cutting edge of what the Occupy Wall Street Movement call 'a revolution' - Full Story |
May 18, 2012 |
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Lance Eldridge - All Law Enforcement is Local
The ECD as a deadly weapon?The UN Convention Against Torture has stated that the TASER "could result in severe pain amounting to torture and in certain cases could even be lethal." - Full Story |
May 18, 2012 |
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Lance Eldridge - All Law Enforcement is Local
The ACLU, ECDs, and the erosion of police discretion?Unlike officers who face the volatile realities of life, the ACLU-s safely-ensconced lawyers would rather evaluate TASER use by a less-encumbered and more academic criteria - Full Story |
February 15, 2012 |
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Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. - Passion for the Job
Force is a necessary tool for peaceThe most significant news item for the police profession for all of 2011 may have been the Occupy movement - Full Story |
February 13, 2012 |
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Capt. Greg Meyer (ret.) - Less Lethal Issues in Law Enforcement
Is TASER drive-stun heading to the U.S. Supreme Court?Properly deployed TASER probes will provide instant neuromuscular incapacitation — drive-stun is a pain-compliance tool, not an incapacitator in most circumstances - Full Story |
February 09, 2012 |
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Force Science Institute - Destroying Myths & Discovering Cold Facts
Is prone positioning really riskier for suspects?Besides dispelling some persistent myths about the risk of prone positioning, Dr. Christine Hall feels that one study confirms the rarity of sudden in-custody death - Full Story |
February 06, 2012 |
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Tim Dees - Police Tech & Gear
Lasers as less-lethal weapons?Most people won’t attack what they can’t see - Full Story |
December 19, 2011 |
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Jack E. Hoban & Bruce J. Gourlie - The Ethical Warrior
The ethical warrior: Protecting our enemiesThe Warrior Creed — credited to the late Dr. Robert Humphrey — offers concrete guidance for developing the habits of an Ethical Warrior in your daily life - Full Story |
November 28, 2011 |
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Lt. Dan Marcou - SWAT Officer
Are TASERs 'overused' or just plain used?Departments could require that every update of TASER training also includes an update of empty hand techniques — including transition exercises back and forth between each - Full Story |
November 14, 2011 |
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Capt. Greg Meyer (ret.) - Less Lethal Issues in Law Enforcement
TASER basics: What every judge and jury should knowJudges and juries still seem to have problems understanding how TASERs work and why officer use them.... - Full Story |
