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Calif. cop on leave pending pepper spray outcome

Beaumont police Officer Enoch Clark told investigators that he was retreating three feet away from an argumentative woman who may have been driving drunk - Full Story

Columns

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

Owners: Ill. cops overreacted by using TASER on pit bull

Officers arrived at the scene after the dog bit a family member, who required medical treatment - Full Story

Columns

Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. - Passion for the Job

Force is a necessary tool for peace

The most significant news item for the police profession for all of 2011 may have been the Occupy movement - Full Story

In-depth News

UC-Davis police chief now on leave

After a viral video circulated of officers using pepper spray to quell a crowd of protesters - gathered on a University of California campus and associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement - two were placed on administrative leave. A day later it was announced that the police chief would join them. - Full Story

In-depth News

Excited delirium instructor says TASERs crucial

A police officer is defending TASERs in light of Sunday's "60 Minutes" episode on the devices, citing excited delirium as a primary reason officers should carry one. - Full Story

Exclusives

Teaching recruits real-world survival skills

Instructors who possess the passion and skill to provide the best life-saving training must also remember use creativity and imagination to work “reps” in a dynamic and novel environment. - Full Story