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The Patrol Issues topic page offers news, commentary, analysis, and tactical tips that will help prepare police officers for life on the thin blue line. Suspect contacts, witness interviews, foot pursuits, citizen complaints, angry sergeants, and endless report writing are day-to-day activities for a patrol officer who knows that the “routine” is anything but routine.
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Columns

Driving simulators: Integration is key in officer training Travis Yates - Police Driving:
Safety Behind the Wheel

Driving simulators: Integration is key in officer training

Utilizing simulation in a blended fashion with real driving is key to improving offer safety behind the wheel - Full Story

Columns

Making the case for police training programs Ken Hardesty - Excellence in Training

Making the case for police training programs

Following the outcome of this case, Denver Police Department rapidly became — and continues to be — a model agency for both simulation training as well as live-fire perishable-skills training - Full Story

News

NJ officer, suspect wounded in shooting

The officer was shot in the knee during a struggle, but is expected to make a full recovery - Full Story

News

Crime in Philly down, officer-involved shootings up

Critics want more details of the rise in shootings; while police defend the ever-changing statistics - Full Story

Videos

P1 Roll Call: Boston aftermath & lessons; 'Not Today' in Ft. Worth

For the week of April 26, Dave Smith recaps the Boston bombing manhunt, discusses the foiled Canadian railway terror plot, and discusses the 23% increase in LODDs so far in 2013 - plus, check out this week's 'Not Today' moment from Ft. Worth, Texas.

Exclusives

Boston bombings: Working with your private security assets

Boston bombings: Working with your private security assets

We know that there are varying degrees of effectiveness for private security personnel. But the recent events in Boston clearly shows that effective collaboration between police and private security can make a difference in quickly solving crime. - Full Story

Exclusives

Don't become a victim of your own weapon handling

Don't become a victim of your own weapon handling

Negligent discharges result from involuntary muscular contraction of the hand and finger muscles caused by startle effect, balance disruption, and/or sympathetic response - Full Story

Tips

CPR, AEDs, and sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)

Yesterday I posted a column in which I contrasted two different incidents — both taking place within... - Full Story

Tips

Warriors versus worriers: Using the mindset remote control

Women and men think differently. Yeah, I know, newsflash. We think differently for at least two reasons.... - Full Story



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