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The Special Operations topic explores issues related to K-9 officers, SWAT operators, homicide investigators, drug interdiction officers and other specialized police personnel. These law enforcement positions involve unique training, a specialized skill set, and a collection of challenges unique to that job.
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Honoring the brotherhood of specialized police agencies

Honoring the brotherhood of specialized police agencies

It is important to understand that anyone who pins on the badge, straps on a gun, and enforces the law with statutory authority is a law enforcement officer - Full Story

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Video: "SWAT Bot" defense system launched for SWAT units

By PoliceOne Staff A first-of-its-kind mid-sized robot solely for SWAT units acts as a robotic ballistic... - Full Story

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Bomb mailed to Sheriff Joe intercepted en route

Explosive device was addressed to his downtown Phoenix office, neutralized by bomb squad - Full Story

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SHOT Show 2013: Testing new tech at the FLIR Systems night shoot Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: Be Advised...

SHOT Show 2013: Testing new tech at the FLIR Systems night shoot

After shooting new guns and seeing old friends at SHOT Show 2013 Media Day at the Range, attending the first-ever FLIR Systems night shoot was the perfect — albeit frigid cold — way to end our day - Full Story

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Winter marine unit ops: Don't be a victim of fashion

Winter marine unit ops: Don't be a victim of fashion

The next time you are choosing which personal flotation device to wear during your upcoming patrol, remember that there’s a time and place for everything. - Full Story

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P1 Photo of the Week: Hurricane mission PoliceOne Members - Photo of the Week

P1 Photo of the Week: Hurricane mission

(PoliceOne Image) This week’s photo comes from the Beauregard Sheriff's Office of Derrider, ... - Full Story

Videos

A box full of intervention options

Don’t fall back on an escalating step-by-step process for the use of force. Instead, use a tool box. On your waist you have all of your options and you can use any one of them anytime you see fit. It’s up to you as an officer to make the immediate threat assessment and withdraw whatever tool you deem suitable.
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Critics slam 'no-knock' police raids

Critics slam 'no-knock' police raids

"No-knock" raids have gone from 3,000 per year in the 1980s to nearly 80,000, said a professor who tracks the issue. Some say the surprise element poses an unnecessary threat to people whose residences are entered. Video: Golf club wielding man shot



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10-43: Be Advised... 10-43: Be Advised...
with Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief
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with the Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice (NIJ)