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San Bernardino Attacks

On December 2, 2015, two ISIS-inspired terrorists murdered 14 people and wounded 22 others attending a Christmas party at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California.

Police1 coverage of the terrorist attack spanned breaking news to recommendations on what police can learn from the San Bernardino attack timeline, lessons from the first officer on scene at the attack and how officers tracked the suspects and prevailed in a gun battle.

Here are the events and technologies the P1 team and our readership viewed as having the most significant impact on the profession in the last decade
Patrol officers need to be suitably prepared, trained and equipped to deal with terrorist attacks
At present, terrorist attacks happening in the United States have been different from what typically occurs overseas
The report released by the San Bernardino County DA’s office includes the accounts of nearly two dozen officers and details how officers identified the suspects
There will be short and long-term effects that are physical, emotional and psychological
Visualization techniques help prepare police officers for rapid reaction during high stress, critical incidents
SWAT teams should keep a watchful eye on the future in order to prepare for the worst
When the public, the press and politicians say police don’t need tanks, these strategies can help you make that critical purchase
DOJ
An in-depth report based on that probe provided new information Friday, including efforts by three men to stop the gunfire
The officers tracked the suspects and prevailed in a gun battle, preventing the attackers from doing further harm and rescuing a fellow LEO in the effort
The first officer on scene at the San Bernardino attack shares his hard-earned lessons from that horrific day
Any terrorist group savvy enough to stage a multiple-team attack will be well armed and well trained
Here are four things the first arriving officer should do to save as many lives as possible
At stake here is more than the collection of information from one terrorist’s secure, government-issued mobile phone
A panel of three experts led the patrol rifle session of the 2016 SHOT Show Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP)
The officer tells people to relax while he leads them to safety
The manner in which the assault on the Inland Regional Center was carried out holds some hallmarks of attacks we have seen overseas such as in Paris and Mali last month, and Mumbai in 2008