July 2007 - Page 2 of 2 - Police Chief Magazine

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NAFTA and Cross-Border Partnership: The U.S.-Mexico Demonstration Program

Recent headlines have mentioned a decision to allow trucks from Mexico to enter the United States and drive beyond the border zones. What is the significance of this decision, and what will it mean fo...

Officer Safety & Wellness

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New Federal Rule Seeks to Improve Officer Visibility at Roadside

Regrettably, public safety officers regularly have relied only upon their authority to shield them from vehicles they are attempting to direct around or through highway incidents. Objectively, this pr...

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Product Update

Body armor Point Blank announces its Dragon Fire tactical vest. Engineered through years of research and development, the vest provides protection from explosive fragmentation and ballistic threats. D...

Products & Services

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Products and Services

July 2007: Products & Services All Traffic Solutions All Traffic Solutions designs, manufacturers and distributes some of the world’s best traffic calming and enforcement products including, SPE...

Legislative Alert

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Legislative Alert: Senate Passes Byrne-JAG Reauthorization

On May 24, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill reauthorizing the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) program. The bill, S. 231, would authorize $1.1 billion in funding unt...

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Strategic and Tactical Approaches to Traffic Safety

In the late nineteenth century, the New York Police Department (NYPD) faced a daunting challenge. At that time, many of the city’s cyclists were exceeding the speed limit of eight miles per hour. In...

Recruitment & Personnel

the Integrated Command and Control Center (CICC) is the main operational and tactical structure of the SICC

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The Red Team: An Innovative Quality Control Practice in Facility Security

Critical infrastructure protection is a key element of homeland security. The breadth of critical infrastructure includes key assets and facilities as diverse as hydroelectric dams, petrochemical refi...

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U.S. Supreme Court Decides “Ramming” Case: Force Was Reasonable under the Circumstances

"Chief, for your signature, here’s our revised pursuit policy. In accordance with the opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court, it allows officers to use PIT, which is deadly force, against speeders.” Ho...