April 2015

POLICE WEEK 2015

Each year during Police Week, communities across the United States hold memorial services in remembrance of police officers who have made the supreme sacrifice for their communities. Also during this ...

Product Feature

Product Feature—Online, On-Site, and In-Between: More Options Than Ever for Training and Continuing Education

The rise of the online classroom has served both as a boon to learners and a disruptive force in higher education. Digital learning has the power to reduce costs and greatly increase efficiency, but i...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Pursuing Fleeing OUI Suspects into Dwellings

It would be unfortunate if suspected drunk drivers could simply race home and escape arrest by claiming some form of sanctuary. However, this is not the case, as the police may pursue an individual, e...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Motor Vehicle Safety for Law Enforcement Officers–Still a Priority

Between 2013 and 2014, the number of officers who died in the line of duty increased by 24 percent. In 2014, 50 officers were killed in firearm incidents, and 49 died due to motor vehicle events.1 In ...

Mental Health

Suicide Loss First Aid: How Police Officers Can Assist Suicide Survivors

There are approximately 40,000 reported suicides yearly in the United States, and the number of these deaths has increased in recent years.1 Police officers have contact with almost every suicide vict...

Education & Training

The 85 Percent Rule: Effective Outcome-Based Instruction

Congratulations to the many educators who have begun the shift from the traditional instructor-centered teaching style to a proven practice that acknowledges the experiential and cognitive worth of st...

Technology

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The ATF iTrafficking Program: Integration of Firearms Trace/Ballistic Data into Fusion Center Intelligence Sharing

In December 2010, the Bureau of Justice Assistance in the U.S. Department of Justice awarded a grant to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to examine the impact of the Bureau of ...

Investigations

The ATF National Response Team—Responding to Fires and Explosions

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National Response Team (NRT), created in 1978, responds to large-scale fire and explosives incidents of federal interest that affect inter...