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Ambush assaults on the police are horrific events. They are different than other violent encounters in that they are unprovoked and characterized by the element of surprised. The assailants target the...
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Recent events that have occurred nationwide have reminded us of the risk posed to law enforcement when responding to violence against women calls. Crimes of domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, a...
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In 2012, the law enforcement community laid to rest 54 fellow officers who were killed feloniously. Despite the tragedy in every incident, it is important that the circumstances surrounding these murd...
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In August 2012, a police officer in Las Vegas stopped a truck for paper license plates that read simply, “Department of Transportation.” During the contact, the woman driving stated repeatedly, ...
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Upon my graduation from the Delaware State Police (DSP) Academy in 1985, my family presented me with a very special gift. My mother, my brothers, and my sisters all had chipped in to buy me a ballisti...
Focus on Officer Wellness
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The Reno, Nevada, Police Department (RPD) is developing a wellness initiative that applies a comprehensive systems approach to the prevention and the intervention of the many risk factors impacting it...
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Any police chief who is alerted in the middle of the night to the reality that an officer has been fatally wounded understands firsthand that one loss is unacceptable. Yet, the number of law enforceme...
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Falling crime rates in New York City have received a great deal of attention from the media and from academics—especially those crime rates from the 1990s. However, a closely related area that has r...