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Physical fitness often comes into play during use-of-force incidents within policing; thus, a lack of physical fitness can increase an agency’s liability and the potential for officer injuries. Phys...
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Drones are changing police operations, as demonstrated by an international trend in police agencies adopting and deploying drone technology.1 Drones are taking center stage in the public safety adopti...
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Most officers today have some working knowledge and training in how various human and environmental factors impact officer safety, critical decision-making and force option selection. Specifically, of...
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Everyday police work encompasses any kind of deployment that police officers handle daily. These tasks include, for example, interventions in cases of domestic violence, handling of traffic crashes an...
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Then-Captain Mike Hanifin stood proudly in front of his peers, choked up and fighting back tears. He paused before he uttered two powerful words that resonated with his colleagues and summed up the ef...
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The terrorism threat landscape continues to evolve since al Qaeda’s attacks on September 11, 2001. Since 9/11, violent extremists repeatedly adapted to counterterrorism pressure as law enforcement a...
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A review of federal court decisions during 2023 confirms that the same principles enunciated in the leading case on the subject, Byrd v. Brishke, which was decided over 50 years ago, are still in pla...
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The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” Throughout U.S. history, this liberty has shielded public assemblies and contributed to po...
