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At the core of the skill set of the law enforcement officer is the capacity to use deadly force effectively under the pressure of life and death consequences. Use-of-force decision making has a profou...
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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...
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It was a typical June day in Santa Monica, California—a hazy morning shrouded in what area weather forecasters like to call “June Gloom.” With summer vacation days away, children in the Santa Mo...
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The professionalization of law enforcement encompasses a myriad of interrelated components, including the selection and recruitment of quality personnel; the integration of emerging scientific and tec...
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Training police officers has long been a priority of law enforcement agencies in the United States. In fact, the first successful law enforcement departments established in the New England states in t...
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By 2014, 44 U.S. states—almost 90 percent of the states—had a process for the removal of the license or certificate of a police officer who has engaged in serious misconduct, thereby preventing th...
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The application of the “discipline of intelligence” to law enforcement assists executives, managers, investigators, analysts, and first responders “reduce uncertainty by collecting information, ...
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As is true for many law enforcement agencies, the ability to recruit and retain qualified persons is an ongoing challenge for the Vermont State Police (VSP). During the next five years, Vermont’s la...
