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Procurement of soft body armor is a relatively new responsibility for law enforcement organizations. It is very possible that many police executives have rarely dealt with the purchase of body armor. ...
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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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In an 1823 call to arms that doubled as a job announcement, Stephen Austin undertook to organize a band of "ranging men" to protect American settlers in the newly acquired territory of Texas. "I shall...
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On December 12, 1825, Watchman Jonathan Houghton became the first Boston law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty. John Halloran, who was hung for the crime in March 1826, killed him on Stat...
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The IACP/DuPont Kevlar Survivors’ Club® pays tribute to those deserving officers who have avoided serious or potentially fatal injuries through the use of any kind of body armor. This column is...
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Since the early 1900s there have been three flu pandemics in the United States that resulted in a significant loss of human life. Many health officials agree that it is only a matter of time before th...
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Today, safety in the work place is a top priority all around the world. Yet employees of companies, governments, municipal agencies, and other organizations are unnecessarily injured while at work eve...
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In a study comparing highly rated police officers to lower-level performers, high performers were found to be more gregarious, display a more positive outlook on life, exhibit greater interpersonal wa...
