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Use CIT Two Ways

May 01, 2008; Sanow, Ed ... During the month with Police Memorial Week, we need to come to grips with the reality of police suicide, and add it to the training checklist for officer survival. We kill ourselves by a 3 to 1 ratio more than we are killed by others. The ratio may actually be much higher because many ...

Study Looks at Helmet Laws

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... COLUMBIA, MO-Since 1975, more than 100,000 motorcycle riders in America have died in crashes. The majority of states required motorcycle helmets in 1975, but today, only 20 states have universal helmet laws that require all riders to wear helmets, 26 states have partial coverage laws (usually ...

Oregon DOT Improves Traffic Enforcement Safety

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... VERNON HILLS, IL-Zebra Technologies, a global leader in specialty printing and automatic identification solutions, announced that its Zebra RW 420 mobile printers are a key component of an electronic citation solution recently purchased and implemented by the Oregon Department of ...

Panasonic Upgrades Rugged Toughbook 19

May 01, 2008; Anonymous ... SECAUCUS, NJ-Panasonic Computer Solutions Co., manufacturer of durable, reliable Panasonic Toughbook® mobile computers, introduced upgrades to its Panasonic Toughbook 19 rugged convertible tablet computer. The next generation Toughbook 19F convertible tablet PC joins Panasonic's flagship ...

Tiger by the Tail

May 01, 2008; Oldham, Scott ... So, life is good, eh? The wife, husband, kids, all good? Everything is in its proper place and on its proper time-line. Right? The career is on track and moving along nicely, in fact. Looking forward to a family vacation this year, aren't ya? Of course, the little junior or juniors are running ...

IWCE and the 700 MHz Partnership

May 01, 2008; Slahor, Stephenie ... The annual International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) in February began its meeting with a look at what progress has been made in the 700 MHz Public Safety / Private Partnership project. Derek Poarch, chief of the Public Safety and Homeland security Bureau of the Federal Communications ...

Recruiting Former Officers

May 01, 2008; Orrick, Dwayne ... Poaching employees from other employers is common practice. Every law enforcement agency periodically loses great officers who laterally transfer to another department. In other instances, people may accept a position outside law enforcement in another government position, the private sector, or ...

Supervisory Liability

May 01, 2008; Means, Randy ... While the term "supervisor" is often used to describe a first-line supervisor, supervisory liability can be incurred by any supervisor: first-line, second-line, third-line, and so on. Any police commander can be sued personally for supervisory liability where there are alleged supervisory ...

Training Police Family Members, Part 2

May 01, 2008; Nowicki, Ed ... Give us the tools and we will finish the job. Sir Winston Churchill, 1941. Should an officer's family members receive training beyond lethal force and firearms issues? Some law enforcement agencies are committed in providing that training. Although attendance cannot be mandated, it can ...

INTELLIGENT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS

May 01, 2008; Kiernan, Patrick ... Video surveillance cameras have become a mainstay of modern existence. They peer down from high perches in city centers. They're found in buildings and transit centers where safety and security are paramount. We spy them at countless other venues in our everyday lives, while they spy us. In the ...

LOS ANGELES AREA MARITIME HOMELAND SECURITY EFFORTS

May 01, 2008; Ewell, Jack; Lansing, Shawn ... Driving through the port at 4 in the morning, Terminal Island seems more like a sleepy backstreet of San Pedro than part of the bustling 7,400-acre Los Angeles-Long Beach Port Complex. But this is just the lull before the storm of the frenzied daily operations. The Los Angeles-Long Beach ...

PATROL BRIEFINGS GO MOBILE

May 01, 2008; Manson, Thomas ... Nine years ago, lieutenant Robert Stack of the Lexington, KY Police walked into a training facility in St. Petersburg, FL and had a flash of inspiration that would eventually change the way his agency disseminated patrol briefing information. What he saw was a computer monitor set up to show ...

Alameda County's URBAN SHIELD

May 01, 2008; Slahor, Stephenie ... An earthquake, a flood, a major power outage, a hostage situation, a bombing, a terrorist threat These are all possible scenarios for public safety agencies. But are we really ready for the human and nature-caused disasters and events? That is the question the Alameda County, CA Sheriff's Office ...

GIS and Sandy City, UT: More than Just Maps

May 01, 2008; Manson, Thomas ... When law enforcement personnel think of geographical information systems (GIS), they usually think of maps. But maps are just one of the many varied layers that can be generated by current software. On the topic of traditional maps, the GIS administrator for Sandy City, UT, Ray Montgomery, said, ...

Elements for CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS

May 01, 2008; Cashen, Kevin ... The DHS Nationwide Plan Review Phase 2 Report identified that most emergency operation plans do not reflect sufficient COOP or continuity of government (COG) planning. A significant number of states (59%) and urban areas (65%) do not have a concept of operations in place that is judged to be ...

TACTICAL OPERATIONS LIABILITY, PART 2

May 01, 2008; Slahor, Stephenie ... "It takes a staggering amount of money to defend against a use-of-force case," said Gene Ramirez, an attorney with the Law Offices of Manning and Marder, Kass, Ellrod and Ramirez, LLP of Los Angeles CA. He was a co-presenter with Lieutenant Ken Hubbs, San Diego Police Department and current ...

NEW AT THE 2008: SHOT Show

May 01, 2008; Oldham, Scott ... The Sporting Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show is where most firearms and outdoor manufacturing companies introduce their newest products and technology. While the SHOT Show had an original focus on hunting and other outdoor sports, in the past several years, there is an ever-increasing law ...

Body Armor Round-up 2008

May 01, 2008; Gavigan, Jennifer ... (ProQuest: ... denotes obscured text omitted.) Today's tactical officers face many different kinds of threats. SWAT teams need ballistic protection that can withstand harsh environments and dangerous scenarios. Body armor technology has advanced in the past few years to meet the demands ...