Today's body worn cameras come in a lot of sizes and perform functions beyond capturing video. But do they really see what the officer sees? As agencies gain access to more video evidence than ever, the real challenge might be determining whether the footage accurately reflects what an officer perceived [...]
The long aftermath of 9/11: A public safety timeline: How one day transformed emergency preparedness and the lives of generations of first responders By Corrections1 Staff | Corrections1.com The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, unfolded over less than two hours. Their effect on public safety has continued for 25 years. [...]
By Michael Gabrielson, Chief of Police, Loveland (Ohio) Police Department for Calibre Press | Calibrepress.com Law enforcement is a profession defined by scrutiny, risk, and split‑second decisions. Officers train extensively to survive external threats. Yet one of the most corrosive dangers I’ve seen over the course of my career does [...]
Sunday, August 23 was Family Preparedness Day at the Missouri State Fair. By Eric Leckey, Former Associate Administrator, Mission Support, FEMA for Homeland Security Today | www.HSToday.us Every September, Homeland Security Today (HSToday) and the Government Technology & Services Coalition (GTSC) amplify National Preparedness Month—sharing the expertise, ideas, and lessons that can help make our [...]
Mentoring New Police Officers Takes More Than Field Training Rookie police officers need more than technical training to succeed, and a strong mentoring program can help them navigate agency culture, career goals and the stresses of law enforcement. By Lt. Frank Borelli (ret), Editorial Director for Officer.com What to Know Mentoring [...]
Nobody is coming to do it for you The power of professional self-reliance By Antonio Zarzoza for American Police Beat | Photo Generated by 911MEDIA staff When I was assigned to our department’s training academy more than 15 years ago, I felt like I had finally been invited into the [...]
Hiring young COs doesn’t mean relaxing standards or assuming every candidate from the same generation has identical needs By Gary Cornelius for Corrections1.com Corrections agencies are facing a difficult staffing reality. From 2019 to 2022, the number of people working in state correctional systems declined by 10%, reaching its lowest level in [...]
Why Forgetting Can Make Firearms Training More Effective Research shared by Officer.com suggests forgetting is not always a flaw in human memory and might help police officers and firearms students retrieve the right information and make better decisions under pressure. By Keith Hanson What to Know Forgetting is not inherently [...]
NEW “OPERATIONALLY CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENTS” STUDY NEEDS YOUR INPUT! Calibre Press instructor Dr. Richard Hough, a Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology at East Tennessee State University, is spearheading an important new study focused on better understanding how officers perceive the effects of operationally constrained environments [...]
Working Dog Magazine on Tracking and Trailing: Beyond the Find In a 2026 double-blind mantrailing study, teams reached the wrong person more than twice as often as the correct target. During the scent-discrimination trials, teams located the correct person in 9 percent of searches and an incorrect person in 19 [...]
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