By Ken Wallentine for Lexipol United States v. Hanapel, 2024 WL 3750014 (8th Cir. 2024) If you’ve read Xiphos for a long time, you’ll know that I’m a serious biker. I’m on my seventh Harley-Davidson touring bike. I ride at least 20,000 miles each year and I attend the Sturgis Rally faithfully. I [...]
By Ken Wallentine for Lexipol United States v. Ruiz, 2024 WL 4194467 (10th Cir. 2024) Sergio Ruiz lived in Columbus, New Mexico, not far from a border crossing between the United States and Mexico. He drove over the border nearly every day. When he went across with a load of construction materials [...]
By George T. Williams In Part 1 of this two-part series, longtime training icon, George T. Williams, shared the foundational principles of a concept he coins as tactical integrity. “Tactical integrity can be defined as consciously synchronizing the application of safety principles and methods of the individual officer within the whole [...]
September 16, 2024 Gordon Graham here! Thanks for taking the time to read my ramblings regarding the discipline of risk management. In my last article, I wrapped up my thoughts with a promise to talk about “learning management systems.” During my years in graduate school, I explored the writings of [...]
Hosted by Calibre Press in partnership with Vector Solutions Live presentation: Thurs., Oct. 10 10AM - Noon Central ** NOTE: All registrants will receive a link to a recording within 5 business days of the live event. ========== In this highly anticipated webinar, Force Science Chief Consulting Officer Von Kliem—an attorney, former police officer, and [...]
Automating the process with AI will leave officers more time in their communities Agencies need to leverage emerging technology such as AI by integrating the existing platforms of data collection into a capable and trustworthy application that can create factual police reports. Urupong/Getty Images By Lieutenant Christian Dekker for [...]
The Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced that it has awarded over $600 million in grant funding to law enforcement agencies and stakeholders across the country. This funding will go to support a wide range of efforts, from hiring new law enforcement officers [...]
By Lt. Dan Marcou for Police1.com Nothing encourages resistance in a suspect who is considering resistance like an officer who fumbles with their handcuffs. Pros master the art of handcuff application and removal. Here are some considerations for your review. Emergency removal Officers must master the ability to remove [...]
Billions of dollars are available in federal, state and local grant funding for public safety and local government each year. But the grants landscape is also intensely competitive. Thousands of agencies submit each year, only to be turned away. In part, that’s because agencies often commit “unforced errors” that [...]
A properly maintained patrol rifle with good magazines and quality ammunition will rarely malfunction, which is exactly why you should set up malfunctions in training By Todd Fletcher for Police1.com In Part 1 of this series, I addressed the most common patrol rifle malfunction, the failure to fire. In other [...]
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