Active Shooter Incidents: Harden targets with hardened minds
In two recent deadly active shooter incidents, civilian heroes overpowered assailants. It’s time to train for active shooter incidents with hardened minds..
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Roadside Safety, Part 3: Officer Patrol Car Equipment
Roadside Safety, Part 3: Officer Patrol Car Equipment In case you missed it, you can read part I of our Roadside Safety series here. Office. Workspace. Cubicle. Whatever you want to call it, you don’t hear these words and think “danger,” do you? For police officers, patrol vehicles are their mobile workspaces. Officers spend …
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True & Accurate Police Photography, Part 8: Using Flash
We’ve said before in this blog series that photography requires mastery of light. Make the best use of ambient light, and when there isn’t enough to go around, bring your own. Learn more about using flash for police photography..
Police and Educator Cooperation: Partnering for Preparedness with OSCR360
Empowering First Responders – Police and Educator Cooperation. Few question the value of interaction between police and schools. But some reject the idea of a School Resource Officer for an entire district, never mind each school. Hear from three agencies partnering with schools and universities proactively planning for active shooter incidents.
True & Accurate Police Photography, Part 7: Camera Selection
In our first blog, we discussed camera modes and how to make the best choice as a forensic photographer. Then, we discussed the importance of making good photography choices – regarding exposure controls, camera lenses, metering modes and more. Now, we will jump into camera selection – specific to forensic photography. “Size matters not. Judge me by my …
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What is Pre-Planning?
Back in April, I wrote about the purpose of a “pre-accident plan.” Before an accident? Defies reason. You can’t plan for an accident, otherwise it’s not an accident. Sort of “accidently on purpose.” Every discipline has its own unique terms often borrowed from somewhere else, but if there’s one word that spans every profession and industry, it’s “plan.”
The 5W’s of eCitation
Who and Where? Fact: All law enforcement agencies issue citations, and there are multiple methods of doing so – but some are more efficient and cost-effective than others. Is your agency large? Small? Somewhere in between? Are you located in an urban area? Suburban? Rural? Does your department have limited resources? …
Roadside Safety, Part 2: Officer Safety Precautions
Roadside Safety, Part 2: Officer Safety Precautions In our last blog, “Roadside Safety, Part 1: What do the stats say?”, we shared statistics and discussed the roadside dangers of the law enforcement profession. The data was staggering – an average of 30,000-plus officers are injured and 100-plus officers are killed on duty each year. Police …
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Grab & Go with the 4910LR Mag Mount: The Best Magnetic Car Mount to Focus Forward
Grab & Go with the 4910LR Magnetic Mount: The Best Magnetic Car Mount to keep your focus forward Middle of a traffic stop. One last e-citation-based traffic ticket and you can go home. Where’s the freakin’ scanner? Without looking, you instinctively grab its tangled cord and yank. The scanner jumps from the passenger side floorboard …
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Roadside Safety, Part 1: What do the stats say?
Roadside Safety, Part 1: What do the statistics say about Patrol Officer Safety? Life. Vitality. Safety. Most of us take these for granted. Our lives are generally predictable and often the same, day in, day out. For law enforcement officers, this isn’t the case. In fact, a 2018 USA TODAY article ranks police and sheriff …