Two officers died in the line of duty during the month of April, bringing the total loss for 2016 to 32. Although the loss of these two officers was the ultimate tragedy for their families and agencies, losing “only” two officers in the course of an entire month has only happened ...
Welcome to the second installment of our series on the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing and its impact on the field training unit. One aspect of NAFTO training, philosophy and mindset that I have always been very proud of is the fact that we are not chained to history. ...
It seems that almost every day you turn on the news there is another police incident caught on video. The videos, captured from police equipment such as dash- and bodycams are released by agencies attempting to appear transparent. Is releasing police videos helping or hurting ...
How many times in your career—regardless of how long you’ve been in law enforcement—have you made or overhead somebody say the following? “My [insert rank, sergeant to chief] forgot where they came from!”
Yep, we’ve all either said it or thought it at some point.
The ...
Being a police officer is a dangerous job. According to the Officer Down Memorial website, there have been 29 officers killed in the line of duty since Jan. 1, 2016. Fifteen of those were killed by gunfire. Several officers were killed in car accidents.
Making life-and-death ...
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