Apr 2025

Inside the April issue

Duty knives: Practical or just “tacticool”

Duty knives: Practical or just “tacticool”

Empowering through experience

Empowering through experience

Working with advocates to support sexual assault survivors
A dream of remembrance

A dream of remembrance

How a Colorado community is ensuring 9/11 heroes are never forgotten
Improving the promotional process for supervisors

Improving the promotional process for supervisors

“Why are you mad at me?”

“Why are you mad at me?”

Having the hard conversations to help your spouse help you
Dry-fire practice doesn’t need to be boring

Dry-fire practice doesn’t need to be boring

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On the Job

Empowering through experience

Empowering through experience

Working with advocates to support sexual assault survivors

Editor’s note: April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise public awareness about sexual violence in the U.S., and to educate... Read More

Relationships are tough

Relationships are tough

Why domestic disturbance calls are the worst

If a genie granted me the ability to eliminate one police run type, I’d choose domestic disturbances, no question about it. OK, juvenile runs. Definitely vehicle... Read More

Study shows drop in violent crime

Study shows drop in violent crime

Most violent crime rates have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels,” according to a recent headline from the Oregon Capital Chronicle. The article discusses a new report... Read More

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Announces March 2025 Officer of the Month

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National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Announces March 2025 Officer of the Month

Officer rescues driver of blazing car

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) on April 15 announced Officer Noah Allatt of the Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, Police Department as their Officer of the Month for March 2025. Officer Allatt […]

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Tech

Telegram investigations

Telegram investigations

Best practices for law enforcement

When news of the arrest of Telegram’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov first broke in August 2024, it sent shockwaves around the world. For many champions of privacy, this... Read More

A new chapter for Utah law enforcement

A new chapter for Utah law enforcement

State consolidates four agencies to enhance efficiency and coordination

While being an officer is difficult in any jurisdiction, Utah Department of Natural Resources Director Joel Ferry believes patrolling Utah’s vast outdoor spaces is... Read More

Is AI the future of report writing?

Is AI the future of report writing?

Several departments are banking on AI to help draft police reports

Many officers still in uniform can remember the day when reports were all written by hand. If the shift supervisor happened to identify any errors in a report, the... Read More

Labor

The righteous battle

The righteous battle

Managing morale after high-profile incidents

“Dave, I haven’t slept for two nights. If some asshole jumps in a lake to get away from me, am I supposed to jump in after him? Are they gonna Read More

Recruitment and retention

Recruitment and retention

The great law enforcement dilemma

Never in most of our lifetimes have we experienced such a shortage of police applicants — particularly quality candidates — while at the same time trying to retain... Read More

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Robust and Durable Dual Push-to-Talk (PTT) for...

In critical situations, it is imperative that the push-to-talk (PTT) function is easy to get to and...

Always honored, never forgotten

Always honored, never forgotten

COVID-19 is ripping through our country, depositing fear, illness, death and changing daily life as...

NLEOMF

NLEOMF

Founded in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is dedicated to telling the...

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