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Law & Order
A publication specializing in the law enforcement industry. Provides up-to-date information on new merchandise and service and industry expert editorial.
Articles from Vol. 49, No. 2, February
Body Armor? Require It! No Excuses
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Soft body armor has saved the lives of 2500 police officers since its introduction in the early 1970s. Yet many police officers still don't wear armor. In fact, industry surveys show that just half of police officers wear body armor. Armor has a perfect...
Body Armor Update
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Upon entering a new century of law enforcement, it is surprising to find a large number of police officers still do not wear body armor. All members of American law enforcement should have access to protective apparel. The reason officers are not wearing...
Border Patrol Hosts IACP Chiefs
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Operation Gatekeeper has dramatically improved the quality of life in San Diego. During the 2000 IACP conference, the U.S. Border Patrol conducted three hour tours along the Mexican border for IACP attendees. The purpose was to show off the incredible...
Developing Police Leaders
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Police executives are often faced with the dilemma of adequate supervision. Part of the problem turns out to be whether the department has promoted managers to supervisory positions, or promoted leaders to supervisory positions. Managers are all that...
Drag Sled and Drag Factors
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Over a decade ago, I wrote an article entitled "What's All This Fuss About Drag Factors?" (Law & Order, April 1988). The crux of the article was that since the drag factor, AKA skid number or coefficient of friction, usually ends up beneath a square...
Florida Targets Environmental Offenders
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Governor Jeb Bush, together with -Department of Environmental Protection Secretary David B. Struhs and DEP Division of Law Enforcement Director Thomas S. Tramel III, announced the successful completion of the first operationGreen Lightning- conducted...
Ford Offers Police Prep Package
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Ford Motor Company has introduced the first ever police vehicle prep package designed to prepare vehicles for law enforcement use. "The pre-packaged interceptor greatly reduces the normal up-fitting time and costs for converting these vehicles, and saves...
Fraudulent Identification Documents
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Mention fake I.D. and the usual assumption is that it is used for underage drinking or illegal immigration. While these are serious problems, the use of fraudulent identification documents can become far more serious than what appears on the surface....
IACP 2000 Product Report
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Latent Print Finder A new imaging device from SIRCHIE uses a 250-nanometer light source to locate latent prints that might otherwise go unnoticed. The special image intensifier in the device renders the light reflected from the surface containing the...
International News
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AUSTRALIA The New South Wales government provided one million dollars to assign 400 police officers to new flying squads across the state. A team was to be created in each of the state's 11 police regions. During a trial of the system one team seized...
King County on Racial Profiling
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The issue of discrimination based on racial profiling is a visible and sensitive topic. Racial profiling has received widespread media attention in our community and across the country. Treating a person differently solely because of ethnicity is wrong...
More Media Relations Winners
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In this column we've consistently emphasized the value of law enforcement working with the media so the media won't work on you. We've repeatedly stressed the importance of cooperation rather than confrontation in successful media relations. More and...
New Radar and Laser Products
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Technology enthusiasts look forward to the IACP to view the latest in electronics for traffic enforcement. We spotted several intriguing new products at the 2000 IACP Convention. RADAR McCoy's Law Line The Speed Trak Elite from McCoy's Law Line is available...
Not Having to Go to Jail Today: Priceless
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Getting a traffic ticket from a Wisconsin state trooper as often meant immediately accompanying the trooper to a courthouse or police station to post bond on the citation. The Wisconsin State Patrol has long had a policy that non-resident traffic violators...
One Man's Junk
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One man's junk is another man's treasure. Online auction sites have proven this to an even greater degree than have garage sales or swap meets. Never before has the common man been able to hawk the stuff taking up space in his attic or garage not just...
Performance Assessment and Review System
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No matter how carefully a law enforcement agency screens its officers through background checks and psychological exams, officers prone to engage in misconduct still slip through. This can be caused by back recruit selection, or because of internal or...
Special Report: IACP Convention: New Use of Force Products
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mhe 2000 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Show in San Diego featured a wide variety of products from hundreds of manufacturers. Advances in software and hardware, the latest soft body armor and new radar/lidar products are covered...
The Americans with Disabilities Act
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IN THE 21 ST CENTURY President George H. Bush signed the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) into law on July 26, 1990. Its stated purpose was to provide otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities protected under the act an equal opportunity...
Use of Force Options
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The use of force by law enforcement is much more art than it is science. There are no specific use of force absolutes. The 1989 U. S. Supreme Court decision Graham v. Connor (490 U.S. 386) recognizes that the use of force should use the standard of the...
