As law enforcement increasingly uses body-worn cameras, researchers are studying the roles of camera design and perspective. Joel Suss, an Australian psychologist, had just arrived at Wichita State University in 2015, at a time when the U.S. media was becoming increasingly focused on police shootings. An expert in applying what’s known as human factors to law enforcement, Suss studies how…
To help protect law enforcement K9’s in from overexposure to heat, police departments are using technology to help keep them cool. As summer temperatures boil, police departments are finding new technologies to keep their K9 units cool. For dogs that work alongside police officers, staying cool in the summer months can be challenging since the animals sometime sit in parked police vehicles…
An encounter with police is something most people try to avoid, but officers of Detroit’s Mounted Police Division tend to attract people. You see them at public events like the recent St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Corktown, and you see members of the public admiring or even petting their horses – in other words, having a pleasant and friendly interaction.…
Lightweight, breathable clothing is critical when temperatures start to rise. Some officers in beach communities and more arid regions may even wear summer uniforms year-round. For public safety professionals and police officers, summer wear should keep you cool but maintain the professional look of the traditional uniform. If your department allows seasonal uniform change or you wear a modified summer…
Why You Should Wear a Vest It is not possible to predict if or when any law enforcement officer will face a deadly encounter while protecting the community. The survival of the more than 3,180 members of the IACP DuPont Kevlar Survivors’ Club, all of whom survived deadly situations, is directly attributable to the protective vest they were wearing. Although…
Other force options have become much more popular over the years, but OC still has a place in police operations. Today, many officers have become more comfortable using TASERs than they are using pepper spray, but OC spray remains a viable use-of-force option. While a TASER may be a better option at times, pepper spray can be a practical choice.…
For decades, the humble sedan dominated the world of law enforcement. When someone said, “police car,” odds are you pictured a full-size black-and-white sedan. Turns out that law-enforcement fleet buyers are a conservative bunch, and as a group were in no hurry to turn their collective back on a tried-and-true performer like the trusty large, body-on-frame sedan. Times do change,…
Movie Camera in Police Car Puts Evidence on Film (Sep, 1939) Mounted on the dashboard of his patrol car, with its lens pointing forward through the windshield, a motion-picture camera belonging to Officer R. H. Galbraith of the California Highway Patrol takes photographs of the automobiles he trails along the highways, making a permanent film record of any traffic violations…
