http://www.officer.com Officer.com http://www.officer.com/article/10719314/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that-for-legs/article/10719314/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that-for-legs There is a running joke in the gym. Monday is chest day with triceps, Tuesday is Back and biceps, Wednesday is leg day so skip that one, Thursday is chest and Friday is back and biceps again. Mon, 21 May 2012 09:59:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10719314/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that-for-legs/article/10719314/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that-for-legs http://www.officer.com/article/10711536/negligent-discharges-preventable-or-inevitable/article/10711536/negligent-discharges-preventable-or-inevitable From a completely statistical standpoint you cannot deny that the more you handle firearms the greater the likelihood that one will go bang when you didnt want it to. Thats not an excuse to handle firearms recklessly. Its simply a... Wed, 09 May 2012 08:33:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10711536/negligent-discharges-preventable-or-inevitable/article/10711536/negligent-discharges-preventable-or-inevitable http://www.officer.com/article/10711498/the-most-important-week-of-the-year/article/10711498/the-most-important-week-of-the-year How would you want your family treated if it happened to you? Wed, 09 May 2012 07:35:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10711498/the-most-important-week-of-the-year/article/10711498/the-most-important-week-of-the-year http://www.officer.com/article/10710837/solution-focused-venting/article/10710837/solution-focused-venting Rather than letting complaining become a toxin to both you and your agency, the following principles will actually allow venting to be constructive, forward-looking, and emotionally healthy. Tue, 08 May 2012 08:28:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10710837/solution-focused-venting/article/10710837/solution-focused-venting http://www.officer.com/article/10707263/conlaw-usnorthcom-and-the-third-amendment/article/10707263/conlaw-usnorthcom-and-the-third-amendment Looking through our eyeglass of American History, we note that The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has barely addressed the Third Amendment, because the problem of troops forcing themselves into our homes for refuge hasnt happened. It was a big issue... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:32:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10707263/conlaw-usnorthcom-and-the-third-amendment/article/10707263/conlaw-usnorthcom-and-the-third-amendment http://www.officer.com/article/10705441/the-evolving-weapons-of-legendary-lawmen/article/10705441/the-evolving-weapons-of-legendary-lawmen The first civilian force to issue a firearm was probably the Texas Rangers. They initially favored the Texas Patterson revolver but would later carry the Colt Single Action Army (and Winchester lever action rifles). Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:01:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10705441/the-evolving-weapons-of-legendary-lawmen/article/10705441/the-evolving-weapons-of-legendary-lawmen http://www.officer.com/article/10704859/police-supporting-high-school-drunk-driving-educational-programs/article/10704859/police-supporting-high-school-drunk-driving-educational-programs Every 15 minutes someone in the United States dies in a drunk driving accident many of them young adults. Law enforcement has joined with local school districts to present a program to help prevent these tragedies. Complete with the grim reaper... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:45:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10704859/police-supporting-high-school-drunk-driving-educational-programs/article/10704859/police-supporting-high-school-drunk-driving-educational-programs http://www.officer.com/article/10704846/ileeta-the-best-game-in-town/article/10704846/ileeta-the-best-game-in-town The author was one of over 750 attendees and 150 instructors in Wheeling, Illinois last week for the ILEETA Conference. Where were you? Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:19:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10704846/ileeta-the-best-game-in-town/article/10704846/ileeta-the-best-game-in-town http://www.officer.com/article/10703377/the-confident-female-crimefighter-part-two/article/10703377/the-confident-female-crimefighter-part-two Being a confident woman in a law enforcement organization means being a leader, sometimes formal, sometimes informal. In fact, many of the most powerful police leaders have no stars, bars, stripes or other bling on their uniforms. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:01:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10703377/the-confident-female-crimefighter-part-two/article/10703377/the-confident-female-crimefighter-part-two http://www.officer.com/article/10690572/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that-for-your-chest/article/10690572/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that-for-your-chest The age old "do lots of push-ups or bench presses" isn't the end all be all answer to properly developing your chest strength. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:22:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10690572/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that-for-your-chest/article/10690572/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that-for-your-chest http://www.officer.com/article/10689333/an-leos-prerogative-to-vent/article/10689333/an-leos-prerogative-to-vent It feels good in the moment to vent, but what are the long term effects on agency morale, your mood, and in your relationships? Is it truly constructive or destructive? Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:19:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10689333/an-leos-prerogative-to-vent/article/10689333/an-leos-prerogative-to-vent http://www.officer.com/article/10686507/trx-suspension-training/article/10686507/trx-suspension-training Whats really cool about this simple apparatus is that you can use it anywhere, indoors or out. Simply attach the system to a secure anchor point, e.g., a door, a hook on the wall, a tree or fenceyou can hang this trainer anywhere. Ive attached it... Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:38:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10686507/trx-suspension-training/article/10686507/trx-suspension-training http://www.officer.com/article/10684591/the-great-gun-debate/article/10684591/the-great-gun-debate Nothing gets the blood pumping faster than a good old fashion debate over the Second Amendment. Considering we are on the verge of entering into that every four year cycle of political craziness called election season you can bet that someone... Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:55:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10684591/the-great-gun-debate/article/10684591/the-great-gun-debate http://www.officer.com/article/10684563/juvenile-justice-crossover-youth/article/10684563/juvenile-justice-crossover-youth Child abuse and neglect increase a juveniles risk of arrest for nonviolent crime by 55 percent and the risk of arrest for violent crime by 96 percent. A multi-system approach is necessary to meet the needs of these children and protect the society of... Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:29:59 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10684563/juvenile-justice-crossover-youth/article/10684563/juvenile-justice-crossover-youth http://www.officer.com/article/10662637/legendary-lawmen-weapons-102/article/10662637/legendary-lawmen-weapons-102 A couple readers took umbrage to me skipping some specific handguns used during the war. So, without further ado I give you two of the more obscure pieces: the LeMat Revolver and the Lefaucheux M1858. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:31:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10662637/legendary-lawmen-weapons-102/article/10662637/legendary-lawmen-weapons-102 http://www.officer.com/article/10658072/ethics-you-have-them-or-you-dont/article/10658072/ethics-you-have-them-or-you-dont By the time were adults, we know right from wrong. So whats the need for ethics training? Maybe policing is more complicated than what Mom and Dad taught us. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:42:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10658072/ethics-you-have-them-or-you-dont/article/10658072/ethics-you-have-them-or-you-dont http://www.officer.com/article/10658013/the-confident-female-crimefighter-part-one/article/10658013/the-confident-female-crimefighter-part-one I once read that confidence is learned, not inherited. I believe that to be true. How confident are you? What kind of impression do you make when you walk into a training class, into the roll call room, into a domestic dispute? Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:53:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10658013/the-confident-female-crimefighter-part-one/article/10658013/the-confident-female-crimefighter-part-one http://www.officer.com/article/10656536/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that-for-your-back/article/10656536/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that-for-your-back Fitness columnist Bryan Fass describes a couple exercises you can do to help maintain your back over the long term in your career. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:23:00 -0500 http://www.officer.com/article/10656536/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that-for-your-back/article/10656536/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that-for-your-back http://www.officer.com/article/10652930/applying-aloha/article/10652930/applying-aloha Learning the race is a marathon and not a sprint, and valuing the small triumphs along the way, is one of the biggest keys to not only surviving but thriving in law enforcement. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:49:00 -0600 http://www.officer.com/article/10652930/applying-aloha/article/10652930/applying-aloha http://www.officer.com/article/10643657/the-skinny-on-lasers/article/10643657/the-skinny-on-lasers Lasers have been around for years, but there are still a host of misconceptions about their use and effectiveness. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:49:00 -0600 http://www.officer.com/article/10643657/the-skinny-on-lasers/article/10643657/the-skinny-on-lasers http://www.officer.com/article/10635628/police-vs-protestors/article/10635628/police-vs-protestors Today, the similarities between the riots, occupy movements and protests we see across America are reflective of what we saw in the late 60s. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:17:00 -0600 http://www.officer.com/article/10635628/police-vs-protestors/article/10635628/police-vs-protestors http://www.officer.com/article/10632227/legendary-lawmen-weapons-101/article/10632227/legendary-lawmen-weapons-101 Of the innovations introduced during the Civil War perhaps none were as important as a rifled barrel. This, along with the advancement in the Mini Ball changed the face of modern warfare. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:10:00 -0600 http://www.officer.com/article/10632227/legendary-lawmen-weapons-101/article/10632227/legendary-lawmen-weapons-101 http://www.officer.com/article/10629496/lessons-of-aloha/article/10629496/lessons-of-aloha If you are finding yourself beaten down and constantly angry, or your cynicism is turning you against your own species, both your emotional and physical health are at risk. You need to regain perspective. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:32:00 -0600 http://www.officer.com/article/10629496/lessons-of-aloha/article/10629496/lessons-of-aloha http://www.officer.com/article/10628099/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that/article/10628099/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that As I have discussed at length in this column MANY times the first exercise we suggest doing less or never is the abdominal crunch. Instead of the crunch we prefer exercises that stiffen the spine and brace the abdominal wall as these vastly improve... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:47:00 -0600 http://www.officer.com/article/10628099/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that/article/10628099/tactical-fitness-do-this-not-that http://www.officer.com/article/10620160/legendary-lawman-william-dave-allison/article/10620160/legendary-lawman-william-quotdavequot-allison So, without a daring Las Vegas lawman from history I went back to my readers requests and pulled out none other than William Davis Dave Allison, another noteworthy lawman from the great state of Texas that was once a Texas Ranger. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:25:00 -0600 http://www.officer.com/article/10620160/legendary-lawman-william-dave-allison/article/10620160/legendary-lawman-william-quotdavequot-allison http://www.officer.com/article/10614241/power-up-policing-with-improv-pt-2/article/10614241/power-up-policing-with-improv-pt-2 Last month I made the case for training officers to be good improvisers. Here are some exercises to do just that -- and to help trainers and leaders do the same. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:00:00 -0600 http://www.officer.com/article/10614241/power-up-policing-with-improv-pt-2/article/10614241/power-up-policing-with-improv-pt-2 http://www.officer.com/product/10613562/university-of-south-florida-polytechnic-usf-polytechnics-online-bachelors-post-bachelors-programs/product/10613562/-usf-polytechnics-online-bachelors-amp-post-bachelors-programs As part of the University of South Florida system, the University of South Florida Polytechnic is a top public research university providing multi-disciplinary, applied learning and applied research. A polytechnic is a university that specifically... Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:40:00 -0600 http://www.officer.com/product/10613562/university-of-south-florida-polytechnic-usf-polytechnics-online-bachelors-post-bachelors-programs/product/10613562/-usf-polytechnics-online-bachelors-amp-post-bachelors-programs http://www.officer.com/article/10611622/just-a-dispatcher/article/10611622/just-a-dispatcher Often dismissed, treated as irrelevant by officers and citizens and dealing with hypervigilance, bureaucracy and lack of control, dispatchers face many stresses of the occupation. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:31:00 -0600 http://www.officer.com/article/10611622/just-a-dispatcher/article/10611622/just-a-dispatcher http://www.officer.com/article/10604536/perspective-wellness/article/10604536/perspective-wellness Resolutions do not work and I will not make you read a column about setting goals and making resolutions. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:00:00 -0600 http://www.officer.com/article/10604536/perspective-wellness/article/10604536/perspective-wellness http://www.officer.com/article/10577373/legendary-lawman-harry-love/article/10577373/legendary-lawman-harry-love While weve all read about the early (and continued) exploits of the Texas Rangers there was also a little known group of lawmen in California; The California Rangers. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:08:00 -0600 http://www.officer.com/article/10577373/legendary-lawman-harry-love/article/10577373/legendary-lawman-harry-love