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The Nutty (Bar) professor

What we can learn from an academic who lost more than 20 pounds on his self-crafted Twinkie diet
Nearly a year ago, Mark Haub embarked on an experiment that had him eating Doritos, Twinkies, Ho Hos and Nutty Bars instead of meals, which resulted in an initial 27-pound weight loss. Which might not be a big deal, if he wasn't a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University for...
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From theory to practice

An innovative combination of training and education at an Illinois facility is prepared to fill the needs of future law enforcement trainees
The College of DuPage, a 40-year-old institution in Glen Ellyn, Ill., recently finished building it's state-of-the-art 60,000 square-foot Homeland Security Education Center. The center features multiple special training rooms including an indoor street scene equipped with...
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Career Development: From theory to practice

An innovative combination of training and education at an Illinois facility is prepared to fill the needs of future law enforcement trainees
The College of DuPage, a 40-year-old institution in Glen Ellyn, Ill., recently finished building it's state-of-the-art 60,000 square-foot Homeland Security Education Center. The center features multiple special training rooms including an indoor street scene equipped with training-technology-savvy...
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Career Development: From theory to practice

An innovative combination of training and education at an Illinois facility is prepared to fill the needs of future law enforcement trainees

Media Gallery • October 17th, 2011
The science of policing

As science has progressed, so has policing. Evidence collection, processing and analysis have grown more focused and exacting. Researchers have delved into the mysterious workings of the mind, found...

Article • October 17th, 2011
More than mailmen with guns

"The Inspection Service is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country and has a reputation for quality investigations," explains U.S. Postal Inspector Lawrence Dukes Jr. "Inspectors get...

Article • October 17th, 2011
Cold hits

In Missouri, the Kansas City Police Department’s (KCPD’s) cold case squad and crime laboratory, with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, form a winning team. All three have been awarded...

Article • October 17th, 2011
What’s your rescue IQ?

Search and rescue (SAR) is a unique calling. There isn’t a single skill set appropriate for these missions. A technical rescue team, capable of plucking a victim off a high mountain would differ...

Article • October 17th, 2011
Breaking the law: speeders or speed enforcers?

Recent media attention across the United States has people chattering about photo enforcement. Although speed and red light cameras (the most prevalent of photo enforcement) have been in use for...

Article • October 17th, 2011

The stories that stay with you

'There's a second more Kevlar-like fiber weaving them together in my brain.'

Article • October 17th, 2011
In pursuit of a finer slice

I tested three knives for patrol use: An SOG Trident (TF-3), a Spyderco Paramilitary 2 (C81GPBK2) and a Benchmade 581S Barrage. Each knife was chosen for a different distinguishing characteristic. I...

Article • October 17th, 2011
To the Tulsa PD

From everything I know about retired Tulsa police investigator Tyrone Lynn, he’s a modest sort of guy. Lynn spent 20 years working for the Tulsa PD, his last stint as a sex crimes investigator and...

Article • October 17th, 2011
Can your baton do this?

The police baton seems to be one of those few standard-issue, time-tested items that law enforcement officers of virtually all generations, ranks and locations have in common. Though somewhat...

Article • October 17th, 2011

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