April 2001

Features

• Defensive knife training
Learning how to use a knife teaches officers what they're up against

• Sharp tips for buying knives and multi-tools
Quality gauge steel and durability make a difference

• Making ends meet
Tips for successful grant writing

• Palmprint technology catches up to fingerprint technology
Livescan stations and AFIS systems make comparing palmprint evidence easier

• Forensics, AFIS & Investigations Showcase

• Forensic artist creates hope
Homicide investigators can turn to Seminole County for assistance

• A show to get jazzed about: SHOT SHOW 2001
The Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) SHOW is the world's premier exposition of firearms, ammunition, archery, cutlery, outdoor apparel, optics, camping and related products and services.

• The quest for comfortable armor
Manufacturers strive to develop protection that will stop bullets, knives and ice picks

• Tactical Equipment Showcase

• Use of force
Agencies need to have a continuum and officers need to be able to articulate it

• Drive for E911 picks up speed
The slow motion in implementing the first phase of the FCC's mandate on cell phones had some worried. But Phase II seems to be on track. What do you need to do to comply?

• Policing in paradise
Even in a paradise like Hawaii, police face challenges

Columns

• Vehicle Technology
Don't get stuck....Get started

• Firearms Review
DS Arms launches an American version of the FN FAL rifle

• Managing in the millennium
Police and procedure update

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