On Easter Sunday 1998, I was injured when a suspect ambushed another deputy and myself with an AK-47. In the shooting's aftermath, I considered how I...

Sometimes you can use finesse to gain compliance and stop a situation from escalating into violence.

Much of what I learned in basic academy in the late 1960s is no longer good law. If I were still operating on the basis of 40-year-old...

They may seem disorganized, they may act stupid, they may look really young, but they are deadly and cunning as sharks.

There's a lot you can learn from veteran and retired officers who have worn the badge before you, including how to thrive and prosper in the law...

The first year after your academy graduation is critical in building the foundation for the remainder of your career. A great deal of it starts with the...

During this critical period, your agency and your fellow cops are checking you out; make sure they like what they see.

In the Southwestern U.S., a patrolman with about a year on the job was shot twice in the back of the head while transporting two robbery suspects in the...

You need to do a thorough search of the area surrounding a crime scene to develop leads and solve crimes.

Veteran cops have always known that responding to a domestic altercation or assault is a high-risk assignment. The reasons for the danger are plentiful.