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 great Bill Jordan once said: "There is no second-place winner in a gunfight." Even if you take nothing else away from this article, I ask that you...

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

Police officers are tasked with being true “jacks of all trades.” One of the biggest drawbacks to this designation is the amount of gear and...

As an American law enforcement professional, you are a special individual who has followed a higher calling, voluntarily defending the lives and property...

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

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...

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...

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

It is easy to get careless while engaged in something you do a great deal. If you are a uniformed police officer and don’t work in a jail, chances...