Blue Sheepdog

Last year, I wrote about The Backup Corporation: a CD-based, law enforcement training provider that offered free courses that could also earn you college credit.
Unfortunately, the grant funding for The Backup Corporation has run out. As of September 1, 2008, a fee of $15 will be charged for each course you wish to take. […]

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The Rochester Police Department in New York State has announced the purchase of 775 Beretta Px4 Storm .45 handguns. The department chose the Storm because it was originally designed as a military handgun and was tested in-house at Beretta to pass the 2005 Joint Combat Pistol Program (which was later cancelled). The intent of the […]

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I’ve talked a bit before about recognizing the emotionally disturbed person (EDP) and offered some tips on dealing with an EDP. If I haven’t stressed the importance of how dangerous an EDP can be, let me do so now.
EDPs by there very nature are unpredictable and unlikely to deal with you in a completely […]

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In tough economic times, everyone tightens their belts. Consumers spend less and politicians who never completed an Economics 101 course try to maintain or raise government revenue by raising taxes. An ugly cycle, actually.
The same politicians seem to have a misunderstanding of government’s role in society. Without sounding too much like a […]

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The Ten Deadly Errors were part of the police academy I attended in the mid-90’s. The Errors were mentioned at the start of a officer survival training block, but they were not emphasized. I didn’t think much of it at the time, as I had been involved in armed security for several years […]

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