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Profile in Blue: Police Video

by Richard

March 30th, 2012

“Profile in Blue” is a police video profiling the Nassau County (NY) Police Department. Filmed in the 1970′s, this video demonstrates how much law enforcement has changed in the past 30-40 years.

One of the things that surprised me was the police department, not the fire department, was responding to and treating cardiac patients. I always assumed that FD was on the ground floor in the EMS/paramedic movement. Anyone know if Nassau County PD still provides the EMS services, or has this transitioned to another agency?

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Police Video from the Past: Your Police

by Richard

March 23rd, 2012

This police video is another in our series of historical law enforcement films. This is another general education film on what police officers do. Some of the things highlighted in the film are funny in hindsight. One of my favorites is the “expert firearms training” demonstrated early on in this video.

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Historical Police Video: Police Dogs in Action

by Richard

March 16th, 2012

Police Dogs in Action is a historical documentary police video on the use of K-9 in law enforcement. This film follows a deputy and his dog from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department. Building searches, tracking and training are all shown. What’s interesting is the lead trainer is a volunteer, not a police officer.

One of the things the video emphasized was that the police dogs are meant to be gentle and are encouraged to spend time with people.

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Police Video: Blast from the Past

by Richard

March 9th, 2012

Enjoy this historical police video called “This Is Your Police Department.” Filmed in 1951, this police film follows “Joe” through a career with the Detroit Police Department. I don’t know what is better: the crossdraw uniform holster or the drunk blowing up a balloon for breath testing. Of course, rolling to a “family trouble” call in a “scout car” may be the best.

Police videos like this should be mandatory viewing for all new recruits. It would give them a sense of where the profession has been and how good we’ve got it now.

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Stop and Frisk

by Richard

February 7th, 2012

Stop and frisk is frequently taught as the same thing, but they are not. In Terry v. Ohio, the Supreme Court laid out two different aspects of an investigative detention and what the requirements were for each. ”Stopping” is the first aspect, and “frisking” is the second aspect.

In today’s police training video, I go over what the courts have said regarding the frisk, or pat down for weapons. I also touch on the requirements for “plain feel” as originally described in Minnesota v. Dickerson.

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Three Tiers of Police-Citizen Encounters

by Richard

February 2nd, 2012

The three tiers of police-citizen encounters are the subject of today’s training video. I cover consensual encounters, investigative detentions and arrests, breaking down some of the key elements to each.

Leave questions in the comment section and we will answer them the best we can. Keep in mind that your state laws and courts may deviate one way or another from the information presented here. You have to talk to your department’s legal advisor and local prosecutors to be certain of where you stand.

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