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The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF), in partnership with the University of Virginia Center for Public Safety and Justice and the National Association of Professional Staff in Public […]

Pennsylvania is mourning after three law enforcement officers were killed and two others critically wounded in an ambush while responding to a domestic call in York County on September 17. […]

California lawmakers have passed a controversial measure that would prohibit most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while on duty — a move that police leaders warn could jeopardize […]

Editor’s note: This article is reprinted with permission from the April issue of FOP Journal, the official publication of the National Fraternal Order of Police. We frequently share statistics from […]

Her camera guy was hunched over, fidgeting away at his settings, when I walked over and offered them breakfast burritos. My offer stopped him moving, like a spotlight on a […]

One year ago in American Police Beat, we raised an alarm with “Repetitive Head Impacts: The Missing Piece in Suicide Prevention” (Samuels, 2024). That article examined how head trauma intersects […]

C.O.P.S. has supported and served surviving family members and co-workers for over four decades. We now serve over 85,000 survivors nationwide. What you may not realize is the resources we […]

October 9, 2024, was arguably one of the worst nights of my life. It started right after I fell asleep. The kids had been tucked in and the house picked […]

On the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four passenger planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York, the pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a […]

On September 11, 2001, the Port Authority Police Department of New York and New Jersey was decimated as it fought the first battle of the Global War on Terror. PAPD […]

As defined by the U.S. National Institute of Justice, proactive policing focuses on crime prevention through community engagement and strategic presence, in contrast to traditional reactive responses, which happen after […]

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) on September 2 announced Police Officer III Andre Smith, Sergeant Timothy Kwaloff, Police Officer I Georgia Ariaza, Police Officer III Alex John […]

It’s not unusual for a news article to end with some reference to why we’ll never know the rest of the story. Colleges facing scandal often end media inquiries by […]

My highway encounter and a deeper problem I pulled off the highway into small-town Cloverdale, California, and a homeless fellow approached me. “Do you know where there’s a grocery store?” […]

More than ever, law enforcement is facing challenges that demand more than traditional thinking and problem-solving approaches. Some crimes have become increasingly complex and difficult to solve (consider cybercrimes or […]

In June, recruits with the Indiana University Police Department (IUPD) Academy made history when they stepped into the classroom to take part in the department’s first-ever training on Deaf culture […]

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) will host special activities during Police Weekend, September 26–28, 2025, to honor law enforcement, including the Bid for the Badge auction, the […]

In exercise science, the concept of the minimum effective dose asks: What’s the least you can do and still see results? Not everyone has the time or discipline for six […]

When it comes to technology, my idea of high-tech is to use my laptop as a word processor. But even I’ve noticed the giant leap forward in online learning. Watching […]

Mark Cuban once said, “Don’t follow your passions, follow your effort.” That approach seems to have worked out for him, but I clearly didn’t heed his advice. Strangely, I think […]