Police Articles

Getting Started in Law Enforcement

The Police Officer Career and What You Need to Know - Understanding the basics of police work, what you'll do and what you'll need to learn to get into this field.

Becoming A Police Officer: Where to start? - This article discusses some of the absolute basics when it comes to getting started, i.e. what you need up front, grades, preparation guides, etc.

Joining The Police Academy: Thinking Ahead - This article talks about police academy costs, how to get sponsored by a police department, what to expect once in and more.

Interviewing Techniques and Tips

New  Police Exam Tips: Vehicle Pursuits - An excellent article with police practice questions for the oral and written police exams regarding police pursuits.

The Police Oral Interview - This article gets into the psychology of the police oral board interview, as well as offering other tips and advice for performing well on it.

The Police Oral Board: The Marijuana Question - Probably one of the most asked questions is how to answer questions about drugs, and minor use of it.  This article addresses how to deal with those questions, and what to expect.

The Police Oral Board - This article gives tips and actual examples on how to answer tough questions like "Would you write your best friend a ticket?"

Preparing For The Police Interview - Talks about questions that you should anticipate and prepare for, what to wear, your attitude, how to study, etc.

Police Training

New  What Did The Police Have To Shoot? - With so many media headlines always questioning police shootings, this article attempts to explain why officers are forced to shoot when they shoot based on threats, perceived threats, time-reaction facts and more.

New  Carrying Your Firearm Off Duty - Could you imagine not having your firearm on you when something bad happened, and it cost you the life of a loved one?  This article talks about the pros and cons of not carrying your firearm off duty as a police officer.

Police Officer Safety - Staying on guard as a police officer should be your #1 objective.  This article talks about both rookie and veteran mistakes we make as police officers.

Police Pursuits - Even the most experienced officer can get caught off guard when entering a police pursuit if he or she doesn't do it frequently.  This article examines some safety issues and the psychology behind police chases.

Police Technology & Equipment

New  The Future Police Car: E7 Carbon Motors - Have you seen the new police car of the future?  We've broken down some of the major benefits of this new machine and take a look at why police departments will likely switch to this car.

New  eCitations and what it offers to Police Departments - Technology has finally caught up and writing tickets will never be the same.  This article shows how police departments can both make money and save money using this new technology.

Police Facts

Violent Police Deaths - This article shows the FBI's data on officer deaths, and breaks down the numbers to help officers avoid them.

Other

Criminal Law vs. Civil Law - Police officers are constantly in situations where they must determine if a call is considered civil or criminal.  We look at some examples of each.

Police Brutality & Racism: Media Money Maker? - In light of the Obama/Gates/Chambridge Police Department incident, we wanted to write "our experiences" as white police officers working in black areas.

Racial Profiling,Obama's Statements, Chambridge Police Department and the Police Report - We take a closer look at the incident surrounding Obama, the Chambridge Police Department and the man who was arrested, claiming it was racially motivated.

Police Video: Our Opinion on "The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters" - We give our opinion on this in-depth video that was made by a defense attorney (it appears) to teach people what they "don't" have to say, admit, etc.

Fighting A Ticket - This article is not about teaching you how to get out of tickets, it's about the stupid things that some people say when they may not have received a ticket in the first place.