Carrying a firearm doesn’t magically turn a normal police contact into a crisis, but it can turn a boring moment into a messy one if you get twitchy, start talking too much, or move around like you’re ...

When red and blue lights flare in your rearview mirror, your heart rate jumps and your mind races. At the same time, the officer walking up behind you is running through a mental checklist of risks ...

The journey to becoming a law enforcement officer presents numerous challenges, with the selection process designed to identify candidates who possess the right combination of cognitive abilities, ...

The police made a mistake not following up on a nonfatal stabbing, and the assailant later stabbed and killed another person, (“Two families devastated by Portland police mistake: ‘Now somebody’s dead ...