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• California's Push to Change Police Use-of-Force Standard Moves Forward

  20-06-2018 23:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  California would lead the U.S. in significantly changing the standard for when police can fire their weapons under legislation that cleared its first hurdle Tuesday after an emotionally charged debate over deadly shootings that have roiled the country, reports the Associated Press.It's time to change a "reasonable force" standard that hasn't been updated in California since 1872, making it the nation's oldest unchanged use-of-force law, said Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, a San Diego Democrat who
  
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• Crime Victim Services Award Honors South Carolina Sheriff's Office

  20-06-2018 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) named the Marion County (SC) Sheriff's Office (MCSO) the 2018 recipient of its Crime Victim Services Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement by a sheriff's office in support of victims, and is sponsored by Appriss Safety, a leading provider of victim notification services and developer of the VINE service (Victim Information and Notification Everyday). The MCSO, led by Sheriff Brian Wallace, has proven itself a leader in the field of victim ad
  
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• Brother Launches RuggedJet RJ4200 Mobile Printers for Public Safety

  20-06-2018 22:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Brother Mobile Solutions Inc., a premier provider of desktop and mobile printers, unveiled its new RuggedJet 4200 Series of 4-inch mobile label and receipt printers at the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, LA.The ultra-compact Brother RJ4200 Series supports a wide range of public safety applications such as formats for e-citations, accident reports, receipts, evidence labels, and parking violations. Designed to withstand the rigors of public sa
  
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• NSA and VirTra Launch Program to Reduce Animal Injury in LE Encounters

  20-06-2018 22:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  The National Law Enforcement Center on Animal Abuse (NLECAA), its parent organization, the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA), and VirTra, Inc., have announced the Law Enforcement Dog Encounters Training (LEDET) focused on police training for dog encounters.Being billed as the first of its kind, the LEDET training program includes structured coursework on engaging and deescalating dog encounters, along with simulation training with VirTra's immersive, high-definition video training system. Tog
  
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• Washington Officer Earns 2017 Stop Stick Hit of the Year Honor

  20-06-2018 22:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Effective and safe use of the Stop Stick Tire Deflation Device has earned Officer Joe Stark the 2017 Stop Stick "Hit King" award. An assault with a weapon call, attempt to elude, and harassment threat to kill, made this situation dangerous to law enforcement and the general public.The Hit of the Year and Hit of the Month program recognize the most effective deployments of the Stop Stick Tire Deflation Device in ending pursuits across the country. A top deployment in the Northeast, South, Midwest
  
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