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Bookmark or Share- Police Officer Equipment and Devices Used in the Line of DutyPolice Weapons. Following is a list of police weapons that may be carried in the line of duty. The officer can carry the items or store them in their squad car. Baton (Nightstick) One of the oldest items of police equipment, the baton, is generally used to disperse and control crowds of people on the cusp of a riot. Batons also come in handy in ...
- Police Sidearms: From Past to Present - Pew Pew TacticalPolice Sidearms: From Past to Present. Militarized Police, CBS News. Sidearms chosen by law enforcement usually mark the next stage of handgun innovation. Follow us from flintlock pistols to the Glocks of police today. BY Scott Dylan, Published February 11, 2017. 17 Comments.
- Police Use of Force: The Impact of Less-Lethal Weapons and TacticsMarch 2, 2011. By. Philip Bulman. In the mid-19th century, police officers in New York and Boston relied on less-lethal weapons, mostly wooden clubs. By the late 1800s, police departments began issuing firearms to officers in response to better-armed criminals.
- How American police gear up to respond to protests - CNNThe Arsenal. US police are authorized to use a variety of weapons, projectiles and other devices to control crowds or deploy during encounters with civilians. In general, they are called “less...
- Police - Equipment, Tactics, Training | BritannicaEquipment and tactics. Personal equipment. French National Police: officer. French National Police officer wearing a helmet and a radio. Police officers, whether plain-clothed or uniformed, carry a variety of equipment with them on service calls.
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