American Police Beat Magazine
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For nearly three decades, American Police Beat has served as the trusted voice of the nation's law enforcement community. With every issue, APB strives to provide informative, entertaining and inspiring content on interesting and engaging topics affecting the law enforcement community. Offbeat funny stories, hard-hitting news features, informative guides to health and wellness issues, and..
American Police Beat Magazine
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Dave, when you become president of the FOP can we still be friends?” This question, from an assistant chief in October 2021, stopped me dead in my tracks. I was ..read more
American Police Beat Magazine
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Fraud is an incredibly tragic ordeal. There’s obviously the cost to the victim, but there’s also a layer of irony to the craft. While many of the schemes concocted by ..read more
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5d ago
Let’s take this outside.” It’s an age-old trope: A fight (or the potential thereof) starts inside a bar. The bouncers (whose concern for law and order stops at the doorway ..read more
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6d ago
The week after Thanksgiving is often a time to catch up on missed work, or maybe to work off the calories with an extra trip to the gym. Unfortunately, in ..read more
American Police Beat Magazine
1w ago
Editor’s note: This article is adapted with permission from the January 2025 issue of PORAC Law Enforcement News, the official magazine of the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC ..read more
American Police Beat Magazine
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In December 2014, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) invited partnering organizations to promote a day of appreciation for law enforcement all across the nation. Civil unrest was rampant after events ..read more
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2w ago
Knowledge is power, and in law enforcement agencies where people stick around, that power is wrapped up in years of experience and hard-earned lessons. For rookies and transfers, tapping into ..read more
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In the world of law enforcement, chronic injuries are almost as common as coffee and doughnuts — except they don’t disappear as quickly. Studies show that a significant number of ..read more
American Police Beat Magazine
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There are a great many factors that collectively — to one degree or another — shape the person we ultimately become: good, bad or otherwise. These obvious factors include, but ..read more
American Police Beat Magazine
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It’s a common scenario: “All media inquiries should be directed to the (insert chief, sheriff or agency head) at (insert an email address that will likely go unanswered during the ..read more