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Body Armor's Role in Policing

Personal body armor is standard- issue equipment in modern day law enforcement. Like most law enforcement equipment — from firearms to...

Law Enforcement Equipment Storage and Security

One of the things I enjoy doing at both the IACP Annual Conference and at the NSSF’s Shot Show is looking at new equipment. Each year we...

Accurate Record-Keeping Drives Accountability in Law Enforcement

I have conducted numerous investigations during my law enforcement career that involved serious injury and death. The investigation that...

The Importance of Effective Note-taking in Law Enforcement

I have a lot of memories of a 40-year-plus law enforcement career-- some are good, some are bad-- and some are of very uncomfortable...

Making Equipment Disposal Decisions

Cops like stuff. We are always looking for the newest, coolest, and most effective tools. We’ve gone from control devices like the...

Asset Management’s Role in Mass Violence Preparedness and Response

Both my mother and father served in World War II. My father was a combat troop in the Philippines and my mother was a welder state-side...

Ammunition Management- Why It Matters

I recently came across my grandfather’s duty ammunition. To put this into perspective, my grandfather joined the Philadelphia Police...

Equipment Training and Maintenance- It's Important to Get it Right

Not long ago a police officer’s equipment simply consisted of a revolver, stick, and a set of handcuffs--mostly because these items were...

Effective Procurement and Equipment Management within a Police Department

A police department’s ability to accomplish its public service mission relies on the effective procurement and management of equipment...

Asset Management- A Key Component to Emergency Planning

Emergency planning should be a regular part of day-to-day operations so that when an emergency occurs a law enforcement organization is...

About

THE WORD blog is a conflation of two words: Web and log. It contains in its four letters a concise self-description: it is a log of thoughts and writing posted publicly on the World Wide Web. Shortened up to accommodate internet vernacular, Web log evolved into the word blog. Considered a spontaneous expression of instant thought, blogs allow writers to share insightful viewpoints quickly and succinctly. Our Law Enforcement blog, written by retired law enforcement professional Martin Schwartz and the Sunflower Systems’ Law Enforcement solutions team, shares timely viewpoints on the law enforcement and property management industry.

Martin Schwartz, Law Enforcement Advisor for Sunflower Systems, has spent over 40 years in federal, state and local law enforcement. A military veteran, Martin has served in numerous law enforcement units including patrol, traffic, organized crime, domestic violence, fraud, environmental crimes, and training during his service. Most recently, Martin served as a Special agent within the U.S. Federal Government, responsible for the Agency’s National use-of-force program where he managed law enforcement equipment assets including firearms, ammunition, and body armor and was also responsible for agent use-of-force training. Martin is also a certified Force Science analyst.