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2. Police officer safety and health - Wikipedia

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   Heavy and cumbersome duty belts can be of special concern to female officers. [3] Recent innovations have been targeted at decreasing the weight and size of the belt without compromising necessary tools. [3] In recent years, some law enforcement organizations have introduced physical wellness programs that hope to mitigate ergonomic problems ...

3. Police duty belt - Wikipedia

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   A British police officer's duty belt, with Hiatts Speedcuffs, handcuff keys and CS spray visible.. A police duty belt (sometimes referred to as a gun belt, "duty rig" and/or kit belt [1]) is a belt, typically constructed of nylon or leather used by police, prison and security officers to carry equipment easily in a series of pouches attached to the belt, in a readily-accessible manner, while ...

4. Sam Browne belt - Wikipedia

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   The Sam Browne belt has been proposed as a solution to occupational safety and health concerns about injury due to the weight of equipment on police officers' belts. [41] However, others have expressed concern that the vertical design of the belt could enable others to gain physical control of law enforcement officers in an altercation. [42] [43]

5. Police uniforms in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Federal law prohibits the sale or purchase of counterfeit police badges [9] and many states have laws regulating the wearing of metallic badges by persons other than law enforcement. Florida, for instance, prohibits unauthorized persons from wearing or displaying badges if their wear or display would be likely to deceive someone.

6. 'Opposite side of the lethal force': Local police say ...

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   Apr. 16—Somerset Borough police officers carry highly visible yellow Tasers to help differentiate the nonlethal electroshock weapons from their black handguns during heat-of-the-moment, possibly ...

7. Baton (law enforcement) - Wikipedia

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   The best-known example is the Monadnock PR-24; "PR-24" has become a genericized trademark within the law enforcement and security communities for this type of product. It can be held by: One end, and the intersection between the shaft and the handle used to catch a long swung blunt or sharp weapon.