If you're interested in writing police procedurals, or are a fan and can't get enough of the police life, there are many interesting Web resources out there, everything from blogs to case reports to sites with law enforcment gear catalogs. It might help to start with a site like Officer.com, a treasure trove of information including daily news recaps, articles from Law Enforcement Technology magazine, career news, public discussion forums (where you can ask questions of police officers), even a video section. The most helpful area might be Features, where there are articles divided into sections on Operations and Tactics, Police Life, Investigation, and Technology, with RSS feeds for each.
Crime Radius is another good one for an overview of the types of crimes officers are facing each and every day, with crime news grouped according to various categories. There's also a state-by-state section where you can focus on crime news from a particular area.
With the media often focused on the small percentage of officers who are dishonest, it's often easy to forget about the hundreds of thousands who go to work in the morning to keep us safe and often put their lives on the line in the process. If you want to be reminded of that, take a look at the "Officer Down" section at the Officer.com link above.
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