The Law Enforcement Agencies have a variety of departments for the many scenarios that occur or have the possibility to occur and put people in danger. The Explosive Ordinance Disposal team, Special Weapons And Tactics team and K-9 are units inside a police department that are specialized to solve a specific scenario. Each unit has extra training apart from the everyday training to keep them in good physical condition. These units also carry extra gear with the equipment needed to carry out their assignments.
Dogs were first recorded to help with police work was in the 14th century when they were used to guard dock installations in St. Malo, France. Although it wasn’t until 1888 when the first “modern police dog,” came to be in London Metropolitan …show more content…
Police Officers began using dogs on the force because of their keen sense of smell, that is more powerful and effective than a human’s, and the ability to operate in any kind of environment. Canines are employed to search and rescue missions, evidence recovery, narcotics detection, explosive detection, accelerant detection, and searches to locate fleeing or hiding suspects. Canines are faster than a S.W.A.T. member with all its gear on and are seen as a less lethal weapon and more as a diversion. Before becoming a K-9 police officer they typically start as a patrol officer for two years after the police academy. The officer must also have an associate or bachelor degree to have a greater possibility of becoming a K-9 officer. If hired for the K-9 unit the officers will then be trained to work with a canine …show more content…
also called Public Safety Bomb Disposal, or Bomb Squad began in April 1941. “The EOD developed...of the British experience with German ordnance;” however, at that time the United States was not in the war yet, but they were expecting to join soon, and were expecting a bombing soon. The main function of the EOD is to analyze and defeat any explosive device. The score needed to receive on the ASVAB to join the EOD must be 110 on Skilled Technical. Police officers in the EOD are trained by the military to perform civilian functions. Training is usually held at U.S. Army-F.B.I. Hazardous Device School at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Every Bomb Squad has two canine teams ready to assist them as the canine’s smell is 50 times more sensitive than a human’s. The dogs trained to find explosives have the ability to detect all explosive components. The EOD transport the suspicious packets or explosives in the containment trailer that withstand the denotation of an explosion. The EOD are available 24 hours a
Dogs were first recorded to help with police work was in the 14th century when they were used to guard dock installations in St. Malo, France. Although it wasn’t until 1888 when the first “modern police dog,” came to be in London Metropolitan …show more content…
Police Officers began using dogs on the force because of their keen sense of smell, that is more powerful and effective than a human’s, and the ability to operate in any kind of environment. Canines are employed to search and rescue missions, evidence recovery, narcotics detection, explosive detection, accelerant detection, and searches to locate fleeing or hiding suspects. Canines are faster than a S.W.A.T. member with all its gear on and are seen as a less lethal weapon and more as a diversion. Before becoming a K-9 police officer they typically start as a patrol officer for two years after the police academy. The officer must also have an associate or bachelor degree to have a greater possibility of becoming a K-9 officer. If hired for the K-9 unit the officers will then be trained to work with a canine …show more content…
also called Public Safety Bomb Disposal, or Bomb Squad began in April 1941. “The EOD developed...of the British experience with German ordnance;” however, at that time the United States was not in the war yet, but they were expecting to join soon, and were expecting a bombing soon. The main function of the EOD is to analyze and defeat any explosive device. The score needed to receive on the ASVAB to join the EOD must be 110 on Skilled Technical. Police officers in the EOD are trained by the military to perform civilian functions. Training is usually held at U.S. Army-F.B.I. Hazardous Device School at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Every Bomb Squad has two canine teams ready to assist them as the canine’s smell is 50 times more sensitive than a human’s. The dogs trained to find explosives have the ability to detect all explosive components. The EOD transport the suspicious packets or explosives in the containment trailer that withstand the denotation of an explosion. The EOD are available 24 hours a