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Administration - Bicycle Response Teams - Campus Operations - Community Oriented Policing - Patrol Operations - Traffic Enforcement
Administration [ back to top ]
IPMBA-IACP Bicycle Patrol Model Policy and Concepts and Issues Paper 2014 by IPMBA and the IACP National Law Enforcement Policy Center
Bicycle Patrols: An Under-Utilized Resource (PDF) by Chris Menton
Bike Patrol, Health & Safety: Equipment Implications by Mitch Trujillo and Donald Reed
Blugold research aims to improve police officers' health, quality of life (external vest carrier study) by Judy Berthiaume (story); Glen Mabie (video)
Designing Two-Wheeled Fleets by TJ Richardson (PDF)
Chandler Police Department Bike Team Testing Process by Scott Picquet
Cutting Off the Nose to Save the Penis (PDF) by Steven Schrader, Michael Breitenstein, and Brian Lowe
Firearms Training for Police Cyclists by Lou Ann Hamblin
How (and Why) To Set up a Bike Patrol Unit, by Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne.com
How to Join a Bicycle Unit, by Christian Bailey
How to Start a Bicycle Patrol Unit, by Mark Kariya, PoliceOne.com
No-nose Saddles for Preventing Genital Numbness and Sexual Dysfunction from Occupational Bicycling (PDF) by NIOSH
Partnership Required? Solos vs Pairs by Kirby Beck
Pedalling Out of the Greenhouse? Quantifying the Environmental Benefits of Municipal Bicycle Law Enforcement Patrols in the USA (PDF) by Heath Maddox
Sample Interview/Oral Board Questions by IPMBA
Scott Alm, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The Lincolnshire Police Pension Board, Defendant-Appellee
Standing up, Training for, and Maintaining a Successful Bike Patrol Unit, by Doug Wyllie, Police Magazine
Starting a Bike Patrol by Tom Woods
Shawna Gilliam vs Board of Trustees of the City of Pontiac Police Pension Fund, City of Pontiac, IL; April 5, 2018 (PDF)
Ten Tips for Starting a Bike Patrol, by Wayne Parham, Police Magazine
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Bicycle Patrol, by Ross D. Petty
Two-Wheeled Justice: Modern Bicycle Patrol, by Greg Bogosian
Up and Rolling: Starting or Improving a Police Bike Unit by Kirby Beck (PDF)
Use of Force: The Impact of Your Bike by Michael A. Wear
Why Bike Training for Police? by Kirby Beck
Bicycle Response Teams [ back to top ]
Bicycle Response Team Triumphs at 2008 RNC by Tony Holte
Bicycle Response Teams Key to Success by Maureen Becker
Bicycles for Crowd Control (PDF) by Christian Bailey
Crowd Management (PDF) by International Association of Chiefs of Police
Crowd Management for Law Enforcement: The Case for the Police Cyclist by Jim Dyment
Doing it Right in Denver: The DNC and the Colorado State Patrol by Valerie Silva
Final Four 2011: VCU Police Use Bicycle Teams to Quell Riots by Kyle Frail
Good Guys and Bad Guys on the Streets of Philly by Bob Lonsberry
Guiding Principles for Crowd Management by Center for Policing Equity
LAPD's Bicycle Rapid Response Team by Don Hudson
Mobile Field Force Training (PDF) by FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness
Police Bicycle Use in Crowd Control Situations by Michael Goetz
Police Bikes Controlling Demonstrations: Keeping Things in Balance (PDF) by Chris Offer and Bert Rainey
Police Response to Mass Demonstrations: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned (PDF) by Police Executive Research Forum (see pages 4, 8, 11, 26, 69, and 71 for BRT references)
The New Horsemen: How Riot Police have Embraced the Bicycle by Jason Wilson, the Guardian
Training for Bike Unit Supervisors by Jim Dyment (PDF)
Two-Wheel Rapid Response (PDF) by Kirby Beck
We Trained and Worked Hard to Protect and Serve by Paul Iovino
Campus Operations [ back to top ]
How Bike Patrols Can Improve Campus Safety by Kirby Beck (PDF)
Sustaining a Bike Unit by Kurt Feavel
Community Oriented Policing [ back to top ]
A Day in the Life of a Bicycle Cop, by Evan Coward
Bike Patrol Improves Communications, Fosters Relationships, by Adrienne Zimmer, www.officer.com
Pedaling into Community Policing by Christopher Davala
Using Bicycle Patrols to Connect Officers to Their Communities by Christy Grimes, Government Fleet
Patrol Operations [ back to top ]
2014 IACP Conference Presentation on Bike Patrol by Lee Benson, S. Michael Murphy, and Jason Schiffer
Beyond Community Policing: The Crime-Fighting Effectiveness of the Police Cyclist by Kathleen Vonk
Defensive and Force Tactics for Bicycle Patrol by Martin Day (PDF)
Races and Rides: Bike Escorts Make a Difference by John Brandt
Reserve Officers on Bikes by Gene Williams
Trail Patrol: A Proactive Approach to Public Safety by Danny McCullough
Traffic Enforcement [ back to top ]
Traffic Stops: An Essential Bike Patrol Function by Neil Gallivan
Traffic Stops by Bike in El Cerrito by Shawn Maples