Staying alert: What officers need to improve situational awareness

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Every shift, awareness is the difference between safety and survival. But are today’s tools and training giving officers the edge they need to stay alert?

In this exclusive companion report to Police1’s What Cops Want in 2025 survey, officers open up about the daily challenges of maintaining situational awareness in an era of information overload. From body-worn cameras to automated license plate recognition and real-time alerts, technology is changing how officers perceive and respond to threats — but it’s not always making the job easier.

Download this report to uncover:

• How information overload threatens officer safety — and how to combat it
• Why poor tech integration creates dangerous blind spots
• What small and rural agencies say they need to close the awareness gap
• The tools cops trust most — and the ones that fail them
• The leadership and culture shifts that determine whether technology truly protects
• Actionable steps agencies can take to strengthen awareness on every call

Officers can’t afford to miss what’s right in front of them. See what they say it really takes to stay alert — and alive — on the street.

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