While whole arrays of things are needed for the police to perform well, police weapons are the most crucial among police equipment. Both for subduing non-compliant and revolting people, and also for self defense, lethal and non-lethal weapons are used by the police.

The effective use of police lights is as much important for crime scene investigation and controlling the situation, as other aids like narcotic kits, finger printing equipments, communication equipments, and weapons. The various modifications in police lights help significantly in this.

Tactical Under Armour apparel are more popular as sportswear, both because of the story behind the founding of the company and the popularity of the wear with sportsmen. The founder of the company, Kevin Plank, was a football player who got the idea of creating special moisture wicking sports apparel when he felt that the type of clothes they wore became sweat-soaked too fast. Now there are differently designed tactical Under Armour apparel for both cold weather wear and hot weather wear.

Compared to earlier times, tactical knives are less used by army and police in actual face-to-face combat or for subduing a victim. Still, they continue to be handy weapons, for self-defense and other general purposes, especially because of the easy way in which they can be kept concealed. Both fixed bladed and foldable tactical knives are in popular use.

The rough terrains, which people have to tread over as part of their duty, or as part of adventure sports, can be conquered only with the help of appropriate tactical boots. Tactical boots are designed differently for use in swampy areas, deserts, jungles, and also for protection against things like land mines which army and police often need to test.

Duty boots used by law enforcement agents span a fairly wide spectrum with adaptations for various terrains and seasons. Different features like extra ankle support; safety toes, kick toe facility etc demarcate the boots of those who need to be on their feet and active much of the time.

Eye protection is of crucial importance for police since they are constantly exposed to harsh sunlight during rescue operations and investigations in high altitudes, or in sandy areas, or over water. There are specialized police sunglasses designed exclusively for the police while policemen also make use of different models of sunglasses churned out by the sports gear industry and fashion industry.

Wars have been fought even before recorded history started and different types of combat boots were in use at all times. Changing patterns were developed in combat boots depending upon the availability of new materials and also to suit the different types of warfare requirements.

A good pair of binoculars is among the varied duty gear used by the police. It is necessary for observing a crime scene from a distance, for rescue operations, and all types of activities on water. Binoculars also form the duty gear of many people like fishermen, bird watchers etc.

Light bars have made pretty fast progress once they have been developed. Because of the high market demand, manufacturers are coming out with widely varying sizes and shapes and functionalities in light bars.

A car strobe light comes in equally handy for being kept concealed or being kept highly visible. It is kept hidden in police vehicles to aid in undercover operations, or the lights may be made highly visible in car shows and for other illumination needs.

Despite the fact that we are aware that a police vehicle is flashing its lights to warn people and not to entertain them, we never fail to notice how closely these warning lights approximate the lights that are used to entertain. It is no wonder then that a car strobe is the common denominator in both. It is used to warn as well as to entertain.

Police sirens are used together with emergency lights on police vehicles to clear traffic and let the police proceed faster to restore law and order. While these are absolute necessities, exposure to the high decibel sounds of a police siren can have adverse impacts on health.

The ability of a strobe light to flash at various frequencies has made it extremely useful for both industrial applications and entertainment purposes. It is used in emergency vehicles, for signaling, car shows, photography, and there are even computer programs that can give a strobe effect to the screensaver.

Emergency lights are an integral part of all rescue operations. Rescue operations typically take place in less inhabited, out of the way places. Or even when taking place in a well-inhabited area, it is mostly necessitated by a disastrous event, which must have removed in its wake normal communication methods and power supply channels. Emergency strobe lights do yeoman service at such junctures.

Both passive visual warning devices and active visual warning devices are used for emergency lighting. Passive visual warning consists of painting the vehicles in special patterns, or painting special symbols on the emergency vehicles. These are comparatively less used than active warning devices like beacons and light bars on top of the emergency vehicle.

Sirens and lights on emergency vehicles are a sight that some people may see pretty frequently especially if they are living in the vicinities of hospitals or fire stations. The sound and light emitted by sirens and lights are not very pleasant to listen or watch, but these are often necessities to ensure better patient care or speedy law enforcement so that people often put up with it in the larger interests of the society. Still, is it always necessary for emergency vehicles to sport sirens and lights?

Emergency lights cannot be considered eco-friendly because they do pollute the atmosphere by the glare the lights produce, and by continued heat emission. But attempts are consistently being made to design emergency lights in a way that they cause less atmospheric pollution.

An emergency light is a requirement in every home as a protection against a power failure. Most people keep it in their vehicles, or carry it on their person as a safeguard against emergencies. In the case of police, an emergency light is not just a necessity to tide over emergencies but in many cases even a weapon of defense.

Compared to more conventional light bars that used incandescent lights, lightbar LED lights are doing better in so many ways and is in the forefront of popularity. Its only handicap is its cost. Experiments are being conducted to overcome this problem so that lightbar LED lights could soon be the best in the lighting firmament.