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The Police Pocket Checklist Every Officer Should Carry

300+ field-ready cards covering every patrol action. Deploy them as-is, modify them to your agency, or describe a new card and AI formats it to match. Standardized checklists, current case law, defensible articulation — the pocket reference your shift will actually carry.

300+ Cards 20 Patrol Tabs Editable Forever Printed & Shipped
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Police Pocket Checklist
Spokane County Sheriff's Office
FIELD CARRY · 2026
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Traffic Stops — Quick Ref

  • REASONABLE SUSPICION — articulate the basis for the stop
  • APPROACH — control position, lighting, passenger side when needed
  • ID & DOCUMENTS — driver, registration, proof of insurance
  • PLAIN VIEW — document observations before searching further
Why every patrol shift needs one

Three problems. One pocket reference.

Patrol moves too fast for an officer to thumb through a 600-page policy manual mid-call. PCLbuilder does what binders can't.

300+
Cards ready to deploy. No blank page.

Every patrol scenario already drafted to NATOPS spec — Use of Force, DV, mental health, traffic, search, evidence, critical incidents. Drop them into your PCL and your officers carry field-tested doctrine from day one.

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Customizable to your agency. AI does the formatting.

Modify any card to your policy. Describe agency-specific procedure, local statutes, or your training doctrine — AI formats it to match the rest of your PCL. Citations, voice, and formatting all stay consistent.

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Protects officers. Protects agencies.

Officers carry articulation that holds up in court — the same checklists, the same current case law, the same defensible decisions. Agencies get training continuity, consistency across shifts, and one source of truth that updates as policy changes.

Full Patrol Coverage · 20 Tabs
Use of Force Arrest, Custody & Search Equipment & Tactics Traffic Stops Domestic Violence Mental Health Reports & Docs Officer Safety Vehicle Pursuits Evidence Handling Critical Incidents Juvenile Encounters Calls for Service Missing Persons Investigations Drug Enforcement K-9 / Specialty First Aid / Medical Crimes Response Laws
The Authors

Not built by attorneys.
Not built by software companies.

Built by working patrol & SWAT sergeants — the people who've made the arrests, run the DV calls, deployed the tools, and trained the officers carrying it. Every card is field-tested doctrine, not desk theory.

Randy Watts — Patrol Sgt / SWAT Sgt

Founder · Active Duty

Currently working patrol. Brings the day-to-day user perspective — what officers actually need at 0300 on a hot call.

Jack Rosenthal — Retired SWAT Commander

Co-Founder · CEO

Owns a national LE training company. Decades of operator experience plus the agency network to put this in every officer's pocket.

How it works
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Build with AI

Upload an agency manual or describe what you need. Claude proposes section names, tabs, and field-ready content.

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Review & Edit

Two-page spread editor with NATOPS checklists, case-law citations, and undo. Revise inline before you publish.

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Order Your PCL

When it's ready, we print and ship a tabbed ring-bound copy. The QR on the front page unlocks the live digital version for revisions.

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Built for those who carry the weight

Field-ready pocket reference for every uniform.

Patrol Officers Field Training Officers Academy Recruits Detectives & Investigators Reserve Programs Internal Affairs Tactical Teams Corrections
What makes it work

Built like the manuals officers already trust

Modeled on the U.S. Navy NATOPS standardization program — the same format that has trained naval aviators for sixty years. Adapted for street-level law enforcement, with the AI assist that turns hours of work into minutes.

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AI that knows the format

Upload your agency manual or describe what you need. Claude proposes section names, tab titles, and field-ready content with NATOPS-style checklists, case-law citations, and imperative voice.

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Two-page spread editor

Edit your PCL the way you'll read it in the field. Open-book layout. Type directly on the page at print scale. Bold red highlight badges, italic case-law blockquotes, undo on every action.

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Printed, tabbed, and yours

Order a ring-bound, tabbed pocket checklist printed to NATOPS spec — 5½×8″ pages, indexed sections, durable cover. Each PCL ships with a unique QR code on the front for digital revisions.

Modeled on U.S. Navy NATOPS · Aligned with CALEA standards · Updates as case law & policy change
Source-grounded AI · Not hallucinated
Frequently Asked

Questions, answered

Build a PCL your officers will actually carry.

Free to build. Order when you're ready. About 10 minutes from blank to a tabbed checklist your patrol shift can use tomorrow.

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