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On the Job

Iowa officer builds bridges by breaking the language barrier

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Iowa officer builds bridges by breaking the language barrier

At Willowbrook Elementary in Altoona, Iowa, a group of students gathers every few days in a dedicated space to meet with Officer Dixiana Walker. Unlike typical school resource officer duties, […]

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Tech

What are peer-to-peer darknets?

What are peer-to-peer darknets?

I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge that the law enforcement community’s perception of the “dark web”  has remained uncomfortably stagnant over the... Read More

SIM-swapping scams

SIM-swapping scams

What they are and how to investigate them

I vividly remember when my parents took my sisters and me to purchase our family’s first cellphones when I was 15 years old. After choosing the colors of our Nokia Read More

Real-time intelligence

Real-time intelligence

Revolutionizing crisis response

This will be the last time he pulls his car into the school parking lot. It has been two weeks since he walked the narrow halls and one hour since Read More

Labor

Historic win for public servants

Historic win for public servants

The signing of the Social Security Fairness Act by President Joe Biden on January 5 marked a monumental victory for millions of public servants across the nation,... Read More

“Can we still be friends?”

“Can we still be friends?”

Building positive law enforcement labor–management relationships

Dave, when you become president of the FOP can we still be friends?” This question, from an assistant chief in October 2021, stopped me dead in my tracks. I was Read More

Dealing with disgruntled cops

Dealing with disgruntled cops

The importance of building a bank of trust

What is it about this job? Is it the blood we cops see? The emotional effects of disturbing scenes wherein human bodies have been contorted, punctured or worse? Is it Read More

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Always honored, never forgotten

Always honored, never forgotten

COVID-19 is ripping through our country, depositing fear, illness, death and changing daily life as...

NLEOMF

NLEOMF

Founded in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is dedicated to telling the...

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