Jun 2025

Inside the June issue

“Hold my beer”

“Hold my beer”

How not to bring home the dysfunction of your work experiences
Are performance evaluations worth the effort?

Are performance evaluations worth the effort?

Blind spots

Blind spots

How overconfidence and complacency undermine officer safety
Code enforcement officers: The community’s frontline property regulators

Code enforcement officers: The community’s frontline property regulators

When empathy backfires

When empathy backfires

Your humanity can be a superpower — but only if you maintain healthy boundaries
Cartel intelligence operations streamline cross-border drug smuggling

Cartel intelligence operations streamline cross-border drug smuggling

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On the Job

Policing and fatherhood

Policing and fatherhood

When work feels like babysitting and you’re always on cleanup patrol — happy Father’s Day

I should have killed you before you were born!” my complainant yelled at her 16-year-old daughter, following up with “You’re the worst thing that ever happened to... Read More

2025 Top Cops

2025 Top Cops

As part of National Police Week, the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) recognized the courage and heroism of 70 law enforcement officers from across... Read More

What’s with all the gear?

What’s with all the gear?

The beginning of policing and the first forms of policing can be debated to some degree; however, most of us would agree that modern-day policing started with Sir Robert... Read More

Securing homes together

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Securing homes together

Embracing home security with citizens

In towns across America, where community matters and neighbors still look out for one another, property crimes such as burglaries, thefts, vandalism and car prowls are not just statistics; they […]

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Tech

Your website is your front desk

Your website is your front desk

Why police departments must prioritize a professional, engaging online presence

In today’s digital world, a police department’s website is often the public’s first and most important impression of the agency. Yet many departments have not... Read More

Telegram investigations

Telegram investigations

Best practices for law enforcement

When news of the arrest of Telegram’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov first broke in August 2024, it sent shockwaves around the world. For many champions of privacy, this... Read More

A new chapter for Utah law enforcement

A new chapter for Utah law enforcement

State consolidates four agencies to enhance efficiency and coordination

While being an officer is difficult in any jurisdiction, Utah Department of Natural Resources Director Joel Ferry believes patrolling Utah’s vast outdoor spaces is... Read More

Labor

The P.D. that wouldn’t go away

The P.D. that wouldn’t go away

Virginia town reverses course on dissolving department after public outcry

Residents in one Virginia town are willing to accept higher water bills if it means they won’t be losing their police department any time soon. Purcellville, located... 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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