Chief: What if we train them and they leave? Sergeant: What if we don’t and they stay? With recruitment on the decline, retention has quickly become one of the most […]
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Bridging the training gap
Some people talk about differences. I’ve lived them. After more than two decades in law enforcement, starting in a high-crime border county in South Texas and later transitioning to university […]
Mobs on wheels
Rioting has been a recurring pattern throughout human history. For most of recorded history, masses of like-minded people, relying on a crowd to provide anonymity and impunity, gather up and […]
LEO labor and community outreach — make the haters scoff
If you pay attention to current events, you’ve probably heard on TV or read in print similar, broad brushed propaganda about LEO labor organizations. Usually, it’s some jerk-off with a […]
Bridging the Gap Between Cops and Kids
Across the country, law enforcement agencies are using summer camps to build trust, teach life skills and spark career interest. In York, South Carolina, police hosted a free camp for […]
An unexpected reunion
In early June, a news camera trained on Dr. Ryan Fransman of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. The young doctor, clearly just as much at home in front of the […]
