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        The job has changed — have you?
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        Why good cops quit
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        9/11 Victim Compensation Fund: A journey to coverage
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        Unsung heroes: New York City correction officers
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      Hats off to a new uniform look
      Overcoming climate and conditions to rescue child
      Father and son mark career milestones together
      Officer’s determination closes case and surprises cancer patient
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    • The shift happens long before the resignation letter
      Facing the oral board
      Why good cops quit
      Succession planning
      Why more staff won’t fix your operational slowdowns
  • Tech
    • Take Me Home program offers effective tool for police and families
      Get the most out of simulation training
      The virtual beat
      Training with an AI partner?
      NYC’s electric vehicle fleet for LE passes milestone
  • Training
    • Train them to ask why
      Nobody is coming to do it for you
      Precision, adaptability and response: The need for LPVOs in equipping...
      Training dipshittery, Part 2
      Tactical medicine for cops
  • Policy
    • Out of chaos comes opportunity
      Massachusetts law establishes fund to care for retired K-9s
      Portlanders will not vote on diverting climate funds for police...
      Surviving internal affairs investigations
      Fighting human trafficking at the local level
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    • Understanding why police officers think alcohol works
      Has the job quietly stolen your humanity?
      No two days are ever the same
      Changing the narrative
      Supporting your peer support team
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    • Pittsburgh mounted patrol officer helps inner-city kids saddle up
      Wyoming girl on a mission to collect “hero patches”
      Texas sheriff’s office nominates 7-year-old for commendation
      Cops try to net DEA agents
      A different type of teen takeover
  • Offbeat
    • Could cadaver otters help close cold cases?
      Police chief catches cat in the act
      “Teenage Mutant Ninja Deer” rescued
      An unexpected burglar
      Police humor only a cop would understand
  • We Remember
    • Protecting America with the USA PATRIOT Act
      Distant cousins connect to honor fallen family member 110 years after...
      9/11 Victim Compensation Fund: A journey to coverage
      Driver charged with murder after striking LAPD sergeant at 112 mph
      Unsung heroes: New York City correction officers
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Dan Willis

Dan Willis

Dan Willis

Captain Dan Willis (ret.) served for 30 years with the La Mesa Police Department in California and now travels the country as an international instructor on trauma recovery, resilience and wellness. He is the author of the emotional survival and wellness guidebook Bulletproof Spirit: The First Responder’s Essential Resource for Protecting and Healing Mind and Heart, which is required reading at the FBI National Academy. For more information, visit FirstResponderWellness.com.

Community outreach with youth mentoring

Community outreach with youth mentoring

May 27, 2024

Community outreach to build lasting partnerships is essential for public safety. One impactful initiative is for police agencies to teach, inspire and motivate future community leaders with youth mentoring through […] Read More

Take a breather

Take a breather

Breathing techniques for recovery, inner balance and resilience

March 28, 2024

Your heart is tremendously powerful — and the heart is controlled and empowered through effective breathing. The heart influences every aspect of life, including overall health and wellness, resilience, emotions, […] Read More

Effective, empowering leadership

Effective, empowering leadership

How do your skills rate?

January 23, 2024

The law enforcement profession today needs more effective, empowering leadership than at any other time if agencies and officers are going to transcend our current significant challenges. In times when […] Read More

The value of heart-centered policing

The value of heart-centered policing

December 19, 2023

Effective, professional policing isn’t inspired by the mind, but is enabled through the heart. Heart-centered policing is the foundation for a meaningful and fulfilling career. It also offers the greatest […] Read More

Responding to trauma

Responding to trauma

A coping guide for recovery

September 22, 2023

Officers typically experience some form of trauma every workday — sometimes multiple times a day. Without understanding the nature of trauma and how to constructively respond and recover, officers are […] Read More

Preventing compassion fatigue in policing

Preventing compassion fatigue in policing

June 25, 2023

Compassion is the DNA of professional police service dedicated to alleviating suffering, serving the needs of others and the community, solving problems, protecting life and creating positive change in people’s […] Read More

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