Keep your old friends
When I entered the police academy in the summer of 1999, a sergeant told us, “You guys have friends that aren’t cops? Make sure you keep it that way.” And […] Read More
Graham Campbell
Cops and Therapy
We resist being psychoanalyzed when we really need help
I should acknowledge at the outset of this piece that I was no stranger to therapy before I became a police officer. My parents got divorced when I was young, […] Read More
Life after a bubble test
It was a Monday in January 2004. I had just decided to move to Boston with my girlfriend and leave the NYPD in search of new opportunities. I remember I […] Read More
Police technology: Why so far behind?
In 2014, I was in a training class, learning how to use my police department’s records management system (RMS) when the instructor opened by saying, “Do not use the mouse […] Read More
