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Keith Bushey

Keith Bushey

Keith Bushey

Keith Bushey retired from the Los Angeles Police Department as a commander, from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department as a deputy chief and from the United States Marine Corps Reserve as a colonel. Other law enforcement experience includes having served as a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff, a state of California deputy game warden and the marshal of San Bernardino County. He is an instructor emeritus for the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association and has lectured and written extensively in the areas of leadership, management and ethics. His entire eight-booklet Leadership Series is in the public domain and may be downloaded without cost from KeithBushey.com. He may be contacted at kdbs255@aol.com.

Beware of crooks within your migrant communities

Beware of crooks within your migrant communities

November 25, 2024

Our country is a nation of immigrants, and unless you are a Native American, you are a product of people who came from other countries in search of a better […] Read More

Recognizing and addressing the issue of leaders in cognitive decline

Recognizing and addressing the issue of leaders in cognitive decline

October 21, 2024

I have long said that to the extent I have any wisdom, most of it is the consequence of my mistakes and my abundance of scar tissue. This article reflects […] Read More

Anticipating future consequences

Anticipating future consequences

September 27, 2024

Everybody has a favorite word that sums up their value system, and mine is consequences. Along with that, my favorite expression is “Look over the horizon and try to anticipate […] Read More

Supporting our veterans in a  profound way

Supporting our veterans in a profound way

August 25, 2024

Society has become a most interesting place in that just about every day is designated a special day for one reason or another, for reasons big, small, unique and — […] Read More

Eliminating calls for service through military-grade technology

Eliminating calls for service through military-grade technology

July 24, 2024

Having just participated in a law enforcement–military–private business symposium on joint partnerships to make our communities safer, I was tremendously impressed by how military-grade technology can be leveraged in a […] Read More

An insider’s perception of campus unrest

An insider’s perception of campus unrest

June 24, 2024

The challenge of protecting the freedom of expression of some while at the same time protecting the rights of others to carry out their daily lives can be quite challenging, […] Read More

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