• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
  • The Magazine
  • Events
  • Partners
  • Products
  • Contact
  • Jobs and Careers
  • Advertise
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Subscribe
American Police Beat

American Police Beat Magazine

Law Enforcement Publication

  • Home
  • Leadership
    • Liability — not always a showstopper!
      A candid chat with law enforcement Explorer scouts
      Do you know your emotional intelligence?
      Addressing racism in the workplace
      Supervisory actions: Deliberate style or weak skills?
  • Topics
    • Leadership
      • Liability — not always a showstopper!
        A candid chat with law enforcement Explorer scouts
        Do you know your emotional intelligence?
        Addressing racism in the workplace
        Supervisory actions: Deliberate style or weak skills?
    • Editor’s Picks
      • Police humor only a cop would understand
        Legacy never dies
        Mentorship: Ensuring future success
        Pink patches, powerful impact
        The future is here
    • On the Job
      • Legacy never dies
        Into the abyss
        A winding road
        Law enforcement responds to tragic Texas flooding
        I brought home a dog
    • Labor
      • Differentiation in police recruitment
        Building positive media relations
        LEO labor and community outreach — make the haters scoff
        Racing with a purpose
        Dallas Police Department drops college requirement for police...
    • Tech
      • Cutting-edge police technology
        One step closer
        New Jersey school district first to adopt AI gun detection and...
        Hawaii police harness virtual reality technology to train, secure and...
        The future is here
    • Training
      • Mentorship: Ensuring future success
        Unlocking innovation
        Training dipshittery
        Police Academy 20
        Using critical thinking to crack the case
    • Policy
      • Consolidation in action
        California lawmakers push mask ban for officers, raising safety...
        Proactive policing: What it is and how to do it
        California makes police misconduct records publicly available
        A bold idea for reducing homelessness in America
    • Health/Wellness
      • Pink patches, powerful impact
        Time and distance
        Meditation is hard because it’s not what you think
        Life off the clock
        Self-help for anxiety
    • Community
      • Community engagement: What is it moving forward?
        Contradictory crossroads
        Back-to-school season brings out police support nationwide
        A bold idea for reducing homelessness in America
        Operation Brain Freeze keeps community cool
    • Offbeat
      • Police humor only a cop would understand
        Not eggzactly a perfect heist
        Pizza … with a side of alligator?
        Wisconsin man charged with impersonating Border Patrol agent twice in...
        Only in California?
    • We Remember
      • York County ambush leaves three officers dead, others critically...
        Honoring the Fallen Heroes of 9/11
        Team Romeo
        National Police Week 2025
        Honoring Fallen Heroes
    • HOT Mail
      • The War on Cops Continues Unabated
  • On the Job
    • Legacy never dies
      Into the abyss
      A winding road
      Law enforcement responds to tragic Texas flooding
      I brought home a dog
  • Labor
    • Differentiation in police recruitment
      Building positive media relations
      LEO labor and community outreach — make the haters scoff
      Racing with a purpose
      Dallas Police Department drops college requirement for police...
  • Tech
    • Cutting-edge police technology
      One step closer
      New Jersey school district first to adopt AI gun detection and...
      Hawaii police harness virtual reality technology to train, secure and...
      The future is here
  • Training
    • Mentorship: Ensuring future success
      Unlocking innovation
      Training dipshittery
      Police Academy 20
      Using critical thinking to crack the case
  • Policy
    • Consolidation in action
      California lawmakers push mask ban for officers, raising safety...
      Proactive policing: What it is and how to do it
      California makes police misconduct records publicly available
      A bold idea for reducing homelessness in America
  • Health/Wellness
    • Pink patches, powerful impact
      Time and distance
      Meditation is hard because it’s not what you think
      Life off the clock
      Self-help for anxiety
  • Community
    • Community engagement: What is it moving forward?
      Contradictory crossroads
      Back-to-school season brings out police support nationwide
      A bold idea for reducing homelessness in America
      Operation Brain Freeze keeps community cool
  • Offbeat
    • Police humor only a cop would understand
      Not eggzactly a perfect heist
      Pizza … with a side of alligator?
      Wisconsin man charged with impersonating Border Patrol agent twice in...
      Only in California?
  • We Remember
    • York County ambush leaves three officers dead, others critically...
      Honoring the Fallen Heroes of 9/11
      Team Romeo
      National Police Week 2025
      Honoring Fallen Heroes
  • HOT Mail
    • The War on Cops Continues Unabated
  • About
  • The Magazine
  • Events
  • Partners
  • Products
  • Contact
  • Jobs and Careers
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
Search

Paul Cappitelli

Paul Cappitelli

Paul Cappitelli

APB Columnist Paul Cappitelli is the former executive director for the California Peace Officer's Standards and Training Commission (POST). He provided leadership for the development of visionary training curricula for 80,000+ peace officers. Before that, Paul spent 29 years with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department retiring as a Captain. His experiences were as a street cop, homicide investigator, first-line supervisor, PIO, training commander and more. He is now a consultant and police practices expert.

Debunking the perpetual narrative of racial bias in policing

Debunking the perpetual narrative of racial bias in policing

June 12, 2023

There is a steady stream of headlines and reports perpetuating the narrative that law enforcement officers are systemically racist and therefore “target” minorities routinely and without purpose. This narrative comes from activists, organizations, multiple news sources, on social media and via mainstream media television outlets. The vilification of police officers is nothing new, but the racial bias impugnment has intensified over the recent years. Read More

The unspoken truth behind the recruitment and retention crisis

The unspoken truth behind the recruitment and retention crisis

May 9, 2023

Over the last couple of years we have seen articles and publications, one right after the other, chronicling the shortage of law enforcement candidates and the mass exodus from the ranks of policing across the United States. The scholarly articles in legacy police leadership publications spend a great deal of time brainstorming creative and innovative ways to recruit and retain officers often reverting to old, tired methods. Read More

The police reform goal: use of force without options

The police reform goal: use of force without options

April 6, 2023

In my June 2021 American Police Beat article entitled “Crowd control force options: a cacophony of mixed messages,” I expressed concerns about the groundswell of controversy surrounding the limits being placed on officers when addressing crowds and riots. Read More

The imprisonment of law enforcement technology

The imprisonment of law enforcement technology

February 28, 2023

As the pendulum of public support for law enforcement swings back toward the vilification side, the criticism of technological tools intensifies commensurately. Society as a whole wants the police to apprehend criminals (even more so when they are personally victimized), yet there is an ongoing reticence to embrace the technology that enables cops to do the job more safely and efficiently. Read More

Persecution of the LEO is classic schadenfreude

Persecution of the LEO is classic schadenfreude

January 21, 2022

There is an increasing number of law enforcement officers (LEO) being prosecuted criminally because of split-second decisions that result in injuries or deaths. The so-called “activists” are demanding more of what they coin “social justice” in the form of punitive action against police officers but, by definition, it’s basically revenge. Read More

The rule of law is worthless without order

The rule of law is worthless without order

December 15, 2021

The headlines are horrendous. One violent crime after another. Clearly there is a crime spike in America with some parts of the country being more impacted than others. But what has garnered the most outrage recently? Retail theft. Read More

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Recent Articles

  • National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Announces September 2025 Officers of the Month
  • Community engagement: What is it moving forward?
  • Liability — not always a showstopper!
  • Police humor only a cop would understand
  • Contradictory crossroads
  • Cutting-edge police technology
  • Legacy never dies
  • One step closer
  • Mentorship: Ensuring future success
  • Differentiation in police recruitment

Footer

Our Mission
To serve as a trusted voice of the nation’s law enforcement community, providing informative, entertaining and inspiring content on interesting and engaging topics affecting peace officers today.

Contact us: info@apbweb.com | (800) 234-0056.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Categories

  • Editor’s Picks
  • On the Job
  • Labor
  • Tech
  • Training
  • Policy
  • Health/Wellness
  • Community
  • Offbeat
  • We Remember
  • Jobs and Careers
  • Events

Editor’s Picks

Police humor only a cop would understand

Police humor only a cop would understand

October 25, 2025

Legacy never dies

Legacy never dies

October 22, 2025

Mentorship: Ensuring future success

Mentorship: Ensuring future success

October 20, 2025

Pink patches, powerful impact

Pink patches, powerful impact

October 11, 2025

Policies | Consent Preferences | Copyright © 2025 APB Media, LLC | Website design, development and maintenance by 911MEDIA

Open

Subscribe

Close

Receive the latest news and updates from American Police Beat directly to your inbox!

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.