What is an enforcement tolerance, anyway?
Police discretion is one of the most valuable assets that individual officers and deputies are granted — the ability to look at the totality of each given call or situation […] Read More
Robert Spinks
Executive leadership in social media and press relations
Law enforcement agencies across the nation face increased media scrutiny, community turmoil, reduced funding and many demands during this new era of policing. It’s no surprise that many government organizations […] Read More
Enforcing little laws prevents big crimes
Crime prevention, deterrence and displacement sound like great theories in a college class. How can patrol officers and deputies turn those theories into something useful? When you talk crime prevention, […] Read More
School resource officer programs
Path to arrests or reform?
Prior to the 1950s, the concept of a school resource officer (SRO) was not widely heard of. Most educational interactions between schools and local law enforcement were done on an […] Read More
You are the police department
Across the nation, law enforcement officers are being challenged. Use of force is a national hot button, along with perceptions of systemic racism and civil protest. Local, state and federal […] Read More
Community-oriented policing: still relevant?
Community policing is not dead. Community-oriented policing and problem solving (COPPS) can be alive and well, but needs a reboot to be successful in today’s environment. It requires a commitment […] Read More
