Traffic enforcement: What’s your purpose?
For most citizens, a traffic stop might be their only encounter with a police officer. These are the same folks who vote and serve on juries. As a uniformed traffic […] Read More
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Recognizing and addressing the issue of leaders in cognitive decline
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
Patrol officers don’t patrol
To make a work shift manageable, something’s got to give
Middle of summer, end of a busy shift. A single patrol officer in service. The rest are already on scenes: two shootings, a couple accidents with injury, some random report […] Read More
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Revolutionizing crisis response
This will be the last time he pulls his car into the school parking lot. It has been two weeks since he walked the narrow halls and one hour since […] Read More
Implicit biases against the police
And what you should do about it
In today’s society, most police officers receive training on both explicit bias and implicit bias. Explicit bias involves making conscious decisions about certain groups of people based on negative feelings. […] Read More
Culture or leadership?
You can’t have one without the other
Back in November, I had the pleasure of interviewing Chief Tim Barfield (ret.) from the Wellington, Ohio, Police Department. One of the primary topics we discussed was leadership and how […] Read More
