Paving the road for leadership
If you’re intending on making a career in law enforcement, you’re going to become a leader, whether you plan to or not. Maybe it’s by promotion or simply by experience, […] Read More
On the Job
Court preparations and testimony
When you are involved in an arrest, everything about that arrest should be documented in your report. If the details are not included in what is presented to a prosecutor […] Read More
Never walk alone
Officer needs help!” There are no phrases emanating from a police radio that evoke a more visceral response than that one. Regardless of the size of the department, the demographics […] Read More
Transparency in policing: The key to building and keeping the community’s trust
Police agencies can be secretive and mysterious. They have their own culture, and have even been known to practice peculiar initiation rites, indulge in unique forms of dress that separate […] Read More
Departments search for diversity
Women and people of color remain underrepresented in law enforcement
A lot of cops can point to childhood events that motivated them to pursue a career in law enforcement. Typically, it was some kind of positive interaction with an officer, […] Read More
COVID-19 “very likely” to kill more cops than 9/11
More than 100 officers have died from the virus this year — and the number is growing
In a recent speech in Pittsburgh, presidential candidate Joe Biden made a claim that raised some eyebrows: “More cops have died from COVID this year than have been killed on […] Read More
