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      Frankpledge to forensics: A brief history of law enforcement
      Villains and heroes in the Big Apple
      Right place, right time — again
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      Cut the cops, save a dollar?
      Labor release under fire
      Who’s watching the watchmen?
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      New Mexico license plate readers save lives, lead to “precise...
      A modern field guide to understanding research in policing
      Gear that moves with you
      A new breed of cop car
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    • Pushback as a training signal
      Let’s get moving!
      The five minutes before the ambulance
      Navigating danger
      Critical thinking in police training
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      Corruption, collusion and impunity
      E-bikes spark public safety concerns
      Try racing without wheels
      Law enforcement accreditation: Why it matters
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      Addressing stress, vicarious trauma and burnout
      Nervous system regulation
      The nature of the job
      Promoting organizational wellness
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      Police officer kicks up social media praise
      Donning denim in solidarity with victims and survivors of sexual...
      Improving autism awareness
      Shop with a Cop
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      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...
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December 2021

Deploying an ALPR system to fight crime

Deploying an ALPR system to fight crime

December 29, 2021

While the past few years have been challenging for many reasons, recent FBI statistics (tinyurl.com/yhv3mwu2) indicate a disturbing trend that might be less obvious than COVID-19. Homicides and violent crime, […] Read More

On-the-job training

On-the-job training

Identify problems and implement solutions

December 28, 2021

Every day around the world, law enforcement professionals are on stage in front of an unrelenting audience of critics: each action on display and streaming like a binge-worthy show. Intense […] Read More

FBI data shows uptick in violence against officers

FBI data shows uptick in violence against officers

December 27, 2021

The FBI is drawing attention to violence against police officers after releasing data revealing that the rate of officers killed in the line of duty is the highest it has […] Read More

Mining for bad guys

Mining for bad guys

December 26, 2021

Cryptocurrencies have continued to rise in popularity over the last year and show no signs of loosening their grip on our attention. Like all things designed with good intentions, criminals […] Read More

Detroit police officers save collapsed runner’s life

Detroit police officers save collapsed runner’s life

December 25, 2021

Two Detroit police officers responded quickly to save a runner who collapsed during the Free Press Marathon on October 24. The runner, a 26-year-old man, suffered a cardiac arrest. Officers […] Read More

EMDR: A treatment for trauma

EMDR: A treatment for trauma

December 24, 2021

Why can’t I get past that event? It’s been so long since it happened. I guess I’ll never get over it.” I hear that a lot from new first responder […] Read More

Utah case reignites debate on “shooting not to kill”

Utah case reignites debate on “shooting not to kill”

December 23, 2021

A Utah police shooting reignited a debate around “shooting not to kill” — an issue that frustrates many in the law enforcement community. The case in question regarded a 2018 encounter […] Read More

Traffic tactics

Traffic tactics

December 22, 2021

When conducting traffic stops, we all get complacent. They become a routine part of the job. We have all heard the saying, “routine is deadly,” but those words, like so […] Read More

Mentorship and facilitation: A supervisor’s role

Mentorship and facilitation: A supervisor’s role

December 21, 2021

If I have learned one thing since retiring from the military, it’s that people, in general, take any comment about their work negatively as “criticism” instead of as “professional development,” […] Read More

<em>COPS</em> is back!

COPS is back!

Fox Nation offers special deal for streaming platform featuring reboot of classic reality show

December 20, 2021

Bad boys, bad boys Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do When they come for you Remember that familiar refrain from the hit TV show of the ’90s? Well, COPS is […] Read More

’Tis the season:  Resolutions from  a police chief

’Tis the season: Resolutions from a police chief

December 19, 2021

The holiday season is upon us! Family get-togethers, giving thanks, fresh-baked cookies, holiday shopping and cups of pumpkin spice lattes abound. First responders enjoy all of this, but it is […] Read More

I read a 400-page book on sleep science, so you don’t have to

I read a 400-page book on sleep science, so you don’t have to

December 18, 2021

When I read Matthew Walker’s book, Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, a 400-page ode to the importance of sleep, I quickly saw the importance of […] Read More

How to set goals like an elite athlete

How to set goals like an elite athlete

December 17, 2021

Do you want to be better, stronger, faster? Do you want to know what Olympic, Division I and other elite athletes do to raise their game? You may think you […] Read More

End police violence now

End police violence now

How we — and our government — could actually do it

December 16, 2021

Police violence. In chaotic news scenes that might even include cops fighting for their very lives, the media uses the term to portray us as the enemy. Yet even when […] Read More

What does corruption look like?

What does corruption look like?

December 16, 2021

You’re at your new neighbor’s house. They’ve invited your family over for dinner to get to know you. When you excuse yourself to use their restroom, you come across a […] Read More

How to create positive change within the police organization

How to create positive change within the police organization

December 15, 2021

We need creative changes in our police organizations because it produces positive benefits, improves mechanisms for wellness and advances effective and professional policing. Police organizations can become stagnate, ineffective and […] Read More

Exercises to improve shooting skills

Exercises to improve shooting skills

December 15, 2021

Everyone knows the best way to make giant gains in your shooting and weapon handling is to devote time to dry fire practice followed by time on the live-fire range […] Read More

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