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        Leadership without the family factor is not leadership
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      No case too cold
      Summer is coming
      Securing the Texas border one K-9 team at a time
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      Insufficient police staffing continues throughout the U.S.
      The righteous battle
      Recruitment and retention
      Austin police chief aims to end officer shortage as recruitment...
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    • How local police departments can combat cybercrime
      Your website is your front desk
      Telegram investigations
      Florida sheriff’s office deploys cutting-edge forensic tool to...
      A new chapter for Utah law enforcement
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    • Training vs. practice: Improve or maintain?
      Off duty, but never off guard
      Meeting training needs on a limited budget
      Be a thermostat, not a thermometer
      Duty knives: Practical or just “tacticool”
  • Policy
    • Michigan Supreme Court: Marijuana odor alone no longer justifies...
      Milwaukee P.D. and schools clash over SROs
      Seattle Police Department launches new plan to curb violent crime
      Buffer-zone law blocked in Louisiana
      Dakota’s Law: Pensions for police dogs?
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    • Keeping work at work and home at home
      Avoiding the road to burnout
      Texas sheriff’s office hit with series of suicides
      The tyranny of memories
      “Why are you mad at me?”
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    • San Diego Honors Fallen Officer Austin Machitar with Park Renaming
      Battle of the Badges baseball game to support injured Missouri officer
      Temple University Police celebrate 7-year-old’s support with...
      A local problem with a statewide solution
      From traffic stops to tip-offs: Iowa officer becomes basketball...
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    • Not eggzactly a perfect heist
      Pizza … with a side of alligator?
      Wisconsin man charged with impersonating Border Patrol agent twice in...
      Only in California?
      Durango, Colorado, police hop into action after unusual 9-1-1 call
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      What’s with the white chairs?
      The pain and sorrow of loss
      A cop and his car
      A dream of remembrance
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July 2022

Defining and solving accumulated police stress

Defining and solving accumulated police stress

August 5, 2022

Accumulated stress disorder (ASD) might be an unrecognized, career-ending condition affecting many LEOs. In a May 4, 2021, article for Police1, Val Van Brocklin exposed the problem of LEOs becoming […] Read More

The utilization of weapon-mounted lights

The utilization of weapon-mounted lights

July 24, 2022

There was a time not long ago when it was almost unheard of to see a flashlight mounted on a police officer’s pistol. They were originally used by SWAT teams […] Read More

Finding critical evidence in old child molestation cases

Finding critical evidence in old child molestation cases

July 23, 2022

There is a psychological compulsion that drives child molesters to relive their sexual fantasies with their victims. This compulsion can provide the child molestation investigator with critical corroborative evidence. The […] Read More

Following in her father’s footsteps

Following in her father’s footsteps

July 22, 2022

Throughout his nearly 40-year career with the Florence Police Department in South Carolina, Samuel Lee Toney dedicated his service to kids in the community. He put in extra effort to […] Read More

Authority without arrest

Authority without arrest

The challenge and opportunity of college campus policing

July 21, 2022

According to the latest Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) count from 2011–2012[1]https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/cle1112.pdf, 68% of four-year colleges and universities with 2,500 students or more employ fully sworn campus police officers to […] Read More

Process versus outcome thinking

Process versus outcome thinking

Developing a mentality for success

July 20, 2022

Imagine this scenario: You’re chasing a suspect along the side of a building and they round the corner a few feet in front of you. When you get to the […] Read More

Your guide to the alternate “dark nets”

Your guide to the alternate “dark nets”

July 19, 2022

For many of us in law enforcement, when the terms “dark web” or “dark net” are mentioned, we immediately associate them with the Tor (The Onion Router) browser. Unequivocally the […] Read More

Honoring the story of American law enforcement in the nation’s capital

Honoring the story of American law enforcement in the nation’s capital

July 18, 2022

The National Law Enforcement Museum (nleomf.org/museum), in the heart of Washington, D.C., provides a place where citizens and law enforcement professionals from diverse perspectives and backgrounds can share in the […] Read More

C.O.P.S. organizes largest National Police Week to date

C.O.P.S. organizes largest National Police Week to date

July 17, 2022

National Police Week (NPW) is held each year in Washington, D.C., during the week that surrounds May 15. The main events bring out anywhere from 5,000 to 30,000 people from […] Read More

The importance of dirt in your use-of-force training program

The importance of dirt in your use-of-force training program

July 16, 2022

Located between the Arno and Serchio rivers in Tuscany, central Italy, is a white marble bell tower. Construction began in 1173, and plans called for the bell tower to reach […] Read More

Anger is not the problem

Anger is not the problem

July 15, 2022

Anger is often treated like a problem, despite it being one of our most basic and normal emotions. It is a secondary emotion, meaning that in order to feel anger, […] Read More

Solo officer response

Solo officer response

The foundation for effective active killer response training

July 14, 2022

I began writing this article the day before the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The specific topic and submission date were established months ago. However, as the […] Read More

Assuming command

Assuming command

July 13, 2022

To be effective, law enforcement in America requires chiefs of police and sheriffs to lead local organizations to protect the citizens of their respective communities and counties. Sheriffs are elected, […] Read More

A final ride for the fallen

A final ride for the fallen

July 12, 2022

Christopher Bracks put his life on the line as a United States Marine in Kosovo and Iraq. He continued his service on the streets of Los Angeles County as a […] Read More

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