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Mindfulness is a pause, the space between stimulus and response — that’s where choice lies.” — Tara Brach, clinical psychologist While at work, how often have you reacted without really […] Read More
I recently overheard an interesting conversation where a group of law enforcement officers were expressing their concerns about the actions of a new lieutenant. Their anxiety about the new manager […] Read More
On a late run, early in my career, I brought home a dog. The run wasn’t all that eventful — some lady who wasn’t supposed to have the dog in the first place needed to find him a home. Read More
Over the years, training has taken more than its share of budget cuts. Some department administrators see the training budget as a politically convenient place to help balance some funding […] Read More
Chief: What if we train them and they leave? Sergeant: What if we don’t and they stay? With recruitment on the decline, retention has quickly become one of the most […] Read More
Some people talk about differences. I’ve lived them. After more than two decades in law enforcement, starting in a high-crime border county in South Texas and later transitioning to university […] Read More
Rioting has been a recurring pattern throughout human history. For most of recorded history, masses of like-minded people, relying on a crowd to provide anonymity and impunity, gather up and […] Read More
If you pay attention to current events, you’ve probably heard on TV or read in print similar, broad brushed propaganda about LEO labor organizations. Usually, it’s some jerk-off with a […] Read More
Across the country, law enforcement agencies are using summer camps to build trust, teach life skills and spark career interest. In York, South Carolina, police hosted a free camp for […] Read More
In early June, a news camera trained on Dr. Ryan Fransman of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. The young doctor, clearly just as much at home in front of the […] Read More
The Indiana State Police (ISP) is embracing innovation on and off the track with a turbocharged recruitment campaign powered by a unique partnership with NTT IndyCar Series driver Felix Rosenqvist. […] Read More
In the minds of many people, small-town policing is as easy as Sheriff Andy Taylor made it appear in the 1960s television series The Andy Griffith Show. In the fictional […] Read More
In towns across America, where community matters and neighbors still look out for one another, property crimes such as burglaries, thefts, vandalism and car prowls are not just statistics; they […] Read More
Every day, law enforcement officers throughout the nation deal with the ongoing toll that Mexican cartels thrust on communities. The drug trade leaves a trail of death and addiction. Human […] Read More
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