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May 2024

Law enforcement deaths up 15%, NLEOMF mid-year fatalities report finds

Law enforcement deaths up 15%, NLEOMF mid-year fatalities report finds

August 26, 2024

The 2024 mid-year law enforcement fatalities report released by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) on July 10 shows that 71 federal, state, county, municipal, tribal and U.S. […] Read More

The other side of the ball and dummy drill

The other side of the ball and dummy drill

May 28, 2024

So, it may just be me. I will readily admit that it could be just my perception. It could be that I am totally wrong about this. You can make […] Read More

Community outreach with youth mentoring

Community outreach with youth mentoring

May 27, 2024

Community outreach to build lasting partnerships is essential for public safety. One impactful initiative is for police agencies to teach, inspire and motivate future community leaders with youth mentoring through […] Read More

Exploring confirmation bias in policing

Exploring confirmation bias in policing

May 26, 2024

Mark Twain famously said, “It’s not what you don’t know that gets you into trouble, it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Here is the deal: Human […] Read More

Selecting targets for maximum training effectiveness

Selecting targets for maximum training effectiveness

May 25, 2024

As a traveling firearm instructor, I get the opportunity to see a lot of law enforcement ranges. Some of them are filled with amazing technology. Turning-target systems, live-fire shoot houses, […] Read More

Politics and the law enforcement organization

Politics and the law enforcement organization

Breaking down the false narratives

May 22, 2024

It’s becoming difficult to ignore the fact that the “P word” — politics, that is — and law enforcement are becoming increasingly intertwined. We in law enforcement, for example, find […] Read More

Police academy training: Time for reform

Police academy training: Time for reform

May 21, 2024

With over 681 state and local police academies in the United States training over 60,000 new police recruits annually, there is little standardization. Graduation rates nationwide for recruits hover around […] Read More

Justice Federal Credit Union and Concerns of Police Survivors

Justice Federal Credit Union and Concerns of Police Survivors

Together. Serving Justice Across the Nation®

May 19, 2024

At Justice Federal, we understand what it means to serve. We realize service is a calling — a lifelong dedication and commitment. In 1935, amid the Great Depression, 12 employees […] Read More

Leaders are made – not born!

Leaders are made – not born!

May 18, 2024

My long-term passion for the art and science of leadership goes back to my early days in the Marine Corps. A painful experience as a private first class has stayed […] Read More

How to improve police–community relations

How to improve police–community relations

Law enforcement leaders weigh in

May 15, 2024

The International Association of Chiefs of Police’s (IACP) official policy asserts that “trust and transparency between law enforcement agencies and the people they serve is vital to community stability, officer […] Read More

A fateful night in the village

A fateful night in the village

The heroic story of NYPD Auxiliary Police Officers Marshalik and Pekearo

May 13, 2024

The night of March 14, 2007, was unseasonably warm to the point where spring, which was fast approaching later that month, had already arrived. It was a Wednesday, which meant, […] Read More

Where our stories are

Where our stories are

The importance of instilling loyalty and pride in your department

May 12, 2024

The greatest way to honor the fallen is to never forget their sacrifice and to carry on their legacy with courage and integrity.” Those words are from an unknown author […] Read More

Honoring sacrifice at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

Honoring sacrifice at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

May 9, 2024

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, the foremost organization that memorializes law enforcement heroes who die in the line of duty, honors fallen peace officers by permanently recording and […] Read More

40th anniversary of C.O.P.S.: Rebuilding shattered lives

40th anniversary of C.O.P.S.: Rebuilding shattered lives

May 1, 2024

National Police Week. A week dedicated to honoring our nation’s fallen law enforcement heroes. A week for members of the law enforcement family to come together and mourn the losses […] Read More

Honoring Fallen Heroes

Honoring Fallen Heroes

May 1, 2024

As we observe Peace Officers Memorial Day, we salute all members of law enforcement nationwide who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2023. We will never forget […] Read More

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August 21, 2025

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Do you know your emotional intelligence?

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Law enforcement responds to tragic Texas flooding

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