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      Southern California police agencies continue to face staffing...
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      Los Angeles County sheriff requests funding for recruitment, equipment
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      Bay Area businesses embrace AI surveillance protection amid crime...
      California family tracks down and recovers stolen e-bike using Apple...
      Indianapolis law enforcement team up with legislators to fight...
      Peeling the onion
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      What’s the best way to train law enforcement leaders?
      Ohio police officer and father of autistic son launches autism...
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      NYPD officer files lawsuit over alleged misuse of “courtesy...
      Los Angeles City Council approves controversial donation of robotic...
      Maryland passes bill prohibiting police stops based solely on smell...
      Tampa Bay police departments clarify approach to Florida immigration...
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      New Jersey's mental health initiative shows promise in reducing use...
      Massachusetts police agencies receive grant to support mental health...
      Peacekeeper Initiative offers support and healing for retired police...
      Serenity in the saddle
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      Washington nonprofit connects law enforcement and community through...
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      Off-duty deputy nabs wanted fugitive in North Carolina grocery store
      Homeless man crashes stolen police car after failed robbery attempt
      Epic fail of a classic excuse: Colorado driver blames his dog for...
      Cowboy rescues runaway cow on busy Michigan highway
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October 2022

Everyone thinks they can be an instructor: Do you have what it takes?

Everyone thinks they can be an instructor: Do you have what it takes?

October 25, 2022

As new officers, most of us are full of energy and can’t believe someone is paying us to do this job. It’s fun and exciting. Each call is a new […] Read More

Security surveys: A lost art?

Security surveys: A lost art?

October 24, 2022

Customer service: We all complain about its downfall. We want more bang for our buck at the store. We expect questions answered and information given from a visit to the […] Read More

Lockdown versus options-based response

Lockdown versus options-based response

Now more than ever, school safety programs must be grounded in empirical evidence

October 23, 2022

With schools across the United States back in session, student safety is the top priority for both educators and parents. The murder of 19 students and two teachers at Robb […] Read More

Maryland’s oldest cold case solved

Maryland’s oldest cold case solved

After a half-century, detectives secure confession in officer’s murder

October 22, 2022

After more than 610 months and 45 weeks, the investigation into the killing of Montgomery County Department of Police Special Deputy Sheriff Captain James Tappen Hall has produced an arrest. […] Read More

Three strategies for supporting youth in the justice system

Three strategies for supporting youth in the justice system

October 21, 2022

According to the Department of Justice, nearly 425,000 youth — kids under the age of 18 — are arrested each year. Approximately 48,000 are held in detention on any given […] Read More

Miniaturized red dot sights in law enforcement

Miniaturized red dot sights in law enforcement

October 20, 2022

When it comes to pistol sighting systems, there have been many innovations over the last several decades. First, there was the introduction of night sights including tritium tubes that gave […] Read More

An affordable solution to active shooters in schools: SSOs

An affordable solution to active shooters in schools: SSOs

October 19, 2022

I believe that there is an affordable way to effectively respond to our school shootings crisis, and so far as I know, it has not yet been considered. Every community […] Read More

“I’m not a suspect!”

“I’m not a suspect!”

Communicating effectively with loved ones

October 18, 2022

Ask. Tell. Make. Cops are trained to command presence and use their body language and vocal tone to do so. When interacting with subjects on the job, this helps you […] Read More

Credit card fraud and the world of “carding”

Credit card fraud and the world of “carding”

How police can investigate

October 17, 2022

A challenge I enjoy presenting in training environments for law enforcement is to task the class attendees to find a faster-growing, more rampant, more economically impactful area of criminality than […] Read More

When time is on your side

When time is on your side

October 16, 2022

Many years ago, I worked as a law enforcement officer in the ranching country of western South Dakota. Every August, my community hosted a five-day stock show and rodeo. Friday […] Read More

The risks of anxiety

The risks of anxiety

October 15, 2022

Officers experience risk daily. Managing these risks can come with a certain level of anxiety to engage alertness and remain vigilant. However, anxiety may begin to negatively impair performance on […] Read More

The Deuce

The Deuce

Policing in New York’s uncensored underbelly

October 14, 2022

Summer in Midtown was hot and muggy, adding to the tension always penetrating New York City’s crack, AIDS and crime epicenter in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I was […] Read More

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The power of teamwork

The power of teamwork

July 23, 2021

Stay awake and alert on the job

Stay awake and alert on the job

July 20, 2021

The worst rank in law enforcement

The worst rank in law enforcement

July 19, 2021

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Firearms maintenance

July 04, 2021

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