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      • Time to address the status of women in policing today
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        South Carolina woman diagnosed with brain tumor thanks to traffic stop
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        Defunding vs. refunding public services
        Apathy is not the problem — leadership is
        Train more effectively with steel targets
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        Ohio bill would lower minimum age to become a police officer to 18 to...
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        Thieves in NYC stealing Apple headphones off victims’ heads, police...
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        Chicago police remember fallen and injured officers this holiday...
  • On the Job
    • Time to address the status of women in policing today
      Police K-9 comforts Michigan State University students returning to...
      Volkswagen acknowledges policy breach after failing to provide...
      Michigan lieutenant completes DoorDash delivery for pregnant driver...
      South Carolina woman diagnosed with brain tumor thanks to traffic stop
  • Labor
    • LAPD union proposes police stop responding to non-emergency calls
      Florida’s recruitment program lures Chicago police officers to the...
      Staffing shortages plague Cleveland police as record number leave the...
      New Orleans interim police chief aims to hire civilians in time for...
      “Anyone can get this job”: Memphis police lowered hiring...
  • Tech
    • Crypto crime investigations
      Austin Police Department launches non-emergency artificial...
      iPhone crash detection feature helps deputies rescue driver from canal
      Nebraska State Patrol uses drone technology to improve traffic flow...
      Dayton greenlights police access to private security camera footage
  • Training
    • U.S. trails in police training
      Denver police recruit has leg amputated after training drill
      Defunding vs. refunding public services
      Apathy is not the problem — leadership is
      Train more effectively with steel targets
  • Policy
    • Opposing POVs on permit-less carry
      Ohio bill would lower minimum age to become a police officer to 18 to...
      Utah bill would allow people with “invisible conditions” to alert...
      Speaking up for K-9 colleagues
      “His death won’t be in vain”: Arkansas passes bill to require...
  • Health/Wellness
    • Nonprofit offers telehealth therapy to upstate New York first...
      A California police department’s new wellness unit aims to improve...
      Massachusetts police department prioritizes officers’ mental health...
      My poor coping strategies
      Heart health
  • Community
    • Central Texas nonprofit to open law enforcement museum in honor of...
      “It was an honor to serve with her”: Kansas first responders...
      Chicago police cook with children to build community relationships
      Wisconsin teen fighting brain cancer becomes police officer for a day
      Texas law enforcement agencies team up to fight cancer
  • Offbeat
    • Texas deputy detains runaway tortoise after “slowest foot...
      Suspect hiding in bathtub in Florida calls 9-1-1 to send deputies to...
      Person in ‘Scream’ costume frightens California community,...
      “Brave and honest” toddler rats out fugitive hiding in Kentucky...
      Thieves in NYC stealing Apple headphones off victims’ heads, police...
  • We Remember
    • Boone County holds fifth annual Jacob Pickett Remembrance Day to...
      Farewell to a “living legend”: Oldest law enforcement officer in...
      “Officer Becerra will never be forgotten”: Colorado police...
      “I had a calling”: Colorado cadet inspired by fallen hero Eric...
      Chicago police remember fallen and injured officers this holiday...
  • Between the Lines
    • The imprisonment of law enforcement technology
      Persecution of the LEO is classic schadenfreude
      The rule of law is worthless without order
      School policing: a paradox of the defund movement
      Defending the honor of the LE profession – finally!
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September 2021

“The American Prayer” salutes LEOs

“The American Prayer” salutes LEOs

Country singer composes tribute to law enforcement and their families

September 30, 2021

Patrick Gibson grew up to the sounds of music, including performing with his dad, so it seemed natural he’d express himself through songwriting. As a young adult, Gibson’s talent took […] Read More

Ballistic shields for patrol

Ballistic shields for patrol

September 29, 2021

For many years, the use of ballistic shields in law enforcement was restricted to SWAT and drug teams. However, many have recognized the need to have ballistic shields available for […] Read More

National Night Out 2021

National Night Out 2021

Bringing the community and law enforcement together

September 27, 2021

As a way to enhance the relationship between communities and law enforcement, several police agencies around the country recently took part in National Night Out, an annual community-building campaign held […] Read More

Why we need to focus on wellness

Why we need to focus on wellness

September 26, 2021

Throughout your career, you have received a lot of critical training. In the academy, you learned about laws, criminal investigations, patrol procedures, firearms training, traffic control, EVOC, defensive tactics, first […] Read More

Developing multiple identities

Developing multiple identities

A key to wellness that could save your life

September 24, 2021

Everyone knows that cop. The one who lives and breathes police work and everything that is the job. This cop has alienated himself from civilian friends and only spends time […] Read More

Tough day at work?

Tough day at work?

Adapting to and coping with stress

September 23, 2021

What do you do when you have a tough day at work? How do you shift and reset so that you can effectively recharge your mental, emotional and physical energy? […] Read More

Op-Ed -The police reform challenge: preserving high standards

Op-Ed -The police reform challenge: preserving high standards

September 23, 2021

For years, the law enforcement profession has struggled to increase the number of female and minority officers within the ranks. Law enforcement leaders continually beat the drum for diversity and […] Read More

Data shows that Covid-19-related causes are the leading cause of death among law enforcement officers this year

Data shows that Covid-19-related causes are the leading cause of death among law enforcement officers this year

September 22, 2021

Nonprofit report tracks 71 Covid-19-related deaths among law enforcement in the first half of this year– higher than both traffic and firearm-related deaths – as police unions fight against vaccine […] Read More

Department health officers

Department health officers

Why wellness really does matter

September 21, 2021

If you have a malfunction or want to update the trigger on your firearm, you bring it to the armorer. If there’s an issue with your cruiser, you fill out […] Read More

Not a bad apple; a bruised one

Not a bad apple; a bruised one

September 20, 2021

A former captain of mine, now a chief at another department, recently asked me how we can better screen officers in the pre–employment process. He seemed to be concerned about […] Read More

Understanding and combating officer burnout

Understanding and combating officer burnout

September 19, 2021

It’s no secret that law enforcement is a demanding profession. Long hours and high-stress situations can easily lead to burnout. Just like there is no way to predict the situations […] Read More

Wellness programs aren’t working – Try this instead

Wellness programs aren’t working – Try this instead

September 17, 2021

Thousands of takes on how to improve policing over the past 12 months have called for additions to the curriculum, like de-escalation or empathy training. Those certainly have value, but […] Read More

Mentors in law enforcement

Mentors in law enforcement

September 16, 2021

Larry Wallace was the first person I met when I moved to town. I was slated to start my duties as the new chief the next morning, but my new […] Read More

Hybrid crisis intervention

Hybrid crisis intervention

Understanding the need for collaborative crisis services

September 15, 2021

Law enforcement has been propelled into the national spotlight. Calls for police reform and changes to responses have been center stage. Suggestions for alternative responses to some calls have sprung […] Read More

Crisis creates opportunity

Crisis creates opportunity

A dozen things every chief and sheriff should do right now

September 14, 2021

One day, we’ll look back at our present embattled law enforcement era with enlightened eyes. We’ll have a clearer understanding of what happened to our profession and why. Right or […] Read More

Advancing  peer support

Advancing peer support

Reactive, proactive and coactive wellness MODELS

September 14, 2021

As an officer, admitting you have a need for support and reaching out can be difficult. In a reactive wellness program, an individual must self-identify their need for contact and […] Read More

Enforcing little laws prevents  big crimes

Enforcing little laws prevents big crimes

September 13, 2021

Crime prevention, deterrence and displacement sound like great theories in a college class. How can patrol officers and deputies turn those theories into something useful?  When you talk crime prevention, […] Read More

Cops and Therapy

Cops and Therapy

We resist being psychoanalyzed when we really need help

September 13, 2021

I should acknowledge at the outset of this piece that I was no stranger to therapy before I became a police officer. My parents got divorced when I was young, […] Read More

The Ten Commandments of winning the war against terrorism — 20 years later

The Ten Commandments of winning the war against terrorism — 20 years later

September 12, 2021

On September 11, 2001, Cop 2 Cop peer support program staff in New Jersey provided peer and crisis support to officers most impacted by the terrorist disaster, which continued for […] Read More

9/11 cop sees sunlight through his darkness

9/11 cop sees sunlight through his darkness

September 10, 2021

Will Jimeno lie in a hospital bed in 2001, never thinking his new police career was coming to an end. Being a police officer was in Jimeno’s plans from childhood. […] Read More

The mother of all suicide prevention campaigns

The mother of all suicide prevention campaigns

September 9, 2021

What: the “mother of all battles” This literally means “the great battle,” “the mighty battle,” perhaps “the decisive battle.” We entered the battle in 2018. It is a long war. […] Read More

Courage in the face of terror

Courage in the face of terror

A look back on 9/11, 20 years later

September 9, 2021

Twenty years ago, our country experienced the single deadliest terrorist attack in human history. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when four hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center, the […] Read More

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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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