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Editor’s note: This article, reprinted with permission, originally appeared in two parts in the June and July 2023 issues of PORAC Law Enforcement News, the official publication of the Peace […] Read More
I think it is safe to say that almost every single police department in our country has dealt with a “swatting” incident (or something similar) over the past 15 years. […] Read More
Law enforcement are no strangers to threat and danger. It’s essential to the job. Officers sign up to confront violence and crime and often find themselves in harm’s way. When […] Read More
Last October, the U.S Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) approved more than $139 million in grants to law enforcement agencies nationwide. The money was […] Read More
Policing is a demanding profession that takes a toll on you throughout your career. It is nearly impossible to come out of the job unscathed, given that you are exposed […] Read More
I think all of us are enormously grateful for computers, word processors, smartphones, iPads and all those other wonderful devices that make our lives so much less difficult (note that […] Read More
Editor’s note: This article, reprinted with permission, originally appeared in the November 2022 issue of the FOP Journal, the official publication of the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). The […] Read More
As a crisis intervention team (CIT) trainer and coordinator, I’m often asked my thoughts about who should be CIT trained. Some people say CIT is a specialty and officers should […] Read More
Officers typically experience some form of trauma every workday — sometimes multiple times a day. Without understanding the nature of trauma and how to constructively respond and recover, officers are […] Read More
Conventional wisdom would seem to suggest that more proportionate and representational ethnic and racial diversity in America’s police departments would have a positive effect on police–community relations. This idea is […] Read More
It was going to be another sleepless night, it seemed. He had done all the things he was supposed to do. He got rid of every ounce of light in […] Read More
Arguably, the single biggest threat facing law enforcement is lack of leadership. Leadership at the command level and throughout the ranks of our departments. Leadership down the chain of command […] Read More
Let me speak directly to those who may be considering suicide. You are suffering greatly. You think you are alone. You perceive that you are a burden to others. You […] Read More
Thanks to a team effort involving Gaston County, North Carolina, officers and park rangers, hikers and a drone, a missing 18-year-old man (whose name wasn’t released) was rescued from Crowders […] Read More
The Los Angeles City Council on August 23 approved a contract with the city’s police officers to offer pay raises and a significant budget increase amid a debate on spending […] Read More
More than a quarter-million residents in Seattle, Washington, are feeling the pressure to flee the city due to rising crime — the highest percentage of any large metro area in […] Read More
Chicago’s new police superintendent Larry Snelling has pledged to prioritize his officers’ mental health as part of a bid to revamp the struggling department, which was down over 1,740 officers […] Read More
Communities across the country gathered to celebrate the 40th annual National Night Out on August 1. The nationwide campaign promotes positive police–citizen partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie, and is recognized by […] Read More
Some years ago, a visitor to the Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) JFK Airport station house commented about the various tributes and memorials to fallen PAPD officers, saying, “How do […] Read More
Twenty-two years ago, on the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four passenger planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, […] Read More
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