Misconceptions about police violence
In recent years, the use of force by police officers is arguably getting more attention than any other issue in policing. Claims by civil rights leaders, politicians and media figures […] Read More
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Mistakes were made
Perspective for rookies, nostalgia for veterans
Field training. First DOA run. House full of meth addicts losing their minds. I get there followed shortly by medics who begin working the very dead-looking subject, trying to pump […] Read More
“Can we still be friends?”
Building positive law enforcement labor–management relationships
Dave, when you become president of the FOP can we still be friends?” This question, from an assistant chief in October 2021, stopped me dead in my tracks. I was […] Read More
What will they think of next?
Police warn of parking ticket scams
Fraud is an incredibly tragic ordeal. There’s obviously the cost to the victim, but there’s also a layer of irony to the craft. While many of the schemes concocted by […] Read More
North Dakota cop stops active shooter
Let’s take this outside.” It’s an age-old trope: A fight (or the potential thereof) starts inside a bar. The bouncers (whose concern for law and order stops at the doorway) […] Read More
Community mourns Massachusetts officer killed on Thanksgiving
The week after Thanksgiving is often a time to catch up on missed work, or maybe to work off the calories with an extra trip to the gym. Unfortunately, in […] Read More
