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Associate Editor of Police Magazine and a patrol supervisor and investigator with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Sgt. Dean Scoville has received multiple awards for government service.

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Archive - March 2008

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How to Talk to the Mentally Ill

Some of the people that we deal with are just plain crazy, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have to communicate with them.

March 28, 2008

There’s not enough underpaid mental health professionals to go around, and family members eventually reach their own breaking points. This leaves society’s de facto field shrinks—that’s you, my brothers and sisters—to deal with those who spend more time listening to the voices inside their head than they do voices of reason.

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Friday, March 28, 2008 11:25 AM | Comments(4)

When the "Victim" is Lying

How many people have endured the pain of false accusations?

March 21, 2008

As the handling officer, you are often the first line of defense for identifying the true victim. It's a heady responsibility.

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Friday, March 21, 2008 11:53 AM | Comments(2)

Profanity as Verbal Judo

Sometimes a four-letter word is the most effective weapon in your arsenal.

March 14, 2008

"Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer."

—Mark Twain

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Friday, March 14, 2008 9:51 AM | Comments(14)

What to Do If You Are Working with a Bad Cop

Working with a bad cop is one of the most unpleasant possibilities to contemplate. For some cops, it is their reality.

March 07, 2008

Right now, there are any number of bad cops flying under the radar. People with badges who are exploiting their positions and the people they come in contact with. What to do?

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Friday, March 07, 2008 12:31 PM | Comments(20)

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