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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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Mark G. Stainbrook is a lieutenant with the Los Angeles Police Department and was recently promoted to lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. He has served tours in Kosovo and Iraq.

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Archive - June 2008

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First Impressions

How you treat young people now can mould the face of law enforcement in the future.

June 27, 2008

That a stranger would go so far out of his way to offer words of comfort and counsel instead of chastisement and condemnation left each child wanting to do the same as police officers themselves.

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Friday, June 27, 2008 10:49 AM | Comments(3)

Blowhards R Us

There's a difference between self-confidence and arrogance.

June 18, 2008

A certain degree of self-assurance is obligatory to our profession. But how fine is the line between self-assurance and arrogance? When does self-confidence become conceit? And at what point does a full blown narcissistic personality disorder become harmful?

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:12 PM | Comments(5)

Courage When It Counts

Someone has finally publicly acknowledged the race war currently going on in Los Angeles.

June 13, 2008

Yesterday, Sheriff Lee Baca said something that needed to be articulated a long time ago.

That there's an ongoing race problem between blacks and Hispanics in Los Angeles County that is resulting in deaths on both sides.

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Friday, June 13, 2008 2:29 PM | Comments(2)

A Shocking Proposition

Do officers equipped with TASERs still need backup? You bet they do.

June 06, 2008

A categorical claim that the availability of TASERs in the field mitigates the need for a backup officer is not only grossly irresponsible, but a prescription for disaster.

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Friday, June 06, 2008 2:34 PM | Comments(3)

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