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Dean Scoville

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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Dan Pasquale is a detective with the Tracy (Calif.) Police Department. He spends his spare time writing for PoliceMag.com

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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 - July 2008

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Talking 'Em Up to Take 'Em In

July 18, 2008

It might not be dialogues with Plato, but sometimes striking up a conversation with strangers can offer up all forms of enlightenment.

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Friday, July 18, 2008 5:31 PM | Comments(3)

Rent-a-Cops, Wannabes, and Scabs—Oh, My!

Security guards are often dismissed, maligned, and disparaged—and underused.

July 11, 2008

You'd think that as people engaged in a profession that is no less broadstroked by the public, cops would have more empathy for security guards.

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Friday, July 11, 2008 12:21 PM | Comments(1)

Sometimes, the Pain Comes Later

Hidden hurts can be deadly.

July 07, 2008

In conducting interviews with the officers profiled in my Shots Fired columns, I was surprised at how many either didn't know that they'd been injured, or if they knew they'd been injured didn't know where their injuries were located or their severity. 

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author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Monday, July 07, 2008 2:46 PM | Comments(4)
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