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Attending the academy is a full-time job.
July 25, 2007
If you are getting ready to attend the academy, I want to share with you a philosophy that can help lead to academic success: Treat the academy as a full-time job. This premise may sound simple, nearly an overstatement of the obvious, but following this philosophy will give you focus throughout the academy. Read Full Article
author: William Harvey | posted @ Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:48 AM |
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Learn to deal with gear you don't like — it's all you've got.
July 12, 2007
Recently a reader contacted me about a personal dilemma. He told me his department issues a certain make and caliber of pistol and he doesn't like it. He further stated he did not like the holster, in addition to a laundry list of other items he was issued. What could he do now as his agency's newest rookie?
How would I deal with these unpleasant events? I'll tell you. Read Full Article
author: William Harvey | posted @ Thursday, July 12, 2007 5:19 PM |
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Kissing off calls and making sloppy, incomplete reports will come back to haunt you.
July 12, 2007
One of the most widely recognized banes of the job among good cops is other cops’ inability or unwillingness to do their jobs. And nowhere is that inability and unwillingness more manifest than in that age-old ritual known as the "kiss off." Read Full Article
author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Thursday, July 12, 2007 3:19 PM |
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Losing your bearings can be a real problem when you need backup.
July 06, 2007
There are times when the information provided is too simplistic. While descending on a suspect who was hellbent on taking out his girlfriend and her family with an AK-47, we were advised that the suspect was "on the right side of the girlfriend's house." Without a "You Are Here" marker painted on the street, we couldn't tell if it was the right side when facing the house or the right side when looking out of it. Read Full Article
author: Dean Scoville | posted @ Friday, July 06, 2007 5:11 PM |
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Develop habits that can save your life.
July 03, 2007
Back when I was in the U.S. Army MP Corps we were taught to set aside time for personal equipment maintenance. I highly recommend you do the same. Warriors need to prepare for their calling; policework is no different. Read Full Article
author: William Harvey | posted @ Tuesday, July 03, 2007 3:53 PM |
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