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William Harvey

William “Bill” Harvey has been the chief of the Lebanon City (Pa.) Police Department since 2002. He retired from the Savannah (Ga.) Police Department where he worked assignments in training, patrol, and CID. Harvey has more than 20 years of experience working with recruits, rookies, and FTOs.

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Archive - January 2008

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Dealing with the Dead

Nothing can truly prepare you for the experience of encountering a corpse at a crime scene.

January 09, 2008

Try though they do, the academy does not have a vial of "essence of dead man" to give you the full effect. So what do you do?

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author: William Harvey | posted @ Wednesday, January 09, 2008 12:13 PM | Comments(0)

Bad Habits

You may want to fit in too badly.

January 09, 2008

A recruit should not feel pressured into doing something that he or she has made a cognitive decision not to do, just for the sake of inclusion.

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author: William Harvey | posted @ Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:16 AM | Comments(0)

Off-Duty Encounter Preparation

Know what you can and should carry off-duty.

January 07, 2008

I don't know why, but every generation of young officers thinks, "I am now a copper! I have the legal authority and power to carry a weapon off-duty, so here I go!" Wait a minute here; do you have a plan?

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author: William Harvey | posted @ Monday, January 07, 2008 6:51 PM | Comments(0)

Learning to Speak Effectively

It's not what you say but how you say it.

January 07, 2008

Most officers wish they had spent more time learning interpersonal communications skills early in their career. I suggest you get started now.

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author: William Harvey | posted @ Monday, January 07, 2008 6:36 PM | Comments(0)

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