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Search Result: Rising Up the Ranks

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Studying for Written Promotional Exams

August 21, 2012

To achieve high scores on my exams I had to work my tail off and sacrifice a great deal. Unless you're gifted with a superior intellect and ironclad memory, so will you.

Put Yourself Out There

August 6, 2012

Of course, guys like me were the dummies in this equation. The truth was that the nail sticking out didn't necessarily get hammered. An incredible amount of the time it got promoted.

NYPD Promotes Slain Cop's Partner

December 25, 2011

Commissioner Ray Kelly promoted Officer Glenn Estrada to detective for arresting Lamont Pride in the fatal shooting of Officer Peter Figoski during a home invasion in Brooklyn.

Tennessee Highway Patrol Names First Female Major

August 10, 2011

Betty Blair, who has served as captain over the Inspectional Services Bureau, will be assigned as the executive officer to Colonel Tracy Trott. Major Blair has been part of the Inspectional Services Bureau (ISB) since 1999, first as a trooper assigned to the accreditation team.

Waiting for Your Time

March 14, 2011

Time-in-service requirements have long been around; they started in the military. If you're working in a grade — let's say patrol officer — you'll have to serve a suitable time period in the pay grade or assignment before you can be promoted or transferred. This allows you to gather valuable experience or what I call exposure.

Make Yourself a Leader

March 1, 2004

No asset is more valuable in contemporary American policing than the ability to take charge and get others to follow.

Screen Gems: Best Websites for LEOs

October 1, 2003

In researching the best Websites for law enforcement officers, we decided to go with a listing of quality sites that might roughly parallel an officer’s needs throughout his or her career.

Police and Politics

April 1, 2002

Politics, politically correct ideology, and the police. The "three Ps." How well do they work together?

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