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Give Something Back

When teaching Field Training Officer (FTO) certification or Instructor Training programs, I challenge each of the prospective trainers to give something back. But that's their job. The question is, have we all been giving back like we should?

April 30, 2002

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Who Wants This Job?

As police departments across the country find themselves scrambling to find qualified recruits, many experts have begun asking, “What will it take to bring back the image that made law enforcement a highly desirable career?”

April 30, 2002

Police and Politics

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

March 31, 2002

Repercussions

On a muggy summer night in Georgia, it feels like you can reach out and squeeze water out of the air. Such were the conditions on July 23, 1999, when officer Jorge Mestre of the Cobb County Police Department was dispatched to a house in the Atlanta suburb of Austell, Ga.

February 28, 2002

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(Un)Reasonable Force

After the encounter, Jones' sergeant told him, "I have a problem with your use of force. It wasn't reasonable."

February 28, 2002

Doing the Right Thing

Regardless of the consequences, regardless of how uncomfortable things get, I believe in gritting my teeth, saying what needs to be said and standing firm for the fallout. It's always better to deal with facts than with smoke and mirrors.

January 31, 2002

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What Police Captains Can Learn from Captain Picard

Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard has some pearls of wisdom for police captains everywhere ... even those on Earth.

December 31, 2001

Report Writing Battle Tactics

When you write a police report, cover all the bases ... including your own butt. When you're called into court by some punk you arrested, you'll be glad you took the time to dot all your I's and cross all your T's.

December 31, 2001

Temecula (Calif.) Police Department

This Old West town's small force juggles city and county duties.

November 30, 2001

Don’t Stop Fighting the War on Gangs

Don't stop fighting the war on gangs.

November 30, 2001

Gypsies: Kings of Con

“The cops don’t care and what’s best, they don’t know anything about us. Hotel security has no idea what’s going on. Gypsies are running their scams every day and no one is the wiser.”

May 31, 2001

Honoring Youth Is Prescription for the Future

In these days of the Columbine High School shootings and countless other similar tragedies involving youngsters, we often allow these violent acts to overshadow the good deeds that young people perform in communities across the nation, each and every day.

November 30, 2000

The “Do the Right Thing” program fosters partnerships between police officers, kids and the community. Recent winners gathered for a snapshot with their chief of police. Standing, from left, Renee Stoodt, Dianna Monteigas, Asia Cunningham, Chief Raul Martinez, Christopher Cruz, Elouise Johnson; kneeling, from left, Tyrell Lawson and David Floyd III.

The Importance of Being Responsive to Crime Victims

The costs and consequences of crime can be measured in different ways. When measured in dollar amounts, for example, crime costs more than 100 billion dollars annually for lost property, medical bills, and work absenteeism. These costs are tangible measures of the heavy toll that crime exacts on our country's residents.

September 30, 2000

School Safety Panel Message: Hike the Profile of Officers

The Columbine High School incident last spring seared itself into the American consciousness and while everyone has probably grown tired of hearing about it, the fact remains that mass incidents of violence have continued both on and off campus since then.

December 31, 1999

Recruiting Women: Are We Doing Enough?

"Women can do this job." Although the percentage of female cops in America still hovers at only around 10 percent, any doubt that women are just as competent and capable as males has been removed in many quarters and at many agencies.

July 31, 1999

He Flees—To Pursue or Not to That is the Question

High-speed pursuits are the most dangerous of all police activities for innocent citizens, regardless of the circumstances! In my example it was a rural setting at 0300 hours on a straight road with no one else around, except for the other vehicle that became an unwitting rolling roadblock for my pursuit.

October 31, 1998

Are You Ready for a Promotion?

You've packed off a gazillion puking drunks, officiated at countless barroom brawls, gone through a truckload of ticket books and restored relative tranquility to more scenes of domestic mayhem then you'd care to number. You're ready for a new challenge. You are ready, at least in your own mind, for promotion.

June 30, 1998

SWAT Teams Need Strong Leadership

No police department would ever consider sending police officers onto the street without proper training or equipment to handle routine calls. Without hesitation, police department send their officers to state-of-the-art equipment. This is equally true when it comes to training and equipping high-risk or specialty units such as SWAT teams, gang units, repeat offender units and emergency response teams.

March 31, 1998

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