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Section: Command
Patrol
Coping With Stress on the Job
Law enforcement is becoming an increasingly difficult profession, and officers need to know how to decompress in healthy ways.
June 16, 2017
Training
Preparedness, Not Paranoia
We must be prepared to deal with danger but not feed into our emotions. Fear makes us irrational. Police officers cannot afford to be irrational.
June 10, 2017
Training
Establishing Priorities
If we don't set priorities, we tend to follow the path of least resistance, avoiding the big and difficult jobs and thereby leading to delay or failure.
May 11, 2017
Training
Your Role as a Supervisor
Just doing your job is not enough. You have to fulfill your role as a supervisor, which encompasses much more.
April 10, 2017
Patrol
What Dreams May Come
Worrying enhances the anxiety associated with our dreams, and most experts say dreams are the "subconscious mind" resolving anxieties. No cop ever said they didn't think about confronting life and death situations; anxiety is a healthy result of those thoughts.
April 7, 2017
Patrol
Protecting the Police Officer
With so many murders of officers in 2016, we expect our national leadership to do more than send us to sensitivity training.
March 13, 2017
Training
Developing Managerial Effectiveness
Managerial effectiveness includes skills such as time management, strategic thinking, and decision-making. The challenge for any supervisor is to develop relevant skills in order to be more effective.
March 13, 2017
Training
Self-Discipline
Not too long ago, I was asked to identify the one leadership characteristic that rises above all others as the most important. Though I was intrigued by the question and was prepared to give it a great deal of thought, I came up with an answer almost immediately. It was a trait instilled in me while serving in the military: self-discipline.
February 7, 2017
Training
No One Cares?
People who care make things happen. People who don't care just complain.
January 6, 2017
Training
Reverse Mentoring
Don't be afraid to learn something from the very person you are teaching.
December 8, 2016
Patrol
Up Through the Ranks
Now that Williams has achieved one of her greatest career goals by becoming chief of her hometown Phoenix PD, she has equally lofty goals for the department.
December 7, 2016
Patrol
IACP 2016 Best of Show
This year's IACP show held in San Diego from Oct. 16 through Oct. 18 didn't really have a theme. Which in some ways made it more interesting. Here's a look at some products shown at this year's IACP that are available now or will be early next year.
December 6, 2016
Training
Don't Be an Idea Person
It's been said that ideas are a dime a dozen but the people who implement them are priceless. As a supervisor, you get to decide whether you're worth more than a dime.
October 6, 2016
Technology
Better Than a Crystal Ball
Can you predict the future? Some agencies are finding that you can by using tools that enable them to perform predictive policing, which is defined as the use of mathematical, predictive, and analytical techniques in law enforcement to identify and disrupt criminal activity.
September 6, 2016
Patrol
Curiosity and Urgency
If you are to be taken seriously as a law enforcement officer, you must develop both your sense of curiosity and your sense of urgency.
September 2, 2016
Training
Leadership in an Anti-Police World
Unfortunately, some front-line police leaders are succumbing to the negativity. A few simple reminders of the power and efficacy of leaders who direct with intentionality and resolve may offer some insight and a recalibrated plan for modern-day leaders.
September 1, 2016
Patrol
Give Me an Unlisted Number, Please
Any officer who is on social media should know it makes us too easy to find. So here are a few steps to take to protect your identity and your family.
August 12, 2016
Training
The Three Things Only You Can Control
Wouldn't you rather work with someone who has a good attitude? So would everyone else.
August 12, 2016
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