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Section: Command
Training
You Are Not Their Friend
The role of a law enforcement supervisor is to lead, motivate, and help accomplish the agency's mission. Nowhere in that role does it state you have to be everyone's friend.
July 16, 2015
Patrol
What Retirement's Really Like
Law enforcement officers are used to not just keeping busy but having a purpose; staying mentally and physically active is key, say police retirees.
June 30, 2015
Technology
Predictive Policing: Seeing the Future
Predictive policing is the computerized analysis of historical crime data from databases, record management systems, and other digital sources. Agencies have achieved a lot of great results using this tool, but experts say law enforcement agencies have just begun to scratch the surface of what the technology can do.
June 30, 2015
Training
The Management Side of Leadership
You often hear the word "leadership" used, but it has become so cliché that the real meaning has been all but lost. Many have pushed away the management side of the house and have ignored the fact that being an effective manager is a big part of a leader's job.
June 30, 2015
Training
Reviewing Reports
The success or failure of any law enforcement agency revolves around the quality of its paperwork. As a supervisor you must set high standards early on to ensure success. Everything you approve will have your name on it, and thus your subordinates' reports become yours.
May 30, 2015
Training
What a Review Says About You
Many supervisors assume that performance appraisals are only about the subordinate being evaluated, but an evaluation almost always ends up being more about the supervisor. Let me explain why with an example.
March 27, 2015
Training
Be Specific
Supervisors must be specific when they communicate, or expect to pay the price for not doing so. Specificity is important for three main reasons: to ensure the success of the task, to eliminate any questionable officer issues, and in case disciplinary actions become required.
February 11, 2015
Training
Dangers of Over-supervising
Over-supervising quashes initiative, creates morale problems (no one likes to be micro-managed), and creates respect issues.
January 15, 2015
Patrol
IACP 2014: Report from the Aisles
Here's a look at wearable video systems and officer-worn evidence capture equipment as well as some of the other cool products at IACP 2014.
December 2, 2014
Training
Leadership in Reverse
Every profession espouses the virtues of leadership. But what about followers, which are the flip side of the equation? You can't have good leadership without good followership.
September 17, 2014
Technology
Posts for Public Consumption?
If you shot somebody tomorrow, how would the post you put online today read in the mind of Miss Mary Poppins sitting at her breakfast table?
September 9, 2014
Patrol
How to Deal with Shrinking Budgets
If you are a "cup is half full" person, then having the right perspective, attitude, and imagination can conquer the frustration of an ever-shrinking budget. It is possible to still make things happen.
June 15, 2014
Patrol
The New Guard
Capt. Rhonda Lawson, president of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE), became the first female field captain in the Texas Highway Patrol's history. In her experience, many officers resent competition with minorities for desired positions.
March 30, 2014
Technology
Police Cell Phones and Social Media
Unbelievable as it may sound, this was probably the first recorded tactical law enforcement call-out conducted over Facebook. Even though I rarely use Facebook, I knew my officers did and better yet they monitored it. The call-out was successful and the suspect was apprehended.
March 19, 2014
Technology
Creative Financing for Ocean Systems' Solution
Helmsing sought and received approval from his superiors to approach local business users of surveillance video and ask them for donations for the Ocean Systems' equipment. "Banks and credit unions are big users of surveillance video so we started with them," Helmsing says.
March 5, 2014
Training
Military Vets Joining Law Enforcement
Men and women leaving active-duty military jobs would seem to be a perfect fit for police careers. But there are many obstacles in their way and hurdles they must overcome before pinning on their badges and joining the thin blue line.
January 29, 2014
Patrol
Misplaced Budget Priorities
Before going into recess, the House passed the budget committee's recommendation to increase the amount new government employees have to pay into their pensions beginning this month.
January 29, 2014
Technology
Streamlining the Job
New technology and modern practices are saving wear and tear on everything from budgets to personnel. In an era of doing more with less, it just makes sense.
November 21, 2013
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