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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtMay 25, 2021

A Report-Writing Refresher

Clear, accurate, and thorough reports are the mark of a true law enforcement professional.

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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtSeptember 13, 2019

Little Law Enforcement Lies

What we tell crooks and citizens is not always wholly truthful, but sometimes it's what they need to hear.

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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtSeptember 12, 2019

Police Dreams

Why Are Officers' Dreams Mostly Bad and Often Stressful?

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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtMay 30, 2019

Crooks at Your Local Library

Public libraries have become havens for a vast assortment of people, many of whom are actual or potential criminals.

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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtMarch 8, 2019

Active Shooter Response from the Survivors' Perspectives

It's important that officers know how civilians may react to a shooting attack and police response to the attack.

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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtNovember 9, 2018

Two Tools for Field Communications

Two models may help your field conversations, depending on who you're talking to. Introduce-Explain-Ask is a service-oriented approach for relatively low-stress encounters. For tougher, more volatile situations, you can use Ask-Tell-Make.

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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtJuly 13, 2018

Is Contact and Cover Dead?

So what happened? Why does Contact and Cover seem to have faded into obscurity?

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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtJune 22, 2018

Interacting with Homeless People

Homeless individuals can be a useful source of information about life on the streets, but only if the patrol cops who come across them treat them like human beings.

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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtMarch 1, 2018

Be a Jack of All Trades, Not a Master of One

Focusing on just one vehicle, penal, or narcotics code sub-specialty means that crooks are getting away with other stuff around you. You should strive to be both the Jack of All Trades and the Master of All of Them.

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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtOctober 17, 2017

How About a Little Respect?

To the young cops from the retired cops, we have more sage advice to impart than you realize.

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