Clear, accurate, and thorough reports are the mark of a true law enforcement professional.
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What we tell crooks and citizens is not always wholly truthful, but sometimes it's what they need to hear.
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Public libraries have become havens for a vast assortment of people, many of whom are actual or potential criminals.
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It's important that officers know how civilians may react to a shooting attack and police response to the attack.
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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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So what happened? Why does Contact and Cover seem to have faded into obscurity?
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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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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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To the young cops from the retired cops, we have more sage advice to impart than you realize.
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