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Inside the Badge is a collection of blogs offering unique insights and perspectives from the Law Enforcement Community

Inside the Badge by William HarveyMay 26, 2009

Pass the Jump Test

Uniform only, what is in your pockets today? Loose change, challenge coin, pocket knife, lip balm…what else? The first step is to quiet down the uniform.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyMay 26, 2009

Credit History and Job Applications

In this country, we call it a credit history or credit score. I tend to refer to it as your credit reputation, because that is what prospective employers are reading into your credit history.

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Inside the Badge by Robert O'BrienMay 26, 2009

Two California Departments Reeling From Officer Deaths

To understand the gravity of controversy involving police actions, we need look no farther than the 1992 Los Angeles Riot, the deadliest riot in modern U.S. history, sparked by the acquittals of four LAPD officers. Or the more recent series of violent protests and clashes with police in Oakland, Calif., stemming from the January 1 controversial BART Police shooting of an unarmed man.

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithMay 22, 2009

I Hope This Guy Isn’t a Crisis Negotiator

It seems the head of Atlanta’s police union Sgt. Scott Kreher told the city council in an open meeting that he would like to beat Mayor Shirley Franklin “in the head with a baseball bat” when he thinks about problems disabled officers have getting workers’ compensation claims approved.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleMay 22, 2009

The Value of Video Review

To say reviewing the video footage was boring would be putting it lightly…but something caught Postiglione's eye.

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Gang Tats Visible on Kicking Incident Suspect

Photos of the suspect Richard Rodriguez show a two-inch-high tattoo of “EMF” on his face under his lower lip and a large “Flores” tattooed across his neck. (I’ll bet those tattoos hurt more than that alleged kick.) “EMF” stands for the largest of the dozen or so El Monte gangs, El Monte Flores.

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