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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 HarveyJanuary 7, 2008

Learning to Speak Effectively

Most officers wish they had spent more time learning interpersonal communications skills early in their career. I suggest you get started now.

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Inside the Badge by Robert O'BrienJanuary 3, 2008

Happy New Year! Let's Make It Better than Last Year

Learn from the past, live in the present, look to the future. As we transition from 2007 to 2008, this wise saying rings truer than ever.

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Inside the Badge by Richard ValdemarDecember 28, 2007

Holidays in the Hood

The season brings the same problems to the ghettos and barrios that face the rest of us, except in an exaggerated way. Problems like poverty, lack of education, illness, alcohol and drug abuse, and the desire to give and receive gifts we can’t afford, are all seemingly intensified by the lack of real opportunities. The resulting depression that sets in the minds and spirits of individuals and the community is often temporarily self-medicated with alcohol and drugs. This results in desperate a

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Inside the Badge by Robert O'BrienDecember 27, 2007

Sometimes Home for the Holidays

I understand how it feels having to work on Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Year's, patrolling and responding to calls from people not enjoying their holidays with their families. To all who serve and protect the rest of us, we salute you.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleDecember 27, 2007

Lead Them Not Into Temptation

If you’re ever away from your patrol car and find yourself inordinately concerned about the articles therein, then that hunch is telling you to take some corrective or preventative measures. Often, it comes down to simply not leaving anything in your car that you don’t have to, especially overnight.

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Inside the Badge by Steve AshleyDecember 20, 2007

Danny, We Hardly Knew Ye

There is a cautionary tale here for each of us in law enforcement. Something we have spent very little time on is the post-incident survival of our families and loved ones.

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