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Articles•by Mark G. Stainbrook•June 1, 2004

Walking the Line

As a supervisor, get to know your people, support them and provide the guidance to ensure they are making the right decisions. When you are successful, anonymity is often your reward, while failure brings the press scandal that brings down careers and departments.

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Articles•by Mark G. Stainbrook•May 1, 2004

Your Leadership Toolbox

As a student of leadership, throughout your police career you will be expanding on your education, training, and experience, and building a "leadership toolbox."

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Articles•by Mark G. Stainbrook•April 1, 2004

The Personality Factor

Could Gandhi have been a great military general? Could Patton have led a nation with charm and persuasion? We will never know, but each of these great leaders, operating within the bounds of their own personality, reached a pinnacle of leadership in their time and in their element.

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Articles•by Mark G. Stainbrook•March 1, 2004

The Good Follower

When everyone tries to be the leader at the same time, nothing gets done.

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Articles•by David Griffith•December 1, 2003

IACP 2003: Best of Show

A show like IACP often involves about a thousand or more exhibitors, hawking a wide variety of products and services.

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Articles•by Devallis Rutledge•October 1, 2003

Chief Accountability

Sometimes the man or woman in charge shoulders the blame, even when not personally involved in an incident.

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Articles•by Melanie Basich•August 1, 2003

How to...Buy a Mobile Command Unit

They may seem like big, expensive hunks of metal on wheels, but many agencies have come to realize that mobile command vehicles offer many advantages for the cost.

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Articles•by Jim Gardner•August 1, 2003

Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow

Spend any amount of time on or near the firing line and your hearing will become damaged. And with the great variety of hearing protection devices available today, ranging from simple disposable foam plugs to active electronic muffs, you’re foolish if you don’t make the most of them.

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Articles•by David Griffith•August 1, 2003

Professionalism

Watching that arrest, I was reminded of some interviews I had just completed with commanders of special units that policed the recent anti-war marches.

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Articles•by Shelly Feuer Domash•June 1, 2003

Death Takes A Holiday

The murder rate has been dropping nationwide, and nowhere is it dropping faster than on the streets of America's formerly most dangerous cities.

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