Remembering 9/11: The Day of the Attack feat. John Adler Part I

Former President of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), John Adler, talks about his experience on the morning of 9/11, helping civilians in the aftermath, as well as the emotions felt in the immediate aftermath in this Coffee Break with Police Experts episode.

Bad Habits

A recruit should not feel pressured into doing something that he or she has made a cognitive decision not to do, just for the sake of inclusion.

Going to Gang School (Part One)

I was assigned to L.A.’s Men’s Central Jail, Module 2400, without the benefit of any custody training at all. There were about 250 inmates divided among the four rows of the module. Rows A and B were on the bottom and rows C and D on the top.

Richard Kieffer-Adrian

Trauma Care for the Soul

Suicide kills more of our fellow officers than any other cause, and we can't help them if we ignore their pain.

Know Your Enemy's History

One must understand our adversary's history and motivation in order to predict his future activities. Real intelligence opens the mind to why and how the adversary thinks, so we might be proactive rather than reactive to his attack.

April Fools

The fourth month of the year is generally pleasant. But as the month progresses, the dates mark the anniversaries of illicit and sinister events and the fools of April are no longer funny.

Living Large

A potentially terminal diagnosis will make you want to live your life to the fullest. Why wait for that? Get living now.

André M. Dall’au