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Mark Stainbrook was formerly Chief of Police for the San Diego Harbor Police Department, a position he held since 2018.
Read More →Marine patrol craft are a substantial investment and agencies need to put significant planning into the purchasing process.
Read More →Unlike in the military, LEOs often need reminders to communicate with their supervisors and subordinates to work as a well-oiled team.
Read More →Those were heady days, when the excitement of graduating from the police academy and "hitting the streets" was awaited with great anticipation.
Read More →Probably the biggest mistake that leaders make is not properly using the other leadership resources at their disposal. We have a chain of command in law enforcement for a reason.
Read More →A recent e-mail from a reader asked me how a leader brings out the highest levels of motivation from police officers. It seems like a great topic to write about.
Read More →The implications of football in American life run deep. Football is analogous to many things: warfare, battle, teamwork, discipline, mental toughness, physical courage, strategy, tactics, and of course, leadership.
Read More →"Let us stop being selfish…to the ideas of the common good and of our existence, everything must be sacrificed." —General Jose de San Martin
Read More →"The important thing to recognize is that it takes a team, and the team ought to get credit for the wins and the losses." - Philip Caldwell
Read More →Most of us are leaders in some facet of our lives. Any police officer who doesn't think of himself or herself as a leader is just plain wrong. I doubt that a cop who is also a parent could argue being a parent isn't about leadership, because it most certainly is.
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