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Tag: Rising Up the Ranks
Training
Building Leaders
Even if people receive some training, there is more to becoming a leader than taking a class. Training in all its aspects needs to change with the times. But it's a pervasive cultural issue. And it takes time to change a culture.
March 30, 2014
Training
Fewer NYPD Lieutenants Want to Move Up to Captain
The NYPD faces a potential leadership crisis due to a sharp decline in the number of cops who want to be promoted to captain — and a surging failure rate among those who do.
March 10, 2014
Training
Studying for Written Promotional Exams
To achieve high scores on my exams I had to work my tail off and sacrifice a great deal. Unless you're gifted with a superior intellect and ironclad memory, so will you.
August 20, 2012
Patrol
Put Yourself Out There
Of course, guys like me were the dummies in this equation. The truth was that the nail sticking out didn't necessarily get hammered. An incredible amount of the time it got promoted.
August 5, 2012
Patrol
NYPD Promotes Slain Cop's Partner
Commissioner Ray Kelly promoted Officer Glenn Estrada to detective for arresting Lamont Pride in the fatal shooting of Officer Peter Figoski during a home invasion in Brooklyn.
December 24, 2011
Patrol
Tennessee Highway Patrol Names First Female Major
Betty Blair, who has served as captain over the Inspectional Services Bureau, will be assigned as the executive officer to Colonel Tracy Trott. Major Blair has been part of the Inspectional Services Bureau (ISB) since 1999, first as a trooper assigned to the accreditation team.
August 9, 2011
Careers
Waiting for Your Time
Time-in-service requirements have long been around; they started in the military. If you're working in a grade — let's say patrol officer — you'll have to serve a suitable time period in the pay grade or assignment before you can be promoted or transferred. This allows you to gather valuable experience or what I call exposure.
March 13, 2011
Patrol
Make Yourself a Leader
No asset is more valuable in contemporary American policing than the ability to take charge and get others to follow.
February 29, 2004
Technology
Screen Gems: Best Websites for LEOs
In researching the best Websites for law enforcement officers, we decided to go with a listing of quality sites that might roughly parallel an officer’s needs throughout his or her career.
September 30, 2003
Patrol
Police and Politics
Politics, politically correct ideology, and the police. The "three Ps." How well do they work together?
March 31, 2002
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