Avoiding the "Professional Courtesy" Problem

It Doesn’t Have to Be a Problem at All

Web Links:

• The Lessons of Professional Courtesy
• Professional Courtesy (NJLawman.com)
• Forum Discussion on Professional Courtesy (Officer.com)

Tim Dees is the editor-in-chief of Officer.com. Dees worked in law enforcement for 15 years with the City of Reno, Nevada and later with the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada serving primarily as a uniformed patrol officer and sergeant. He has also served as a field training officer in DUI enforcement, as an instructor at the police academy and in-service training programs, and as a drug influence recognition expert. From 1994 to 2001, he was a criminal justice professor at colleges in Wisconsin, West Virginia, Georgia, and Oregon.

Dees was most recently a regional training coordinator for the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST), based in Pendleton. He holds a master of science degree in criminal justice from The University of Alabama, the Certified Protection Professional credential from the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), and is a Certified Law Enforcement Trainer with the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET).