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  • Can Being a Nice Guy Get You Hurt?

    The common job shared by every cop (first & foremost) is this: go home at the end of your shift. If you think that you don’t minimally owe that to yourself (you do), you owe it to those in your life and in your world who love you; those who depend...

    Article • September 20th, 2012

  • Protectors of the Thin Blue Line

    Nothing is more important than officer safety especially to those of us tasked with being their life-line. By following some suggestions from the beginning of your career to your last transmission, you can be the kind of dispatcher that takes care of...

    Article • September 19th, 2012

  • Feeling the Burn(out)
    Feeling the Burn(out)

    Unchecked, this type of “professional depression” can not only affect you at work, but in all areas of your life. Fighting burnout is a critical survival skill for a police officer that is often overlooked.

    Article • September 18th, 2012

  • Smoking in the Boy’s Room: Part I

    With the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, students face strict rules and consequences on campus. Disciplinary actions range from mandatory, zero-tolerance issues to discretionary Code of Conduct violations. In this two part column, we will look...

    Article • September 10th, 2012

  • The 1911: Legendary Handgun of Lawmen
    The 1911: Legendary Handgun of Lawmen

    Last year (2011) marked the 100 year anniversary of Browning’s M1911 pistol design, produced by Colt. This is made all the more remarkable in that he also designed the .45 ACP round that feeds that firearm.

    Article • August 22nd, 2012

  • Life's Lessons of Value to LE

    Looking back, there was yet, so much to learn. At the time, it seemed like I knew nearly everything which was truly important to know. Though I had yet to be introduced to the finer issues of trigonometry, I was already fluent in the issues of life...

    Article • August 20th, 2012

  • My Reality with Reality TV

    I had many police wives reach out to me privately stating they would be interested in participating in a project if it does truly educate the world on who we are; there is a lot of negative press about our officers and those we love and an opportunity...

    Article • August 17th, 2012

  • Dispatcher's Emotional Box Bursting at the Seams

    Screaming. Sobbing. Terror. We hear all of these things when we answer the 9-1-1 line. Events create normal human emotions in us, such as fear, grief and helplessness. We can’t react on these. We can’t even allow ourselves to feel them right now...

    Article • August 16th, 2012

  • Book Review: Rattenkrieg! by Bob Taubert
    Book Review: Rattenkrieg! by Bob Taubert

    Rattenkrieg! is about CQB tactics, techniques, tools, and training in a primarily LE team setting. Taubert defines CQB shooting as 1) precise hi-speed shooting while moving, 2) within 15 yards, 3) under marginal light, 4) with multiple threats present...

    Article • August 16th, 2012

  • Injured On Duty

    The fact is most of us accept injuries as part of the job. High stress events - chasing suspects on foot, wrestling and subduing non-compliant subjects - it’s all part of police work.

    Article • August 8th, 2012

  • Tapping into the Power of “Yes, and…” Part II

    The problem for most of us is that we tend to shy away from saying “yes” to too many things that might merely make us uncomfortable, or pose little or no real risk – and what risk is posed is to our pride or ego, at worse. We shy away from that...

    Article • August 8th, 2012

  • What Women (Cops) Want

    I certainly don’t speak for every woman in law enforcement, but I meet thousands of them every year and I’m close friends with many. Sometimes we wish men (and other women) could read our minds. Based on some recent conversations with my fellow...

    Article • July 25th, 2012

  • No More Kids Sentenced to Life in Prison

    Society has chosen 18 as the age of consent. It divides the adults from the children. Neuroscience shows maturation of the brain occurs well after this time. In two critical decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled sentencing children to Life...

    Article • July 24th, 2012

  • Tapping into the power of “Yes, and…"

    What if you started saying “Yes”? How might things be different if you started saying “yes” much more than “no” to those opportunities, challenges, risks, and requests you face every day and either refuse directly or by avoidance?

    Article • July 20th, 2012

  • I Can't Promise You Won't Be Offended

    We live in an age where being Politically Correct has caused us to act and talk stupidly – to abandon lessons society learned long ago.

    Article • July 20th, 2012

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