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  • What The Heck Now, Recruit!?

    Critical thinking is a critical skill for cops. How do we awaken recruits to visualize what they’re going to do when things don’t go as planned? Val Van Brocklin shares a “teachable moment.”

    Article • September 19th, 2011

  • From The Ashes

    The events of September 11th and the immense loss of life made me reflect on how fleeting life was and how dangerous law enforcement could be.

    Article • September 13th, 2011

  • It Has Always Been True

    When our nation recovered from the sucker punch of September 11th we turned to our valiant warriors to defend our homeland and neutralize our enemies on foreign soil.

    Article • September 9th, 2011

  • 9/11 - A DC Street Cop Perspective

    I was honored to work beside such great men and women that day. It’s a true example of what Americans and America stands for.

    Article • September 9th, 2011

  • 102 Minutes of Helplessness

    What shocked was how rapidly the attacks unfolded, the coordination with which they were carried out, and how America and the world changed in less time than it takes to watch a movie.

    Article • September 9th, 2011

  • September 11th Reflections

    I remember being crowded around the television set with everyone else in my division, not quite believing what we were seeing. I marveled at the gritty nature of New Yorkers, and said so out loud.

    Article • September 9th, 2011

  • We Still Have Heroes

    We sat there watching the horror for what felt like hours. The ashes. The firemen and police officers grungy, dirty, tired and traumatized stumbling through the hell, resting against emergency vehicles parked haphazardly all over the place.

    Article • September 9th, 2011

  • Before September 11th

    Before September 11, several police officers and I went to Germany and worked with the Polizei. We checked into Hartsfield international airport and walked to our gate. We sat there without a care. No worries about airport safety. No security to speak...

    Article • September 9th, 2011

  • Policing and Public Perception

    Banked goodwill between cops and citizens is easily poisoned by negative perceptions. We owe it to each other to do everything in our power to hold ourselves accountable for creating our share of positive perceptions.

    Article • September 7th, 2011

  • Domestic Disturbance Officer Survival Reminder

    There is no such thing as the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus or a safe Domestic Disturbance call.

    Article • September 2nd, 2011

  • Juveniles: Our Future or Just More of the Same?

    He stopped coming to our house as much and I would see him wandering around town sometimes late into the night. He began to take on the look of a child making poor choices with no supervision.

    Article • September 1st, 2011

  • Legendary Lawman Seth Bullock
    Legendary Lawman Seth Bullock

    By all accounts his life was one of honor and distinction.

    Article • August 25th, 2011

  • What Makes A Successful Female Officer

    While these women are often very different from each other, they all seem to share some general traits, so here are my personal observations.

    Article • August 24th, 2011

  • The Indecisive Leader

    You may already have one or more of these in your ranks and they will eat away at the very foundations of your leadership.

    Article • August 18th, 2011

  • Under the Microscope

    Words matter. We write often about how words matter in relationships and insensitive or intemperate words risk harming them. They matter just as much in our profession and how the public we serve perceives us and what we do. Their misuse carries...

    Article • August 17th, 2011

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