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  • Back in black

         In a recent CNN poll, up to two-thirds of those surveyed reported some belt-tightening as a result of the sagging economy.      Sixty-seven percent of the 1,096 adults questioned reported trimming the amount they planned to spend on...

    Article • December 1st, 2008

  • Grant-writing pitfalls

         Part of our mission at Law Enforcement Technology is to provide our readers with useful, vital information on law enforcement's critical issues — because those things that keep you up at night keep us up at night, too. For this reason...

    Article • May 1st, 2009

  • Love in Spite of Fear

    After I experienced the first loss of an officer on my husband’s department, I responded to my fear and worry by shutting him out. I put up huge walls when I was around him feeling like I could protect myself from the pain of losing him.

    Article • February 8th, 2011

  • There Is No Room For Hate

    Yup, there are the bad guys in our midst. We know that we walk among snakes, but we should not recoil in fear.

    Article • April 8th, 2011

  • Can't You Just Give Me a Warning?

    When you are asked for a break, you have only moments to discern if you are dealing with a good person who has made a mistake OR a dirtbag who will do and say whatever they need in order to escape your grasp.

    Article • April 8th, 2011

  • 17 Dead In One Month

    We want folks to care about us - and they should. We, in turn, must earn their respect and their caring one person at a time.

    Article • April 8th, 2011

  • It Is How We Grieve

    They are constantly scanning for possibilities to be a better cop and be a better person. They look for ways to improve the lives of those they care about.

    Article • April 12th, 2011

  • The Deadliest Job in Policing

    A cop who is writing a ticket outside his car is 400% more likely to die than a cop who is inside his car. That isn't a projection or a theory. Those are names on the Wall.

    Article • April 8th, 2011

  • Useless Training

    As technology spreads more deeply into agencies, the number of deaths and injuries will climb - unless we take action to change this deadly course.

    Article • April 6th, 2011

  • The Brotherhood: Police Week

    A grieving child will tug at your heart strings like nothing else, and a grieving adult is at a whole different place.

    Article • April 8th, 2011

  • 37% More Cops Died

    According to the NLEOMF in Washington D.C., the numbers this year are staggering. The mid-year report shows that as of June 30, 2009, 26 cops have died in automobile crashes. That is 37% more deaths than last year at the same time.

    Article • April 8th, 2011

  • The Rewards of Leaving Home

    In the world of consultants and trainers, it is often said that the further one has traveled, the smarter he must be.

    Article • April 8th, 2011

  • Liars, Cheats and Thieves

    For the rattlesnakes in our camp: we are their target. They can only survive and prosper with our demise.

    Article • April 4th, 2011

  • Leading & Loving

    There are sharks at the top of the tank who got there often times by stepping on others. They are the bad leaders among us.

    Article • April 6th, 2011

  • Loyalty and Love

    Many folks are doing things that just seem plain crazy. Values are twisted. The line between right and wrong has become horribly blurred for some.

    Article • April 6th, 2011

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