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The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) is pleased to announce the winners of the Destination Zero National Officer Safety and Wellness Awards, which highlight agency-level achievements in the […]

About five years ago, while researching material for a leadership training class I was putting together for the sergeants, lieutenants, commanders and deputy chiefs of my department, I came across […]

In an era of complex social dynamics, evolving threats and heightened public scrutiny, law enforcement professionals are expected to be more than enforcers of the law — they are community […]

The last several months have involved a mad scramble over the issue of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). As someone who has extensive experience in just about every imaginable aspect […]

Let’s just say it plainly: The future of law enforcement is being shaped in the front seat of a patrol car — not in a classroom, a boardroom or at […]

Twenty-first century cops often find themselves in situations that would be utterly foreign to their law enforcement forebears. These old-school officers likely never imagined a world with DNA testing, ubiquitous […]

In 2020, as protests, riots and various forms of activism swept the nation, politicians across the map scrambled to propose policies aimed at satisfying calls for reform. While some efforts […]

While the July Fourth weekend offered a welcome respite for many people in the U.S., it marked the beginning of relentless rescue and recovery efforts for public safety personnel in […]

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) announced that Target, the nationwide provider of communications services, is serving as the exclusive sponsor of the nonprofit’s efforts to bring awareness […]

Mindfulness is a pause, the space between stimulus and response — that’s where choice lies.” — Tara Brach, clinical psychologist While at work, how often have you reacted without really […]

I recently overheard an interesting conversation where a group of law enforcement officers were expressing their concerns about the actions of a new lieutenant. Their anxiety about the new manager […]

On a late run, early in my career, I brought home a dog. The run wasn’t all that eventful — some lady who wasn’t supposed to have the dog in the first place needed to find him a home.

While law enforcement can be a thankless job, it’s not unheard of for officers to receive a word of thanks from those they’ve helped. Though these expressions of gratitude are […]

Over the years, training has taken more than its share of budget cuts. Some department administrators see the training budget as a politically convenient place to help balance some funding […]

Chief: What if we train them and they leave? Sergeant: What if we don’t and they stay? With recruitment on the decline, retention has quickly become one of the most […]

Some people talk about differences. I’ve lived them. After more than two decades in law enforcement, starting in a high-crime border county in South Texas and later transitioning to university […]

Rioting has been a recurring pattern throughout human history. For most of recorded history, masses of like-minded people, relying on a crowd to provide anonymity and impunity, gather up and […]

If you pay attention to current events, you’ve probably heard on TV or read in print similar, broad brushed propaganda about LEO labor organizations. Usually, it’s some jerk-off with a […]

Across the country, law enforcement agencies are using summer camps to build trust, teach life skills and spark career interest. In York, South Carolina, police hosted a free camp for […]

In early June, a news camera trained on Dr. Ryan Fransman of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. The young doctor, clearly just as much at home in front of the […]