Essential Traffic Stop Considerations

Essential Traffic Stop Considerations

Through the years, I have been given a lot of 'advice' regarding how to conduct my traffic stops. Some of that advice has been good. And some of it has been, well … shortsighted and rigid. Some agencies prefer their officers to perform stops in a certain way. Then they go silent on ...
Humanizing the Badge

Humanizing the Badge

After the events that coalesced in Ferguson, Mo., late in the summer of 2014, supporters of law enforcement began an earnest effort to spotlight on the overall good done by our peace officers in order to balance the negative rhetoric that abounded on social media. Books were written, ...
On Policing the Mentally Ill

On Policing the Mentally Ill

It's become abundantly clear to just about everyone that there is something mightily wrong with our mental health system. As LEOs, we don’t spend much time in places where things are going splendidly. We spend our time in broken places. And so it is with the mental health ...
Training vs. Learning

Training vs. Learning

On October 29, in Haddon Township, N.J. a police officer made a traffic stop on Edmond Brown Jr., 38, of Camden. The reason was displaying a handicap placard while driving. "Do me a favor. Shut the car off," the officer said while standing outside the driver’s window. But instead ...
Marijuana Legalization: The Upside

Marijuana Legalization: The Upside

This recent Calibre Press article is really harshing our mellow. Capt. Padilla of course has earned his experience in Denver and we in no way want to denigrate his service. He brings up some excellent points. But we also think he's that the gloom surrounding the legalization of ...

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