by Calibre Press | Feb 28, 2024 | Calibre Press Commentary, Guest Commentary, Instructor Insights, Law Enforcement Today, Legal, Officer Feedback, Officer Safety & Survival, Patrol
Jim Glennon’s recent commentary, “Putting Criminals Behind Bars Just Doesn’t Work.” Is That Viewpoint True at All? drew heavy feedback from officers across the country. Here’s some of what we heard: Det. Nik Havert with the Nappanee (IN) PD: According to the...
by Calibre Press | Feb 21, 2024 | Calibre Press Commentary, Guest Commentary, Instructor Insights, Law Enforcement Today, Legal, Patrol
By Jim Glennon Emma Rivas, whose son was murdered in 2016, confronted Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón at a candidates debate about his policies that by all accounts adhere to the soft-on-crime philosophy. “My child was killed by a gang member, and...
by Calibre Press | Feb 13, 2024 | Calibre Analysis, Calibre Press Commentary, Guest Commentary, Instructor Insights, Law Enforcement Today, Leadership, Legal, Media and Public Relations
By Jim Glennon If government entities openly defy their own laws, thumb their noses at state and federal statutes, disregard court decisions and dismiss rulings by the Supreme Court of the United States, what should we expect from everyday citizens? Adherence to local...
by Calibre Press | Jan 3, 2024 | Calibre Analysis, Calibre Press Commentary, Defensive Tactics, Instructor Insights, Law Enforcement Today, Media and Public Relations, Officer Safety & Survival, Patrol, Training, Use of Force, Video
By Jim Glennon Shortly, we’re going to direct you to a video of an officer-involved shooting in Phoenix. The video took me about five hours to edit. This article took about two hours to write. While watching the original video and the first BWC angle I developed a...
by Calibre Press | Dec 27, 2023 | Calibre Press Commentary, Guest Commentary, Law Enforcement Today, Leadership, Officer Feedback
Response to Jim Glennon’s recent commentary, Leadership Ethics: No Longer Required? was extremely heavy. Here is a selection of just a few of the many comments we received: Chief Patrick Whitaker with the Whitefish Bay (WI) Police Department writes: Thanks for the...