Leadership

Stress Kills

Stress and the cumulative effects of a stressful career can heap its toll on the strongest of us and yet very little training is given to law enforcement about stress. Oftentimes agencies succeed in only making things worse. Cardiovascular disease, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, ulcers, depression, the list of diseases and maladies that are caused by or worsened by chronic stress goes on and on.

Posted Saturday, December 20, 2008

Let's Recognize Moral Heroism

We all have a high regard for courage. There are two types; physical and moral. Everyone usually thinks of examples of courage as being a shootout or some other form of great impending danger. Moral heroism, on the other hand, doesn't usually result in accolades. More often than not, the last thing an officer receives for having the courage to do the right thing, is praise.

Posted Sunday, December 14, 2008

Children Victimized by Safe Haven Law

Nebraska's Safe Haven law, with no designated age limit for children, has created a situation resulting in parents travelling from various states to abandon their children well into their teenage years. The impact has been problematic and Nebraska held a special session of its legislature to amend the law.

Posted Friday, November 28, 2008

Analyze Local Indicators of Terrorism

The National White Collar Crime Center has a national mission to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement organizations to detect and prosecute economic and high tech crime. Now, they address an important homeland security issue through training in intelligence analysis.

Posted Friday, November 28, 2008

The Power of Gratitude

Developing leadership by giving thanks.

Posted Friday, November 28, 2008

Small But Effective

Although television often depicts departments with resources, such as helicopters, armored vehicles and cover officers only 30 seconds away, the reality is most of our readers work in very different and challenging conditions.

Posted Sunday, November 16, 2008

Humility in Leadership

My captain was a wise leader. He met with me privately the first day I wore bars on my collar. He said, “Lieutenant, there’s a phrase that’s very important to all leaders. It will be especially important to you in your first assignment as a watch commander. It’s only five words. ‘Will you please help me?’

Posted Friday, November 14, 2008

Chew Out in Private

My initial impulse was to give the training officer a ration of my thoughts in the "D.I." format: What a terrible example for a recent graduate.

Posted Friday, October 24, 2008

COPSS in Class

Learning should be organized so concepts and techniques are presented in a "building block" fashion that allows for proper understanding.

Posted Friday, October 24, 2008

Balance

A law enforcement career can be consuming with friends and family soon taking a second place. Putting your law enforcement career in balance with the rest of your life improves the quality of your life and relationships and is more meaningful.

Posted Saturday, October 18, 2008

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