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Reality Based Training: Risk Aversion

Delivering an appropriate consequence for inappropriate behaviors at the right time, with a pathway for success, is a winning model.

Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008

We Need a Union, But...

"I work for a smaller department of 18 full-time guys. I've attempted to unionize a couple of times. The guys get talked out of it by brass who promise them everything under the sun."

Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008

The End of the Beginning

After Sept. 11, our country entered a new era of policing.

Posted Sunday, December 30, 2007

Investigations: Investigating Deadly Force Incidents, Part 2

A man had just used a machete to kill a a woman and was fleeing from the scene carrying the head and machete.

Posted Sunday, December 30, 2007

Beyond the Job Description

Bullethead gives both barrels to an investigator who is frustrated about being hassled by the brass for making traffic stops.

Posted Saturday, December 29, 2007

Hell on Earth

Southern California recently went through a series of firestorms unlike any the area has experienced in recorded history.

Posted Friday, November 30, 2007

Operation Safe Neighborhood

Agencies must not only prepare themselves, but the communities in which they serve. It will lead to a safer neighborhood.

Posted Friday, November 30, 2007

Respect or Popularity?

In our daily leadership responsibilities, generating respect is much more complex and can t be forced; respect must be earned through making good decisions.

Posted Friday, November 30, 2007

Tradition Unimpeded by Progress

Many of us remember the time when a lot of agencies required officers to wear their hats at all times, even if it was tactically unsound to do so.

Posted Thursday, November 1, 2007

Improving Investigations with Optimism

Aggressively seeking good performance is part of an overall attitude of optimism. Optimistic people keep their eyes on an objective and are not consumed by the obstacles.

Posted Wednesday, October 31, 2007

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