Three More Tragic Examples of America’s Sick Criminal Justice System

Police Families Sacrifice for the Profession

By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Holistic wellness for police officers is finally coming of age. With new understanding of brain science and the effects of stress and trauma, more law enforcement agencies and even state legislatures are making laws and policies to strengthen first responders mental, physical, and career health. A critical component of Read more »

The Untold Story of Police Self-Discipline

By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The statistics on police use of force cannot be repeated too often. With about 800,000 law enforcement officers of various stripes and duties making more than a million citizen contacts every week, the frequency of using force to make arrests and intervening in crime is remarkably low. The most Read more »

Stars, Bars, and Cop Cars

By Stephen Owsinski Ordinarily, each sheriff and his/her deputies pin a star-shaped badge on their uniform, representing countywide jurisdiction and an all-encompassing range of civil and criminal processes. Some metropolitan police departments pin star badges on their street cops. Generally, city police chiefs pin stars on their uniform collars. Expressly, some pin the word CHIEF Read more »

Excellence in Law Enforcement

By Stephen Owsinski Each time I see or hear the words “police reforms” or “reimagining the police,” I think back to the days of duly qualified accreditation professionals who sift through cop shop’s policies and protocols, scrutinizing every scintilla, ultimately ensuring the candidate law enforcement agency meets muster in myriad ways, predominantly founded in “precepts Read more »

The National Police Association files FOIA suit against NIH for records of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s violations of federal animal cruelty law

  (Indianapolis, IN) – The National Police Association (NPA) announced today that it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for its refusal to act on a request for records. The NPA’s December 2021 FOIA request asked for all records involving the financial information as well Read more »

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Attacks on Firefighters Increasing, Affecting Police Deployment

By Steve Pomper   Seattle Fire Department Though we normally deal with the police side of public safety, what happens to our brothers and sisters on the fire side sometimes affects the cops directly. Like the increase in attacks against on-duty firefighters while answering 911 calls, which require a police response. Two firefighters were assaulted by a man overdosing Read more »