By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. One voice that has not been loud amid the clamor to replace police response with social worker response is that of social workers. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has taken an official position on ending excessive force by police. In a press release the NASW referred to Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski What would seem like an endemic factor, one Ohio county sheriff took to the airwaves to remind armed thugs that if they shoot at his law enforcement officers, return fire is a guaranteed response. Although Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones is directly referring to folks in his jurisdiction, his message has Read more »
In the midst of defunding and other challenges faced by law enforcement we sent thousands of Thank You cards signed by Law Enforcement supporters to Minneapolis, MN PD, 4th Precinct, and the Austin, TX Police Department. The cards are a show of appreciation for their protection, courage and sacrifice.
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. Local law enforcement hasn’t garnered much attention from the White House for most of America’s history. Things are very different now and not necessarily for the better. The affairs of local policing were in the hands of elected sheriffs and marshals in the early days. Municipal police departments proliferated Read more »
The National Police Association has released a radio public service announcement (PSA) to bring awareness to the as yet undisclosed consequences of the ‘Defund the Police’ movement. Reviews of proposed and actual cuts to law enforcement budgets across the United States show they do not explain to their communities the reduction in police services those Read more »
By Steve Pomper Oregon Governor Kate Brown, who apparently has a spine resembling seaweed out of water, has played an interesting game with her state’s public safety, and she’s losing. The radical, anti-law and order politician now struggles against a tsunami of opposition to her highly partisan rule. Gov. Brown never wanted the Feds in Portland Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Despite all the nasty noise and constant police-centric epithets jarring the minds of law enforcement officers, it is reassuring that they keep vigilance over duty-bound responsibilities. It is equivalently noble and with significant intestinal fortitude that these same public servants solemnly honor their fallen and stay in the fight against evil. Whether Read more »
By Steve Pomper It really is astonishing how some prosecutors are able to wreak havoc within the American criminal justice system. They’re emboldened by what they have been able to get away with so far, which is a lot. And by they, I mean George Soros-funded prosecutors, which have proliferated across the nation. It brings Read more »
By Steve Pomper Today, cops are not only being routinely physically assaulted by criminals but also legislatively assaulted by their political leaders who are supposed to support law enforcement and condemn criminality. In Richmond, on August 27, 2020, the Virginia Senate voted to downgrade some assaults on police officers from a felony to a misdemeanor. Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. I’ve been around for a while. I’ve worked with officers who were around before anybody paid much attention to the 14th amendment. That means pre-Miranda, pre-Escobedo, pre-Terry. The day I was sworn in began my three week field training. It wasn’t quite “here’s your badge, a map, and the Read more »