Online at https://Pluto.TV/live-tv/The-First or on the https://www.thefirsttv.com app or at https://www.youtube.com/c/NationalPoliceAssociation
By Steve Pomper The U.S. Supreme Court just put the phrase community caretaking in the news. It sounds pretty innocuous and most often is simply a kindness shown by police to the community. But there are limits because, as with so many good things, it can be abused. I remember my field training officer (FTO) first Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D My wife is a music teacher and belongs to a Facebook group for elementary music teachers. A member of the group posted a question about ukuleles but instead got angry lectures because his FB profile photo was a blue line flag. “If you are a music teacher and have Read more »
By Stephen Owsinsk Besides major matters mitigated by cops on behalf of citizens, you likely wouldn’t know much at all about the little things they do on the daily. In fact, if anyone had the notion to populate a database of how many flat tires are suffered by motorists on America’s labyrinth of highways and Read more »
By Steve Pomper What is the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (GFJPA)? Well, any attempt at an accurate description would include words likely to violate the decorum of this family-oriented website. For one thing, the Act’s title is an egregious misnomer. Let’s take a brief look, focusing on the three elements the Act emphasizes. Read more »
*** UPDATE*** June 16, 2021: To all the followers of National Police Association, We just received word that Elmer Hayes has received another 4 years! We attended the Parole hearing last week. It was a very emotional few days for us. This time around Mr. Hayes had completed all required classes, has not had a write up Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D I hate to keep picking on Minneapolis, but, as my mother once told me, sometimes you need a good example of a bad example. Minneapolis was failing its citizens and police officers long before the notorious death of George Floyd. Once a progressive agency, known for embracing Minnesota’s innovative Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Until recent years, most of what we know about human performance came from sports studies and the military. The realities of body movement, stress, reaction time, and neurochemistry were not applied to police encounters with violent offenders. Perceptions of how police officers should act when encountering resistance to arrest Read more »
Sunday May 16th at 10am ET with Deon Joseph, LAPD Officer who called out LeBron James, speaker and author, online at https://Pluto.TV/live-tv/The-First or on the https://www.thefirsttv.com app or at https://www.youtube.com/c/NationalPoliceAssociation
By Stephen Owsinsk National Police Week spanning May 9-15 was different this year, necessitated by a COVID-induced virtual realm. But that didn’t diminish the brilliance of blue lights shining wherever you may be. And the iconic Thin Blue Line, unceasingly resolute, maintained integrity, fighting the good fight, even though additional law enforcement officers were killed Read more »