By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The word of the decade for law enforcement is “de-escalation”. But what does that really mean? If it means that police are expected to have a conversation with every violent offender or irate citizen until they start smiling and invite the officer in for iced tea. Sure, that can Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski As witnessed from the get-go, the defund the police thrust culminated in easily foreseeable spikes in crime and victimization. Many law enforcement agencies sustaining loss in funds to effectively operate and fulfill the public safety mission had no choice but to cleave some of their specialty units. Increased criminality stemming from downsized Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D As they say in the South, “bless their hearts”. What we used to call soft on crime is now mental health awareness, racial justice, and criminal justice reform. In Colorado, Governor Polis signed legislation to reduce penalties for some offenses. Former Colorado prosecutor George Brauchler pointed out in a Read more »
By Steve Pomper The assaults, robberies, rapes, and even murders that occurred in CHOP/CHAZ weren’t enough to make Seattle’s radical mayor, city (non) prosecutor, and the, even more, radical city council divest themselves of stupid and end their moratorium on equal justice and law and order. Even all the additional violent crime that occurred apart from Read more »
In 2019, the Indianapolis Star and its syndicator, the Associated Press (Defendants) published a total of three articles containing false and defamatory claims about the National Police Association. Because the original article was syndicated by the Associated Press to multiple publishers it exists online at many sites with many headlines. The articles relied on claims Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop” is a comment I read in a press release announcing trial convictions of two animal abusers. Just before reading that credo, I reviewed the inverse: cops engaged in training scenarios whereby a consortium of law enforcement agencies role-played an active shooter response at a large high Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Those were the words from a citizen who recently experienced a ride-along with the Amarillo, Texas police department. With the way our society has been grossly misled by anti-police squawk boxes significantly skewing the phenomenal work our nation’s cops perform daily, it is wise to consider riding along with any of the Read more »
By Steve Pomper Last year, in response to the radical’s call for defunding the Portland chapter of ACAB, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) dismantled a specialty squad formed to prevent violent crime, particularly those committed with illegal firearms. So, violent crime, particularly firearms related, has soared in Portland since the defund the police “success.” Portland defunded its police Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Whether on or off, a cop’s duty as a public servant is on a uniquely notable continuum. Although there are allusions to the precept that always on is not necessarily a good thing for human physiology, it is nevertheless a psychological thrill when investments translate to immediate dividends, punctuated by smiles all Read more »
The National Police Association has awarded the Coal City, IL PD a grant in support of the department’s new chaplaincy program. The Coal City Police Department Chaplaincy Program will create a partnership within the Village of Coal City between the citizens of Coal City, the faith based leaders of Coal City, and the members of Read more »