By Steve Pomper Nothing good happens when radical activists and politicians try to “fix” something that isn’t broken—just because they don’t like it. Policing in America is not “broken.” So, what happened when they tried to “fix” what wasn’t broken in Washington State? They broke it. Now, they really have something to fix. Their stupid new Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Law enforcement officers sign up, swear in, and hit the road. Duty-bound cops know of myriad uncertainties and train ad nauseum so that every possible predicament may be mitigated, paramount of which is preserving life—theirs and yours. The law that is designed to help protect and preserve police officers while they protect Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Recently in California, an agitated man threatened to shoot a few people before fleeing in a car. Those victims contacted cops and provided a description of the individual and the automobile he was driving. A BOLO (Be On the Lookout) was broadcast over police radio frequencies. A few police officers observed the Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The use of force continuum is a largely abandoned policy to guide police officers in the lawful use of force. That particular model relies on stages of subject behavior followed by authorized police behavior. It is a reactive policy that relies on a succession of failures until an officer Read more »
By Steve Pomper I remember when I was a rookie, a crusty vet told me that criminals would not be my biggest worry. He said it would be my own city’s leadership. He was talking about administrative BS, training BS, policy BS, and discipline BS. He was right. However, another piece of advice I’d been given in Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Gotham has a new mayor whose recent attestations about remedying the various woes of the city’s massive subway system are ambitious. Whereas former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio hazed and dazed the NYPD ranks, Mayor Eric Adams is channeling tunnel vision, specifically having to do with unspeakable crime and public health conditions Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D For the record, Joe Biden has not vociferously advocated defunding. He has not been able to dodge those accusations because of the many around him who have celebrated the idea, including the Vice President. He also lives under the shadow of his own Vice Presidency under one of the Read more »
By Steve Pomper There’s a crucial facet of police work that people rarely consider. This is partially because there’s nothing concrete to point to. Cops (and the community) never know how much crime they prevent just by being there. How many crimes, property and violent, do cops prevent simply by rolling down an alley or walking Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski The tragic death of George Floyd understandably ignited anger among many Americans. From that temperate fury evolved the onslaught of demands to defund the police, targeting the entire police profession over the ill-conceived handling of Floyd by four Minneapolis police officers. The nation’s criminal justice system is architected to redress defense claims, Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Who is getting expanded emergency medical care benefits, ballistics vests from fund-raising efforts, legislative protection, and love and respect from nearly everyone? No, not the DARE officer, but the furry cops in the K-9 corps. With 23 K9 line of duty deaths over the last twelve months, 50,000 police Read more »