By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D You don’t hear much about “de-policing” lately. It refers to a police officer’s reticence to take on any proactive police work, only going to calls as directed, and doing the bare minimum in whatever they do. The mantra is “no contact, no complaint”. Critics may decry this attitude but Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The current recruitment crisis in law enforcement is not new to the profession. In the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, police agencies around the U.S. were under fire for their hiring practices. Miami, Florida is an example of the lessons that must not be forgotten. This spate of corruption Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, February 2, 2023 — The National Police Association (NPA) filed an amicus brief in support of an injunction against Oregon’s Ballot Measure 114. In a quick response to the Supreme Court of the United States decision affirming 2nd Amendment rights in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, the state of Oregon Read more »
By Steve Pomper Alderwood residents outraged at company attempting to locate opioid clinic into building near Little League fields and Boys & Girls Club An opiod clinic just opened in the Alderwood neighborhood of Lynnwood, WA. a suburb north of Seattle. It seems that everyone opposed to Acadia Healthcare’s apparent stealthy ramming of an opioid treatment center near Read more »