By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D When seconds count, the police will be there in minutes, goes the old funny/not funny saying. While police officers are fully ready to respond to calls, as a profession we pay little attention to helping people prepare for events that prompt that 911 call. Using the emergency medical response Read more »
Allowing civil suits by violent, weapon-wielding criminals who attack police and are shot dead has enormous societal costs and no appreciable benefits. Indianapolis, July 31, 2024 – The National Police Association (NPA) today announced the filing of an amicus curiae brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of Read more »
By Steve Pomper Back in the 1980s, local American cops were dealing with the proliferation of non-American criminals unleashed on the U.S. by Fidel Castro. Cuba’s communist dictator released many of his worst criminals, some mentally deranged, into America. To show the impact of illegal (irregular) immigration on police nationally, when I was a rookie in Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Recent attention has been paid to the problem of uncertainty in training physicians. A study cited in a publication of the National Institutes of Health shows that uncertainty is one of the major stressors for medical students and practitioners. The foundational principle of “first do no harm” in the Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Akin to our nation’s military branches recruiting reservists to supplement active duty troops collectively ensuring readiness to defend against enemies, law enforcement organizations also bolster their ranks by assembling Volunteers in Policing (VIPs) contingents to help buffer the public safety mission in their respective jurisdictions. One ideal example of an all-volunteer force Read more »
By Steve Pomper I just had an experience that refreshed for me those concealed firearms carriers’ special considerations. First, being a legally armed good guy is a good thing. But being armed also means being judicious and restrained. Police trainers stress prudence and, as I wrote about in these pages, teach cops starting in the academy Read more »
(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) July 25, 2024 — The National Police Association announced a new state has been added to its latest national billboard campaign asking people to support the police by thanking a cop. The latest state is California. Per the Peace Officers Research Association of California, California is in the midst of a public safety Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski The sheer aspects of law enforcement officers patrolling public spaces mean inclement weather, from snow to hurricanes to blistering heat, automatically poses threats by natural means, for which salvation is not necessarily easily attainable. How many careers are there whereby living in a barrel (body armor) is an imperative norm? America’s cops Read more »
By Steve Pomper We’ve all been there. You’re discussing, debating, arguing with someone about cop stuff. They think they know what they’re talking about, but you do know. But you didn’t have that drop-the-mic info to end the exchange. Later, we always think of the sharp-witted things you wished we’d said. You probably weren’t armed with Read more »