The National Police Association (NPA) stands strong defending law enforcement, protecting the rights of officers, their supporters, and the public. With your help, the NPA can continue its critical work, including legal advocacy, supporting the police, and educating the public through media and publications. Your donation empowers the NPA to push back against anti-police rhetoric, Read more »
On Tuesday, June 5, 2007, Abilene, TX Police Officer Jeff McCoy was killed when his patrol car was struck by a drunk driver at 3:40 a.m. While driving east on South 14th Street, an oncoming car crossed into his lane and crashed into the driver’s side of his patrol car. The impact shoved the Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Welcome to another lesson in Criminal Justice 101. Today’s topic is the difference between motive and intent. The words are so often used interchangeably that the average layman assumes they mean the same. They do not and it is important to understand why. First, a little Latin. A criminal Read more »
Indianapolis – June 25, 2024. The National Police Association announced today it has awarded the Topeka, KS Police Department’s Explorer Program a $1000.00 grant. TPD Law Enforcement Explorer Post #7721 is an explorer program associated with the Boy Scouts of America Exploring program and sponsored by the Topeka Police Department. Post 7721 started in 1968 Read more »
The National Police Association (NPA) has filed an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court of the United States asking it to reverse a ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that places police officers at financial risk for doing their jobs and endangers the public by threatening to overwhelm Read more »
Help stop the parole of the killer of Police Officer Charles D. Burdsall Police Officer Charles Burdsall was shot and killed when he stopped a car he suspected of being involved in an armed robbery at a convenience store minutes earlier. As he approached the vehicle on West McMicken Avenue, he was shot. A 19-year-old Read more »
By Steve Pomper Jesus statue in Rio de Janeiro (Photo: Sean Vivek Crasto, public domain, wiki commons) I heard a term today on a radio talk show: “Cry-bullies.” Does that describe some folks today, or what? In the name of victimology or an odd virtue-signaling anguish over non-existent complainers, Carlsbad, California cry-bully city manager Scott Chadwick Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D I hope my gray hair doesn’t show through in my writing. I work hard to stay current on police matters and was still active on the front lines not too terribly long ago. But those social media reminders about boomers, Gen Xers, millennials, and Gen Z keep reminding me Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Like law enforcement in the USA, Canada’s police agencies are under scrutiny for actions during protests and demonstrations. Issues giving rise to our Canadian colleague’s contention with crowds include protests regarding Israel and Palestinians, environmental activism, homelessness, and cultural and political concerns among the native indigenous populations of Canada. Read more »
