By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The recent criticism by a state oversight committee of a police training seminar rested largely on the teaching about suspect behavior during a police contact. The committee concluded that the techniques that would lead a police officer to believe that criminal behavior was “likely” afoot would “likely” be held Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Not all of the great technology that has been applied in law enforcement has been accessible to small agencies, and some have limited value anyway. The exception appears to be the advent of the drone. More appropriately described as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), the machines became famous in warfare Read more »
By Steve Pomper I’m sure you remember the recent video showing that oh-so-charming illegal immigrant, allegedly involved in assaulting two NYPD officers, flipping off America after he was released without bail. Well, the lawyers for another illegal alien who reportedly caused the death of a Florida deputy sheriff are letting America know they ain’t seen nothing yet. According to Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski It is widely held that people working in public safety such —police, fire/rescue, and EMS—often work together on incidents requiring feats of selflessness toward incredible lifesaving operations. First responders don’t boast, with words such as “Watch what I can do!” They just do it. They perform the demanding duty at hand. They Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has authority within the executive branch to oversee expenditures of state funds. As part of that larger mission, the OSC established the Police Accountability Project “to detect waste, fraud, abuse, and misconduct in law enforcement agencies” according to the OSC Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Law enforcement agencies have a plethora of events they either offer to the public or are invited to for citizens’ special occasions. In Hartford, Connecticut, city police canines capable of various law enforcement specialties were a huge hit at the most recent rollout of “First Responder Friday” held at Hartford High School. Read more »
Indianapolis – March 6, 2024. The Ride-Along Resolution (H.Res. 1023) would require each member of the House of Representatives to accompany a police officer for one patrol shift once each two year term or have their name published on a list of members who failed to do so. The resolution was re-introduced by Rep. Angela Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D It’s illegal to drive barefoot. If you have to shoot somebody, you have to drag them into your house to claim self-defense. The guy who assaulted me is Black and I’m Jewish, so that’s a hate crime. She verbally assaulted me. Possession is 9/10ths of the law. You have Read more »
By Steve Pomper North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh (Jim Bowen, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0,) When divided factions like radical leftists and traditional Americans both support more/better training for cops, you’d think that would be a good thing. But not necessarily. First, ask what each group means by more/better training. For example, I remember when our department Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski Surely, it doesn’t take a sentient to figure out that cops were and continue to be shortchanged on almost everything over the past handful of years. The country is in shambles. Law and order has morphed into rampant unlawful acts and dire disorder. The hardcore truth regarding pander-prone politics and movements involving Read more »