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 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 »
By Steve Pomper In 2023, Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald became the First Temple University Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty Tragically, the story about a Pennsylvania cop savagely slain last year, whose family is now urging the death penalty upon a conviction, isn’t the only story about a cop murdered in George Soros-funded DA Larry Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski It’s been long enough that some district attorneys, supposedly sworn to represent the people (citizens) in our society, have done the exact opposite by betraying their oath and the constituents (voters) by swiftly liberating violent offenders back on the streets. What could go wrong? On January 27, 2024 (a Saturday), two NYPD Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Legislatures pass laws with the expectation that they will be obeyed, and the expectation that those who do not follow the law will face consequences when the law is enforced. The law is enforced by agents of the government, most of whom, because of the variety of their duties Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Compliance is a dirty word to Americans. We want to hold to our rebellious ancestry and our modern narcissism. Add to this the oft-repeated narrative that the police will kill you for having a license plate light burned out and the message that if the cops fight you they’ll Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski On November 26, 2023, the U.S. Border Patrol chief posted an apology for shelving the agency’s social media account, citing the ongoing migrant surge and its “unprecedented flow,” necessitating all personnel to staff the frontlines. The sudden announcement to shutter the federal agency’s social media accounts that provide imagery and statistics regarding Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D In police reform language, sometimes accountability seems to mean unforgiving, zero-tolerance criminal prosecution of police officers. The vast majority of times when a police officer’s decision is criticized by skeptics the facts, if allowed to be known and explored, weigh in favor of the officer. An Austin, TX, police Read more »
By Steve Pomper As a cop, I strived to behave with integrity and trusted my peers but expected my superiors to do the same. I obviously worked with far more peers than for superiors, but I experienced the most disillusionment from superiors whose actions could inflict moral injuries on subordinates. Having once-trusted superiors lie to you, Read more »