By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D In struggling to find a template for understanding police reform movements, a recent renovation project reminded me of the complexity of a home. The strength of a house is based on the soil on which the foundation is laid, the integrity of the foundation itself, then every component that Read more »
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Due to budget limitations, the Jackson’s Gap Police Department looked for assistance and reached out for help obtaining much needed equipment. Jackson’s Gap is the Home of Camp ASCCA as well as the beautiful Lake Martin. Located in Tallapoosa County, Jackson’s Gap was named for a local settler in the early 19th century. Thank y’all Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Georgia recently repealed its citizen’s arrest statute in response to the death of Ahmaud Arbery in 2020. Arbery was reportedly jogging in his neighborhood when confronted by two armed men who are said to have suspected Arbery had been involved in break-ins in the area. The two men shot Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D My wife is a music teacher and belongs to a Facebook group for elementary music teachers. A member of the group posted a question about ukuleles but instead got angry lectures because his FB profile photo was a blue line flag. “If you are a music teacher and have Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Until recent years, most of what we know about human performance came from sports studies and the military. The realities of body movement, stress, reaction time, and neurochemistry were not applied to police encounters with violent offenders. Perceptions of how police officers should act when encountering resistance to arrest Read more »
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By Stephen Owsinsk National Police Week spanning May 9-15 was different this year, necessitated by a COVID-induced virtual realm. But that didn’t diminish the brilliance of blue lights shining wherever you may be. And the iconic Thin Blue Line, unceasingly resolute, maintained integrity, fighting the good fight, even though additional law enforcement officers were killed Read more »
By Stephen Owsinsk For those who only go by what the politically pinned and pervasively lying media serves as news, that demographic is sadly missing out on the truth of many matters, especially instances involving a vast spectrum of humanitarian and heroic deeds performed by police officials. Therefore, we are glad to see you are Read more »
By Stephen Owsinsk Some of the strongest people on the planet are law enforcement officers. And behind them are legions of similarly strong people otherwise known as family or loved ones or the at-home squad. Indeed, it takes special people to perform a job so unlike what others entail, and cops know this quite well. Read more »