By Stephen Owsinski In a recent article published by GOVERNING, the gist was that our “polarized” and highly “politicized” society did not happen overnight, that our deep “divides” in modernity actually took decades to manifest. Yet, it is fair to say that despite these dynamics and their maturation period, cops have been a static norm Read more »
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. Sensory distortion is a well-documented mental effect of life-threatening crisis moments. After speaking on the subject, one officer related that she had never told anyone else, but that she remembers hearing the sound of her bullet hitting the flesh of a burglary suspect. I believed her. Officers have reported Read more »
By Steve Pomper When I was a rookie police officer, I expected the blood, guts, gore, violence and contempt I would get from criminals. I was even aware of the problems rank-and-file cops can expect from their department and political leaders. But I never really thought about getting sued. I thought that just happened with Read more »
By Stephen Owsinski As far back as I can remember (about age five-ish), I felt that prideful pull to be a police officer. Every cop show or sighting of a NYPD squad car primed and cemented my notion of one day being among them. Although I am unaware of any of my ancestry ever pinning Read more »
In the midst of defunding and other challenges faced by law enforcement we sent thousands of Thank You cards signed by Law Enforcement supporters to Minneapolis, MN PD, 4th Precinct, and the Austin, TX Police Department. The cards are a show of appreciation for their protection, courage and sacrifice.
In the midst of the harassment faced by the law enforcement we sent thousands of Thank You cards signed by Law Enforcement supporters from across the country to the Minneapolis PD, 2nd Precinct, and the Portland, Atlanta, and Salt Lake City Police. The cards are a show of appreciation for their protection, their courage and Read more »
Greetings, The Castleberry Independent School District strives to provide the finest education to our students. Through this learning process, they prepare our students to be lifelong learners in our diverse, changing world and competitive workplace. The school district is located five miles west of downtown Fort Worth, in a densely populated community covering an area Read more »