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When most people envision SWAT officers and armored police vehicles, they associate those images with major crimes, dangerous criminals, and violent riots. However, this article shows how one police d...
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One of the most intimidating tools abusers and traffickers of undocumented immigrants use is the threat of deportation. Abusers and other criminals use it to maintain control over their victims and ...
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In the eyes of many, the profession of policing is facing a crisis of trust and confidence in what has come to be called the “Post-Ferguson” era. This crisis illustrates a vital lesson for local g...
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Leading in law enforcement is becoming increasingly more of a strategic process in the 21st century. Leading (and managing) others exposes leaders’ professional and personal abilities, as expansive ...
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For Chief Patrick Flannelly of Lafayette, Indiana, his first experience with advocacy had an unexpected start.
In 2013, he was attending a conference when a state legislator came to the front of th...
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It’s a warm August morning in Atlanta, Georgia. The stifling heat and humidity of late summer has yet to take hold. A vast sea of discarded junk food containers, clothes, shoes, water bottles, and o...
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Law enforcement has come a long way since 1839 when Sir Robert Peel outlined his general instructions to be issued to every new police officer in the Metropolitan Police. Or has it? When Sir Peel defi...
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One need only look to recent media reports to see examples of negative encounters between law enforcement and individuals with mental illness who are experiencing homelessness. For example, a man expe...
