military Archives

Nobody Fights Alone

Every day, police officers around the world encounter individuals in crisis. Unfortunately, some of these individuals are military veterans suffering from unique challenges associated with their servi...

Criminal Justice Reform

A Response to the Report of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee

Law enforcement professionals know intuitively and demonstrably that criminals prey on the most vulnerable of their neighbors. It is their very vulnerability that makes them attractive to someone seek...

President's Message

President’s Message: A Sign of Support for Officers Who Serve in the Military

The law enforcement profession attracts a special kind of person. As police chiefs, we have the privilege of working with some of the finest individuals in the world—individuals who have at their fo...

Recruitment & Personnel

National Guard Members and Military Reservists in Police Departments

On the wall in the office of Chief Kevin McQuaid of the Brook Park, Ohio, Police Department hangs a framed copy of a statement of support for the National Guard and the U.S. military reserves, flanked...

Education & Training

Red Teaming for Law Enforcement

Editor’s note: The author was the police incident commander for the 2003 TOPOFF2 full-scale terrorism response exercise in Seattle and served as a controller and evaluator for the 2005 Marine Terror...

Recruitment & Personnel

Impact Of The Military Reserve Activation On Police Staffing

State and local law enforcement's expanded role translates directly to personnel demands in terms of more officers, more hours from existing officers, or both....

Investigations

Military Involved: Whose Problem Is It?

Since the early Nineties, as the U.S. military has moved through phases of base realignment and closure, civilian law enforcement agencies have fewer local military points of contact for information a...

Crime & Violence

Civilian and Military Law Enforcement Cooperation

Criminal activity and increased threats to public safety are the concerns of both civilian and military law enforcement agencies. Resources such as money and people are strained in both environments. ...