John Maxwell has been quoted as saying, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way." Warren Bennis defines leadership as “the capacity to translate a vision into reality." And it was Ralph Waldo...

Justice is one of those societal issues that will never be what everyone wants it to be. Very few people will ever feel that their situation was handled exactly the way it should have been and this is true in...

I think it goes without saying that one of the greatest concerns in law enforcement these days, aside from officer safety, is officer retention. It almost seems like there have been as many articles written on the subject as there...

How many times have we heard someone say, “Just how much worse can it get?” It might be kind of hard to believe that the criminal climate of this country could get any worse. But I think if we were...

Some time ago I read an article about the autopsy results of the Las Vegas mass murderer Stephen Paddock. The article titled Las Vegas Gunman’s Brain Exam Only Deepens Mystery of His Actions was about the autopsy of Stephen Paddock, in particular a...

If you have been in law enforcement any significant length of time you have probably been the recipient of a complaint.  As a matter of fact I can remember being told when I was in the academy that it is...

There are a number of motivational posters in our department's briefing room.  They are all so good, we often frame them for all to see. Among the posters is one that says “In this family no one fights alone.” The...

During these trying days of law enforcement, the need for good cops has never been greater, which begs the question, “What is it that makes for a good cop?”  Some people respond by talking about training, knowledge, and experience, all...

I have been thinking about this for a long time now. I wasn’t sure if I should write down my thoughts and share them with others. So I threw caution to the wind with the hope my thoughts will help...

No doubt we have all seen and experienced our share of politics in the workplace because it is in most, if not all, organizations to some degree.