Tag: courageous leadership

If there was one thing that I can confirm is true without a doubt in law enforcement, it is our obsession with cool toys. Don’t get me wrong. I’m all ...

I have written and discussed the abject failure that Consent Decrees have had on American Law Enforcement and the communities they serve more times than you likely cared to see ...

After 30 years of law enforcement experience including 26 in supervision and management, I’ve seen both the good and the bad this great profession has to offer. I’ve worked with ...

If there was one recipe for failed leadership in law enforcement it would be the misapplication of what far too many believe is actual leadership. Getting this wrong is like ...

I've spent quite a bit of time in the last year writing on police recruiting and the reason is simple. If law enforcement does not get this right, no amount ...

I often say that the law enforcement career is a marathon and not a sprint and within the pacing of any profession, there will be good and bad days. If ...

One of the largest issues with law enforcement today is leadership and much of the problems the profession is facing stems from leaders not understanding what their mission is. The ...

In my article titled, “Lies Leaders Tell,” one of the issues I spoke about is the stance that cowardly leaders have taken on “no knock” warrants. Frankly, I had no ...

I have spoken and written numerous times about the stupidity of law enforcement leaders and organizations that moved the vascular neck restraint (VNR) to deadly force or ban it in ...

Today marks my 30th year in law enforcement. For anyone that has been here, they would likely agree that it is both a surreal and improbable feeling. While it feels ...