Tag: Leadership

Cops have long been society's gatekeepers. In addition to safeguarding the public, we ensure people follow rules. When people put themselves above the law, it's our responsibility to bring them ...

"An army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army." William Tecumseh Sherman Problems in ...

Dear Bullethead:

I’d like to respond to Young Gun, whose letter to Bullethead appeared in the November/December 2005 issue of Law Officer (p. 80).

A friend of mine who is a supervisor at a small police department in California told me his police department was bracing for significant budget cuts in the new fiscal ...

There's no higher-priority call than "officer needs assistance." It may be called something different depending on the region of the country, but we all know what it means: One of ...

On a dreary autumn morning seven years ago, Sgt. Philip Ross stuffed his fully loaded 9mm SIG into his waistband and headed into the wooded area behind his home. He ...

Nestled in the very center of the Southwest lies Albuquerque, N.M., a city of contrasts with many cultures, old-world tradition and new-city tech. With nearly 500,000 people, Albuquerque is the ...

"It costs too much."

This article first appeared on policeone.com Matthew Hoskins is eager to reboot his promising career in law enforcement, but it's tough to land a cop job when you've been on ...