Tag: Management Advancement

Although it's been more than 18 months since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast, law enforcement agencies in devastated areas still struggle to get back on their feet. ...

Most progressive agencies allow the carry of a backup gun, and many encourage it. Why not? If you can be trusted with one gun, you can certainly be trusted with ...

When I first encountered the maxim I lead, therefore I follow, I felt confused. I thought it made more sense to assert something like Lead, follow or get out of ...

Law enforcement deals with challenges every day, and in the past 50 years, we’ve certainly faced a lot—soaring crime rates, increased public scrutiny, budget crises, the plague of drugs, the ...

All police officers should expect to interact with the media while handling a wide variety of police incidents. Those persons designated as public information officers (PIOs) have both the opportunity ...

Success depends on more than good luck. Officers require a solid set of survival skills to prevail during and after a deadly force incident.

We all make choices in our careers for good and bad. Sometimes just speaking our minds will inadvertently cause a career choice. This is the story of how one such ...

This month, I want to share with you one of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned both in life and law enforcement. Admittedly, I should have discovered this “secret” long ...

This article first appeared on PoliceOne.com. Ever think about what you'd do if alligators were swimming through the yards and streets of your beat? Or if your patrol fleet was ...

The balance between the expenditure of time and the rapid exploitation of opportunity can make or break a barricade-hostage situation. Often command staff thinks if they can wait out the ...