Tag: travis yates

In Minnesota, it seems that the "defund and defame" police movement has finally hit a crescendo. There isn't another state that has gone after law enforcement in an aggressive manner ...

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 ...

Those seeking to destroy the law enforcement profession have finally said the quiet part out loud. It’s not that it was a secret, but law enforcement leaders were either complicit ...

I've written a ton on police recruiting in recent years because I believe it is the most pressing issue of the profession at any time in the last generation. It's ...

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 ...

There’s something you should know about me. Although I solidly back the Blue, my primary loyalty is to the U.S. Constitution, my conscience, and doing what’s in the best interest ...

As I have previously discussed, law enforcement actually practicing recruiting is a new phenomenon. Until recent years, there were always more qualified candidates than openings and while agencies typically “recruited,” ...

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 ...