What It Means to Remember

What It Means to Remember

2016 National Police Week ceremonies were held in Washington DC, May 15–21. Throughout the U.S., law enforcement agencies remember their fallen officers with memorial services. I’ve taken the time after these events to reflect on the loss of the officers I have known. The Denver ...
SURVEY ANALYSIS: Are We Training Warriors?

SURVEY ANALYSIS: Are We Training Warriors?

The false line championed by people who have a national platform is that law enforcement spends most of its training time preparing its officers to be Warriors: Command-and-control-types who are always on the offensive, force-focused, and taught to believe that nearly everyone is out ...
No Excuse: “That’s the Way I Was Trained!”

No Excuse: “That’s the Way I Was Trained!”

Several years ago when I was a patrol sergeant we made it a practice to have new officers coming into the agency and onto our shift show us what they knew relating to critical tasks for the job. We wanted to know, tactically, where they stood and what we needed to work on to make ...

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