Police Columnist Articles

• Professional dress for law enforcement

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  Assume that anything you carry or wear will be scrutinized. Adjust what you wear accordingly.

• There is hope for officers violently wounded out of their career

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  The Violently Injured Police Officer’s Organization is working to secure the benefits officers deserve and need to support their families

• ‘The night I was killed in the line of duty, but survived!’

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  How Detective Mario Oliveira survived near-fatal injuries aided by the reassuring words of a kind nurse

• Professional police training

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  To reach the high standards that agencies and communities expect of their officers, it may be time to rethink traditional training methods

• The importance of identifying everyone in an investigation and the potential legal issues for getting it wrong

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  Mislabeling people in police reports is a problem. Follow these steps to prevent errors

• Rafael Mangual on the unintended consequences of criminal justice reform

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  The author of "Criminal (In) Justice" discusses what the push for decarceration and depolicing gets wrong and who it hurts most

• Police memorial would honor fallen officer on 10th anniversary of his death

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  Officer Thomas Decker was murdered on November 29, 2012, and the residents of Cold Spring, Minnesota want to make sure his sacrifice is never forgotten

• Time management tips for public safety

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  Make a to-do list to help you stay on-task and prevents assignments from being overlooked

• Reporting reasonable suspicion factors supports frisk

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  Remember that it isn’t enough to do the right thing; an officer must also thoroughly document the reason for doing the right thing

• How to use grammar and spell checkers for government use

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  There are two things to pay attention to while using any grammar and spell checker: security and retrievability

• Consequences of filing a false report

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  Knowingly filing a false report could lead to termination and criminal charges, as well as an innocent person being wrongfully arrested, convicted and imprisoned

• What is the most tactically sound practice for running a driver's license during a traffic stop?

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  Because traffic stops have multiple phases, there are several considerations around police traffic stop procedures

• Why we need to talk about the blueprint for hate

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  People have formed an unfavorable opinion of our profession and it has become acceptable to harm and disparage those in law enforcement

• 10 lessons learned from the 2012 Sikh temple terror attack

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  It has been 10 years since the attack, and the lessons learned remain relevant to all police officers today

• How can fleet managers better navigate the changing future of police vehicles?

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  If you’re using atypical cars, your department doesn’t have to sacrifice secure storage

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