Police Columnist Articles

• 5 ways to stop surviving and start thriving in law enforcement

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  Challenging times require officers to be resilient in our thinking, intentional in our communication and disciplined in our personal time

• Defensive tactics training: Using Big Ben to escape from a headlock

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  There is one escape from the headlock that recognizes the danger of the hold

• Review: These boots are made for walking – and other police work

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  Our reviewer treks through mud, water and blazing sun to test the comfort, protection and durability of these tactical boots. Here’s how they hold up.

• Ninth Circuit approves use of deadly force upon extremely reckless driver

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  This case demonstrates what the Supreme Court envisioned when creating the qualified immunity defense

• Why police reform must be evidence-based

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  We must consider the research when designing strategies to reduce crime and disorder while maintaining the trust and confidence of the public we serve

• 10 current violations of crowd control protocols and what to do about them

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  It is difficult to watch agencies allow their elected leadership do things that violate established tactics

• 10 lessons learned from the 2012 Sikh temple terror attack

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

• When strategies cause unintended harm

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  The decisions we make in law enforcement should be based on the best available evidence

• Learning from mistakes before they become tragedies

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  Non-punitive near-miss reporting can prevent serious injury or line-of-duty deaths by relying on the group’s collective experience

• Ferguson after-action report: Have lessons learned been applied?

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  The first step to applying and implementing the lessons learned of any after-action report is to read the report, which unfortunately rarely happens

• Readers respond: What is the state of firearms maintenance in law enforcement?

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  Agency leaders have a responsibility to their people and the public to ensure officers have safety equipment that will actually work when the chips are down

• Why we must stop throwing away institutional knowledge

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  When supervisors and leaders retire, they take with them decades of accumulated skills, experience and patterns of thinking about how things get done

• LEO Near Miss: Armed EDP subject reports burglary in progress

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  Responding officers demonstrated excellent use of the WIN principle throughout the call

• How an Irish angel is looking out for U.S. cops

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  A nonprofit organization based in Ireland provides support for LEOs as they struggle with PTSD and mental health issues

• Face masks: Here’s what cops, firefighters, medics and COs have to say about use, policy and effectiveness

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  Nearly one-third of public safety personnel do not get a department-issued face mask, plus other key findings from nearly 4,000 survey responses

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