Police Columnist Articles

• This scholarship program helps fund education for first responders' families

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  What started as a way to honor military personnel has now extended to those in public safety

• The importance of radio discipline on 'officer down' calls

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  Take that tactical pause before pressing the mic button

• Developing a respect-based police survival attitude

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  Respect may be the most important thing that contributes to an officer's safety – here's why

• 3 ways to improve agency retention by making mental health a priority

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  Departments and officers alike can benefit from these changes

• Will your call for help be heard?

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  Ensure you’ll get the assistance you need with reliable radio technology

• First Circuit reverses qualified immunity denial, exonerates officers who killed knife-wielding terrorist

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  The suspect, who was armed with a 13” knife, was stopped and shot by officers on his way to kill police officers at random

• No Monell liability for TASER device use and policy

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  Raising a Monell claim is one way plaintiffs try to get at the purse of the government agency in the role as the officer’s employer, supervisor and policy-maker

• Fourth circuit judge and lawyer face off in legal smackdown over live streaming traffic stops

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  Argument pits First Amendment rights against Fourth Amendment reasonableness

• Teach, coach, mentor: Effective leadership is about influence and inspiration

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  Former DEA agent and trainer Dan Mehdi discusses the parallels between training for the military, DEA and police agencies to develop leadership and moral courage

• 'Clearly established' requirement isn't just a technicality

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  A recent case highlights the importance of "clearly established" law at the time of law enforcement-civilian interactions

• How smaller agencies can conduct effective digital investigations

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  All criminals will eventually leave a digital footprint that police can use to find, track, or obtain evidence

• First responder physical health risks: How to detect problems lying in wait

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  Take charge of your physical health and wellness so you can identify potential issues and address them before they cause trouble

• All police officers are civil investigators, we just don’t know it

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  The Amber Heard appeal can teach police officers a lot about civil litigation. Here’s a summary of the key lessons

• A primer for law enforcement on First Amendment rights

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  Are we all on the same page?

• Rapport building in interviews and interrogations: Translating research to practice

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  In an interview setting, rapport building is used within an information-gathering approach that can be contrasted with more traditional accusatorial interview practices

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