Police Columnist Articles

• Every cop can ‘reform’ police training

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  Focus your efforts on the specific tasks that have the highest probability of ending up in tragedy in your job description

• Law enforcement takes some cues from the fast-food business

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  How the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is using customer experience training to improve police-community interactions

• The HUGE gap in officer career survival training

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  Where’s the scenario-based training for the REAL stresses of the job?

• IACP Quick Take: A post 9-11 intelligence analyst’s advice for local law enforcement

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  CIA and FBI analyst Philip Mudd describes the goals and methods for local law enforcement networks to focus their concerns

• Take the headache out of reporting use of force incidents

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  Pro Standards Tracker makes it easy to report and track use of force in your department for added insight and transparency

• Why police departments must streamline the recruitment process

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  Law enforcement agencies should use every tool at their disposal – including technology – to keep candidates engaged

• 5 things to know about ghost guns

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  As discussions about ghost guns, their regulation and concerns for public safety migrate to the public sphere, here are five facts to help navigate the conversation

• How a Mass. sergeant singlehandedly stopped an active shooter

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  “Train to the point where your training automatically kicks in when the situation starts,” says Sergeant Nick Bettano

• IACP Quick Take: Learning from the ‘critical incidents’ of 2020

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  Panelists shared lessons learned, leading practices and cutting-edge approaches that can assist agencies in dealing with unplanned critical incidents

• Co-responder models in policing: Better serving communities

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  While co-responding is not a new practice, it is an essential piece of the puzzle when it comes to working with crime victims

• Pelvic movement, close watch on police justified frisk

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  Defendant Calvin Weaver asserted the Terry frisk began not when the officer touched him, but at the moment the officer ordered him to get out of the car

• New study: Grip strength and shooting performance

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  Researchers recommend agencies examine the adoption of pistols with lower trigger pull weights to mitigate grip strength-related shooting issues

• Public safety leaders reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11

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  Podcast hosts Jim Dudley, Chris Cebollero, Marc Bashoor and Rob Lawrence address how 9/11 affected all facets of public safety

• Is your agency ready for the golden hour of a disaster?

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  Constructing a sound disaster plan ahead of an event is key for a successful response

• How one police officer made 3 rookie mistakes on his first day (and is brave enough to admit them)

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  From committing burglary at the station to scaling unlocked gates, these rookie mistakes will bring you back to your glory days

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