Jason Hoschouer

Motors and Monies

Jason Hoschouer is a law enforcement officer with an agency in the San Francisco Bay area in California. In addition to patrolling the streets as a motor officer, Hoschouer helps fellow LEOs with financial coaching through his company, GPS Financial Coaching. Hoschouer’s column on Police1 covers everything from motors to monies, from britches to budgets. Jason has been blogging under the pseudonym “Motorcop” at motorcopblog.com since 2008 and was also a columnist for American COP Magazine for several years.

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Invest or spend? How to fix a cop’s ‘need’ for retail therapy
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Denying yourself something in the short-term in order to gain something larger in the long run is a better deal
Police History: The evolution of motor patrol in American policing
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The 1950s saw a heavy reliance on the motor officer to again reduce what had started first in the 1920s: a desire to speed
1 easy verbal tactic that can make your traffic stops smoother
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I still conduct my stops the same way tactically — contacting the driver on the passenger side for example — but with this new tactic, my interaction with the driver is much simpler
2 tips for a more fruitful tax season
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Approach your monthly finances with intentionality and it will change the trajectory of your budget, your ability to pay off your debts, invest in your future, and deal with the annual visit from the tax man
A veteran motor officer’s guide to traffic court testimony
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Traffic court isn’t personal and you aren’t there to represent yourself — you are there as a representative of your department and your state — so try to use these seven keys to making the best of every appearance
Avoid 'crashing' your budget with long-term money management
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If you keep your head and eyes focused on where you want to go, you will significantly reduce your chances of deviating from your course and suffering the iniquities of poor self-discipline
A dispatcher-turned-cop’s plea: Put out your stops
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Please put out your stops as often as conceivably possible, prior to contacting the driver/occupants
Use this 1 simple tactic to maximize your police salary
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By creating a budget, you can break the overtime cycle and give yourself a fighting chance to not only get your head above water, but to improve your financial wellbeing
5 basic principles for conducting a safe traffic stop
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Regardless of how long you’ve been doing traffic stops, no two are the same