Kathleen Dias writes features and news analysis on topics of concern to law enforcement professionals serving in rural and remote locations. She uses her background in writing, teaching and marketing to advocate for professional levels of training and equipment for rural officers, open channels of communication for isolated departments, and dispel myths about rural policing.
In this column, Kathleen explores topics relevant to law enforcement professionals in small communities, and rural and remote locations. The challenges facing rural officers in the 21st-century increase with each news cycle. This column addresses these challenges one by one, opening up new channels for discussion.
The plight of two LE professionals who both died of duty-related melanomas highlights the inequities in workplace protections afforded to those who protect both humans and our natural resources
Sheriff Grady Judd’s best advice for officers is what they’re not told in police academies: simply to remember that most folks are decent, hardworking people
We take a look back at rescues of the most vulnerable among us, and appreciate our better angels
If signed into law, it would provide $60 million in grants each year to “smaller” law enforcement agencies, from 2023 to 2027
While the Small and Rural Law Enforcement Executive Association is the new kid on the block, its ranks are building fast
Why is it okay to skimp on basic safety equipment because we’re talking about a cop instead of a welder or warehouse worker?
A 1932 bloodbath at a remote Ozarks farm that resulted in the death of six LEOs still offers tactical lessons for officers today
Small agencies can always benefit from an extra set of eyes – especially when they are in the sky
The article discussed small town PDs in the US and the disastrous response in Uvalde as though they were related
Award-winning indie filmmaker Jason Harney’s new documentary provides the icebreaker for a discussion on priorities around police training and use of force
“When I talk to our taxpayers, they ask, ‘Why didn’t we do this sooner?’”
By quantifying what is happening in rural places, there can be no excuse for failure to train, equip and staff rural police to modern, professional standards
Wanting equitable wages for rural cops is not about greed or ingratitude, it’s just economics
Chief Paul Wegner believes it is a viable solution that he’s willing to try in order to save his staff
What rural cops want isn’t complicated or exotic. Over and over survey respondents repeated the same refrains
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