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Kathleen Dias

Policing the Remote and Rural

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. She’s had a front-row seat observing rural agencies – local, state and federal – from the Sierra foothills to California’s notorious Emerald Triangle, for more than 30 years.

LATEST ARTICLES
When it comes to managing the violence visited on rural officers, we have to refuse to accept the way things have always been done
While everyone is acutely aware of the risks necessitating court security and the liability implications of security failures, actual progress toward security remains highly variable
While rural officers are strained by the same stressors as officers in the cities, they are less unhappy about it
If we won’t acknowledge the risks rural officers face, and make sure they have a chance against them, then honoring their sacrifices with ceremony rings hollow
There is no magical system that kicks in to take care of officers hurt on the job — and that needs to change
It’s time to recognize the changes wrought by critical incidents in remote places
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
2022: The year’s biggest moments and trends
We take a look back at rescues of the most vulnerable among us, and appreciate our better angels
2022: The year’s biggest moments and trends
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
If signed into law, it would provide $60 million in grants each year to “smaller” law enforcement agencies, from 2023 to 2027