Leischen Stelter

Education Issues in Public Safety

Leischen Stelter is the social media coordinator with the public safety team at American Military University. She writes about issues and trends relevant to professionals in law enforcement, fire services, emergency management and national security. Stelter is the former managing editor of Security Director News, an online business publication for physical security practitioners, where she spent four years writing articles, blogs and producing video segments on best practices in the private security industry.

Visit Leischen Stelter's blog, In Public Safety, to read many more columns and commentary of interest to public safety professionals. In addition, you can follow her on Twitter @AMUPoliceEd and on Facebook.

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Sandy Hook, Aurora leaders share mass casualty commonalities
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Law enforcement leaders must understand that the aftermath of an event will last months and years after the incident
Comey provides insight into FBI’s priorities at IACP
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The FBI is increasingly concerned with extremism spreading via the Internet and fostering homegrown terrorism
Boston Commish: 3 lessons learned from marathon bombing
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Commissioner Edward Davis made a point to share some lessons learned from the response to this terrorist attack that might benefit other agencies
IACP 2013: Former interim Chief of Sanford PD shares how to recover trust
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Don’t wait until a critical incident happens before you establish partnerships in your community
Formalizing partnerships with corrections for gang investigators
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One partnership in Virginia has led to better awareness of gang activities, solved multiple cases, and ultimately contributed to the reduction of gang activity in the region
How one CSI learned to cope with trauma
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If you want to be a CSI, you have to deal with disturbing scenes — and get your hands very, very dirty
What does the SCOTUS ruling on DNA mean?
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The Supreme Court has ruled that American cops can collect DNA upon arrest, but can backlogged crime labs handle it?
Prescription drug abuse: Investigating 'pill doctors'
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It takes a tremendous amount of evidence and proof before medical review boards will even think of suspending a doctor’s license, let alone revoke it
Having the strength to address your mental wellness
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Mental wellness is an issue that must be addressed throughout an officer’s career and even after they retire
Time of need: How cops are supporting Newtown PD
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While the initial response to the shooting at Sandy Hook is over, the follow-up response is ongoing
Newtown shooting: First responders must be prepared for the rollercoaster of emotions
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Details continue to emerge from today’s tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. As of the writing of this piece, police report 26 people have been killed with at le...
Ore. mall shooting highlights importance of police partnerships with the private sector
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When a masked gunman opened fire in a crowded mall outside of Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday more than 100 law enforcement officers responded. The first officers arrived on the scene in less than a m...
DNA collection in question: Md. case has national implications
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One expert says that the case of Maryland v. Alonzo Jay King, Jr. represents a sensitive and important balance between the public interest and the privacy of persons of interest
How agencies are using social media to manage crisis response
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Responding quickly — both physically and via social media — can help instill public confidence that the police are aware of, and responding to, an alleged crime in your jurisdiction