Mike Walker

Full list of Mike Walker results

• Stay the course: How to chart a career map in law enforcement

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  Navigating a career in law enforcement takes time, planning and reflection. Here’s how to do it

• Smart schools: What’s new in school safety apps

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  Whether you are the school resource officer on campus or an off-campus responder, access to current information regarding a critical incident is essential

• How civilian review of law enforcement can improve police-community relations

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  A need for stronger community relationships and greater transparency of operations has caused many local governments to engage with police oversight programs

• Leveraging survey information to improve agency performance

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  Knowing how we rate through the eyes of our communities is vital

• The difference between police defunding and police disbanding

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  While these terms sound similar, the outcomes are very different – here’s what you need to know

• Simple de-escalation strategies officers can deploy on every call

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  These commonsense strategies could help lessen tempers and reduce the risk of injury to officers and citizens

• It takes a village

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  How to leverage nontraditional resources to assist law enforcement operations

• Building better officers: The importance of progression plans and rotational assignments

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  A formal plan that allows officers to grow and develop new skill sets will pay back dividends to your officers, your agency and your community

• Writing effective case summaries

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  A successful prosecution is the desired result of most criminal investigations – and that begins with an effective case summary

• How to train and equip SROs to be a school’s first line of defense

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  If SROs are expected to be our school’s first line of defense, we must provide these officers with the best specialized tactical training and equipment possible

• 4 ways to keep good cops after you hire them

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  There are simple ways leaders can invest in new personnel to ensure they become veteran employees