Tom Wetzel

Cops and Kids

Chief Tom Wetzel is a 32-year veteran police officer and currently leading a northeast Ohio suburban police department. A former SWAT commander, he is an adjunct professor in community policing, a certified law enforcement executive and a graduate of the Police Executive Leadership College. An instructor for Northcoast Polytechnic Institute, Chief Wetzel is an internationally published author for numerous police trade publications and a black belt in Goshin Jujitsu. He co-developed a school/community policing children's Internet and stranger danger safety program called e-Copp, an educational children's online protection program.

Full list of Tom Wetzel results

All squared away: A blueprint for success in policing
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A new teaching tool conceptualized by an industrious young sergeant might be just what policing needs
How to move American law enforcement from a B- to an A+
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We have a treasure trove of good ideas available among us that can help elevate our performance as a profession, but we must be willing to dig for them
A letter to the American public: We need to have police officers’ ‘six’
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It is not always easy for officers to compartmentalize all the hurt they have encountered on calls without it having an effect on their own psyches
7 police tenets to live by in 21 words
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Serving with honor is the lifeblood of policing and should be our strongest motivator
A letter to the American public: Public safety will shine during the COVID-19 pandemic
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It takes a special person to risk his or her life to keep others safe, but that’s exactly what public safety personnel do all the time
4 ways to stave off the 'Ferguson effect'
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The 'Ferguson effect' is a trend toward a reactionary model of policing where a proactive approach to crime fighting is significantly limited
How 4 bold traffic enforcement changes can boost police-community relations
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Improving today’s police-community relations can be an expansive effort that will take time but a transformation of our current enforcement model is a good start
How to create a community mentoring program
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The most successful police mentoring programs not only build bridges with the community, but also lead to recruitment opportunities for future police officers