Expert Columnists & Contributors
To fulfill our editorial mission to deliver the most comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the critical issues impacting law enforcement, the Police1 columnist roster features subject matter experts from each discipline within the policing profession.
Police1 columnists provide unique, on-the-job insights gathered from decades of experience working in many different types of departments and agencies across the country.
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RECENT EXPERT ARTICLES
Why policing’s future depends on real time information, smart technology and leaders willing to change
Leon Reha’s evidence-informed approach cuts through decades of debate to examine how vision, human performance and training realities shape modern pistol shooting
Police officers train relentlessly for crisis. At home, real preparedness is quieter — and far easier to overlook
Why leadership, not technology alone, determines RTCC success
A young officer explains how leadership failures — not pay or recruiting budgets — are driving morale and retention problems in small town policing
A campaign dispute in Alabama raises hard questions about dissent, accountability and democracy in elected policing
When friends or third parties consent to entry, officers must still navigate common authority, scope limits and arrest warrant requirements
The question is not whether unrest will occur, but how police can best prepare to safeguard both community safety and the constitutional right to dissent
Acknowledging that police officers can also experience domestic violence is key to building support systems that protect their well-being on and off duty