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
The words you use as a leader shape your department’s culture more than you think
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He once wore the badge. Now he watches his son bear its weight
The hardest part of the job often begins when the scene clears and the silence sets in
Police1 invites readers to share the moments that changed them — lessons learned the hard way, passed on to the next shift
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