Expert Columnists & Contributors
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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
An interrupted officer-involved shooting briefing offers lessons in crisis leadership, transparency and maintaining credibility when critical incidents unfold in front of the cameras
The most effective training scenarios aren’t defined by how much stress they create, but by how well they develop officers’ judgment, communication and decision-making
The same exercise, repeated in leadership classes across the country, revealed strikingly consistent views about credibility, accountability and trust
Documenting successful de-escalation and restraint can create a more complete record of officer performance and decision-making
How agencies can strengthen training, supervision and policy before facing courtroom challenges
The drills that produce the fastest improvement on the range may not be the ones officers remember when it matters most
Police1’s Duane Wolfe analyzes the decisions officers made as a welfare check escalated into a threat against a child, a forced entry and a machete attack
Leadership courses, conferences and seminars don’t fail because the lessons are bad. They fail because agencies rarely have a plan to turn inspiration into lasting change
A surge in protective intelligence cases is putting more focus on the agency’s threat assessment process and its partnerships with federal, state and local law enforcement