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
How officers can recognize respiratory distress, limit time spent in prone restraint and respond more effectively to a developing medical crisis
Chief Damon Simmons, Ph.D., provides a practical roadmap for developing the leadership skills needed to succeed in today’s complex policing environment
The Seal Beach Police Department’s Safety Seal Program shows how repeated, positive interactions with elementary school students can strengthen community trust long before officers are called for help
From recruiting and evidence-based policing to technology and officer wellness, August Vollmer’s leadership principles remain remarkably relevant more than 100 years later
The badge, authority and responsibility are the same, but success in a school depends on skills many officers never expected to need
Acting Chief Eric Watson shares how a city-operated Real-Time Information Center evolved into a regional resource through reciprocal partnerships, shared investment and operational value
Intelligence analysts, digital forensic examiners and others who spend their days reviewing digital evidence face a psychological toll agencies often fail to recognize
Director Vernon Herron reflects on how ignoring stress cost lives — and how building real wellness infrastructure changed outcomes inside the Baltimore Police Department
The bestselling leadership author explains why strong police cultures are built through purpose, trust and the behaviors leaders model every day