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
Johnny Joey Jones, FOX News contributor and combat veteran, tells the patriotic stories of first responders
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Neuroscience, life experience and officer performance suggest it’s time to rethink the minimum hiring age
A Calgary police pilot program is replacing nameplates with badge numbers to protect officer safety while maintaining public accountability — should others follow suit?
Showing the person behind the badge helps law enforcement communicators counter anti-police sentiment and build public trust — but success depends on context and timing
Want to unify operations without losing your agency’s identity? Start by designing for flexibility, not uniformity
Court reaffirms Graham totality standard giving officers legal clarity
Through a transformative training program at a Nevada prison, a once-wild mustang now patrols the streets of NYC, symbolizing second chances for horses and humans alike
After four days stationed deep in the canyon, Ranger Malerie Mento hikes out — balancing law enforcement and emergency medicine along one of the park’s most challenging patrol beats