Active supervision challenge: Critical thinking

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Traffic stop for a noise violation leads Supreme Court to consider a BIG expansion of warrantless entries

Traffic stop for a noise violation leads Supreme Court to consider a BIG expansion of warrantless entries

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Racing to recovery: How motorsports supports officer wellness

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5 things to know about doorbell cameras and law enforcement

How the Denver Sheriff Department is improving in-custody mental health services

How the Denver Sheriff Department is improving in-custody mental health services

Analysis: What LE can learn from a viral shoot house training video

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State Your Case

State Your Case

Columnists and contributors debate critical issues in law enforcement today. As in an actual debate, the pro and con sides are assigned randomly as an exercise in critical thinking and analyzing problems from different perspectives.

Issues recently discussed include whether officers should participate in protests, the pros and cons of "blue flu" and staffing assignments during COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders. If you would like our writers to debate a topic, or submit your own response to a critical issue, email editor@policeone.com.

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State your case: Should the thin blue line flag be banned from police departments?
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Following community criticism, two police chiefs recently announced they would be removing thin blue line imagery from display in their agencies
State your case: Should prospective cops be required to have college degrees?
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“We may have a false choice to make here: college or no college.”
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Ways to ensure lessons from pursuit training have a lasting impact
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Pursuit Response

A training expert discusses why agencies should include pursuit in their de-escalation training and what factors ensure the lessons last
State your case: Do we need traffic cops?
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Both academics and cities are advocating for decoupling traffic enforcement from the police — our experts debate the pros and cons
State your case: Should the public have a say in selecting a police chief?
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Promoting internal candidates to police leadership positions with no external input is causing concern in some communities
State your case: Should there be residency requirements for sworn personnel?
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An activist’s call for cops to live within the communities they police has received millions of views online
State your case: Should agencies stop distributing mug shots?
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San Francisco PD recently announced it would limit the distribution of booking photographs over concerns they reinforce negative stereotypes
State your case: Is a ‘blue flu’ the right way for officers to make their voices heard?
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Following a month of protests, firings, criminal charges and a chief’s resignation, there were reports of a high number of Atlanta police 'call outs'
State your case: Should police officers participate in protests?
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A number of LEOs have made headlines by joining activists during the George Floyd protests
State your case: Is it time to lighten up on forbidding officers from speaking out?
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A video of a cop criticizing COVID-19 decrees has amassed nearly 1 million views and reignited the discussion about what officers should and should not say in uniform
State your case: Staffing assignments during shelter-in-place orders
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Should all able-bodied sworn officers be placed in uniform into field operations until the orders are rescinded?
State your case: Should the officer have arrested the mom in the playground?
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The arrestee belongs to a group urging resistance to government COVID-19 restrictions

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