Police officers have four overarching professional obligations. They are to: ourselves; other police officers; the police profession; and the community. As a 30 year law enforcement expert, I never thought I knew everything. I relied on others to show me what I could not see. I am so graceful I did because we were able
No longer can we overlook the need to enhance personal situational awareness and personal protection measures. The uptick of hostile attacks in the US and abroad has caused me to believe these and other types of attacks will continue to grow; we can help to do something about it. For example, the three Americans that
A Mayor is a key figure in creating real change to policing a city or community! It is time to stop the “business as usual” approach to policing not only because of recent police shooting incidents, but because of the new threat as indicated by the FBI Director in a recent US Today article when
In my recent article, “10 Things Teens Should Know When Dealing With Police,” I listed five important Do’s and five Don’ts. The number one rule is DON’T RUN FROM THE POLICE. Walter Scott was seen running from the police, when he was shot in the back and killed by officer Michael Thomas Slanger of South
As I researched and analyzed several recent nation-wide police incidents involving teens, I shook my head in disbelief that these situations reached a level where teens were killed or serious injured. How many of these types of incidents would have happened if the teens involved were more aware of what to do and what to