By Steve Pomper Texas Rangers badge 1948, Photo (Public Domain Wiki Media To even my keel with all this anti-police messaging coming from certain quarters (including the insult of those feigning political amnesia and are now pretending to be pro-police), I thought I’d divert into a topic I...
By Stephen Owsinski First, it was the Taser. Then it was the body-worn camera. Now, the maker of those two pieces of police technological equipment, Axon (formerly Taser International), has engineered “Draft One,” an artificial intelligence-based tool to “Rewrite Report Writing” and enable law enforcement officers...
Tom Stack / Alamy Stock Photo Indianapolis – August 6, 2024. Police officers remain at greater risk of developing serious mental health issues like Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is estimated that U.S. officers are two to four times more likely to suffer from PTSD than...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D When a suspect is subject to arrest under exigent circumstances or a warrant and fails to surrender, the consequences for public safety can be dire. On July 2, 2024 officers in Oklahoma City, OK responded to a report of a man...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Patrol cars are a rapid response delivery system and the daily office for the patrol officer. What they are not is a safe place for the officer. On July 17th, 2024 a James City County Police Department, VA patrol car was...
By Stephen Owsinski A bittersweet blend of police canine stories has recently steadily populated my news feed. Nothing new. Canine cops are always worthy of a new view, given all the diligent crimefighting, people-saving, skills demonstrations, and public relations scores they chalk up, all rewarded with...
By Stephen Owsinski With the rampancy of retail theft burgeoning due to ludicrous legislative acts essentially making it a free shopping (shoplifting) excursion, many businesses locked the door for the final time…a sign they felt hampered and defenseless against marauding kleptomaniacs. Despite this, law enforcement agencies and...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D When seconds count, the police will be there in minutes, goes the old funny/not funny saying. While police officers are fully ready to respond to calls, as a profession we pay little attention to helping people prepare for events that...
Allowing civil suits by violent, weapon-wielding criminals who attack police and are shot dead has enormous societal costs and no appreciable benefits. Indianapolis, July 31, 2024 – The National Police Association (NPA) today announced the filing of an amicus curiae brief in the United States Court...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Recent attention has been paid to the problem of uncertainty in training physicians. A study cited in a publication of the National Institutes of Health shows that uncertainty is one of the major stressors for medical students and practitioners. The...
