By Stephen Owsinski With most people aspiring to an imperative role in law enforcement, there are many ways to serve and steward justice principles. Some in policing have a knack for meticulous examinations of instruments, textures, fluids, fibers, and a bevy of other matters under the...
By Steve Pomper Harris County, Texas Courthouse Photo: (i_am_jim, CC 3.0, Wikimedia) Once again, a woke criminal justice system official, in this case, a Texas Judge Steve Duble, is citing his desire for the police to “focus on violent crime” as his justification for allowing low-level offenders to...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Whether it is considered ironic or not, the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) was established by President Andrew Johnson in 1865, just months after he rose to the Presidency in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Despite what most think, the...
By Stephen Owsinski There is an online site called Fortify Florida, the concept of which is a lot like CrimeStoppers, engendering the “See Something, Say Something” credo. Fortify Florida “is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Many of our legal traditions and public officials have roots in our British history (they used to own us, if you recall). From about the 12th century, two high offices of the crown as the royal government was called, were...
Seattle police car Photo: (Joe Mabel, CC Wikimedia 4.0 When I first heard about another bit of Emerald City lunacy, sadly, it didn’t surprise me. I hate picking on Seattle, after all, I worked for the Seattle Police Department (SPD) for over two decades. But why...
Alamy Stock Image The National Police Association (NPA) has filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Captain Manuel Adams, Jr., a law enforcement officer challenging his inclusion on a “Giglio” list—an unregulated registry of officers whose credibility has been called...
By Stephen Owsinski The first half of today’s title of this article is credited to the fine folks at the Sun Coast Police Benevolent Association, of which the union staff and service members simulated the heroic efforts of first responders, weighted down by duty gear, who...
By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D Not gonna lie, running lights and siren is still a thrill. These days for me it’s only when I am doing a ride with an agency for research, but the red, white, and blue swirling lights and the pulse of...
By Stephen Owsinski When we hear or read about first responders, nurses are sometimes mentioned. They are at the ER doors when ambulances roll in with exigent cases requiring triage amid gory and graphic realities. Registered nurses tend to patients before an ER physician broadens the...