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Can Community Policing Save Us?
In 2014, a police shooting of a young man in Ferguson, MO was followed by protests and unrest across the country. As time passed,...
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Why We Need Mentors
Featured in the September 2021 issue of American Police Beat Magazine. Larry Wallace was the first person I met when I moved to town. I...
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Superheroes, Symbols and the Real World
Featured in American Police Beat Magazine Hero flicks give us stability. They make us feel like there are still simple truths out there....
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Apathy: The Enemy of Freedom
"We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor." That's some deep stuff. The men who made this pledge...
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Changing People's Worlds
FEATURED IN AMERICAN POLICE BEAT MAGAZINE. I used to love being a cop. There was a time when I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. When...
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Alike After All?
My father and I haven’t always seen eye to eye. I’m hardly the proverbial “chip off the old block.” This was never more evident than when...
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Honor and Courage
*This article was featured in the Daily Post Athenian Newspaper* "I hope that if I do go, that I went with honor and courage. I hope...
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The FLSA Public Safety Exemption Needs to Go
This article was featured in American Police Beat Magazine. Timesheet day. It’s a dreaded event for supervisors and human resource...
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Lessons from a Dog's Life
I recently, for the first time, had to put down a pet. The Duke was a hulking black Lab who’d been with me through thick and thin. I met...
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Reform and Staffing
Featured in American Police Beat Magazine I was recently making my way through several bins in my basement. These particular bins...
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Harder Than it Looks! Improving Understanding Amongst the Ranks
I’d been a chief for a few years and was catching up with a former coworker back home. During the time since I’d moved away, I’d been...
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My Friend Junior
Featured in the Daily Post Athenian Newspaper As a young college student, I was tasked with researching something related to the civil...
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Cyclical Burnout
This article was featured in the February 2021 Issue of American Police Beat Magazine. “We have to do more with less.” I still remember...
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Lessons From a Birthdate
Recently, I turned 41. The most obvious thing for most people to reflect on would be how rotten of a time the first year of their 40’s...
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The Irony of the Defund Movement
PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN POLICE BEAT MAGAZINE “Defund the Police”. The headlines are chock full of announcements that various municipalities...
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A Set Up for Failure
*This article was featured on Policeone.com. Of all the wrecks I had as a young deputy, the most noteworthy (or at least one of my top...
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Pandemic Policing and "Police Nullification"
This article was featured in the November 2020 edition of American Police Beat Magazine. The last decade has been a wild ride for the law...
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REFORM AND UNREST: Hidden Opportunities in Difficult Times
*This article was featured in the July/ September issue of the FBINAA "Associate" Magazine. To see it there, click HERE. To say that the...
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The Limits of Leadership
As a new police chief, one of the most surprising (and frustrating) things that I learned was just how limited I was in my ability to...
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The Challenge of Change
*This article was featured on Policeone.com. You can access it here. I’m very quickly approaching the decade mark of my tenure as a...