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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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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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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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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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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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Balanced By Design
During the first few weeks of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, our collective attention seemed focused on questions of immediate...
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The Problems with Cities and Counties
In the United States, government is generally built around the concept of cities and counties. Counties are the arm of the state and...
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Cities and Counties: What's the Difference?
What's the difference between a city and a county?
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Police, Sheriffs or Something Else Altogether?
What's the difference between a sheriff and a police department?