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A Republic... if WE can keep it
This article was featured in the Daily Post Athenian newspaper. It’s said that Ben Franklin was once asked what type of government the...
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CD Couch
- Nov 26, 2021
- 6 min
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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CD Couch
- May 9, 2021
- 5 min
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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CD Couch
- Apr 2, 2021
- 5 min
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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CD Couch
- Feb 19, 2021
- 7 min
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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CD Couch
- Dec 26, 2020
- 7 min
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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CD Couch
- Nov 18, 2020
- 6 min
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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CD Couch
- Oct 27, 2020
- 5 min
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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CD Couch
- Sep 6, 2020
- 3 min
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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CD Couch
- Apr 21, 2020
- 5 min
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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CD Couch
- Apr 18, 2020
- 5 min
Cities and Counties: What's the Difference?
What's the difference between a city and a county?
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CD Couch
- Mar 22, 2020
- 8 min
Police, Sheriffs or Something Else Altogether?
What's the difference between a sheriff and a police department?
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