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I am lookiing for information regarding other programs similar in nature to D.A.R.E. that are being taught successfully around the country.  I am also interested in Police Athletic League (P.A.L.) program information.

Our area of repsonsibility in Salt Lake County (Utah) includes at present seventeen (17) elementary schools, four (4) middle schools and two (2) High Schools.

Can someone respond with a link to any oof these alternatives…

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Concise: Do not use ten words when six will do. Long winded messages offer more distractions and less comprehension. Short stories are more likely to be heard (and read) from beginning to…

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I posted before I graduated Aug 8th 2011 for the Peace Officer Academy in Savannah, GA to find out it is not so easy to get that first job. Especially when you have the bump I have on your record. I have put my application in many places only to be told sorry keep looking! If you have not seen my other post then let me share with you what is going on. In 2005 my sister and I got into a pushing match and screamed a lot at one another…

Rob Cartner, NTOA Training Director and Ret. Tulsa (Okla.) PD, presented the basics and contemporary trends in SWAT tactics at the SHOT Show today. The hour-long training session covered topics involving barricade suspect incident resolution, officer/citizen rescue and High-Risk Warrant service. This included types of entries, equipment, officer down tactics, vehicles and much more. 

When you need to locate a barricaded suspect, how do you enter the building? "All movement is…

Today at the 2012 SHOT Shot, Law Officer Magazine hosted a Below 100 Train-the-Trainer session made possible by Dyneema. Law Officer's Editor-in-Chief Dale Stockton, along with Capt. Travis Yates and Lt. Jim Glennon presented the program to a room full of officers, trainers and supervisors looking to promote officer safety and awareness within their…

A class act, the epitome of professionalism, one who understands and has the productive and proven know-how of bona fide, effective leadership, Frank Kratovil Jr. is, once again, moving on and moving up.  With his recent selection by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley to serve on the judicial bench of Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, there is no doubt that Mr. Kratovil will prove to be a fair, impartial and effective judge.  Truly, Mr. Kratovil is an icon of excellence, and any…

With the onset of a new year, 2012 already ushers in a vivid reminder of how dangerous domestic violence calls for service can be with the reported death of Officer Shawn Schneider, 32, of the Lake City Minnesota Police Department.  Officer Schneider was a nine year veteran of the police department and also a part-time law officer with the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office.

Schneider was fighting for his life for two weeks before he died on December 30, 2011.  Shot in the head by Alan…

I know I stated before that I am no longer a dispatcher... I am however still in the law enforcement field... I now work in the Parish Jail... there are many differences because now I am right in the middle of the chaos that comes with getting these guys behind bars and I am no longer just the voice in the radio... the only thing is they may be different but they are still the same... it all goes hand in hand with the career you have chosen to love... I still have concerns being here, I…

Hi everyone: Fernando Moreira would over 30 years export in combat and tactical tracking know offers California and Nevada P.O.S.T classes to all agencies please check is website www.blog.professionaltrackers.com

       So many times I have tried to talk to any and all police offices I come across and some I talk to I get this feeling that I was interrupting them, are they really do not like talking about the job.Most of the time i just want to know why they became a Police Officer. 

I love to know why anyone would want to become a Police Officer. It is great when I meet someone that has been on the job for 5 plus years and still say only nice things about the job. It’s when…

In 2005 I got into a pushing match with My sister and we both ended up going to jail for simple battery (DVA). when we got to the court house the judge reduced our charge to Disorderly Conduct .

This August 8th 2011 I graduated for the Police Academy. I was happy  and ready to go out and do my part but so far i have been stopped dead in my tracks because I was charged with DVA not found guilty of but charged with Domestic Violence Act.. It was me and my sister not husband and…

This week's newsletter and profession-relevant Bible study has been posted on our website -- www.TheCenturionLawEnforcementMinistry.org.  Enjoy!

In general as one promotes, and in order to bridge any gaps between employees, they receive training on generational issues (Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y/ Millennial’s).  I raise the following idea for consideration.  These same trainings should be taught at the recruit level and in-service to existing employees, with a focus on, informing them of the generational expectations of the agency.  This will result in both the current and new employees being informed of the agencies…

We had an outstanding national conference in Chicago and are highly recommend next year's conference in Orlando.  Also encouraging officers to become a member of the Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers (www.FCPO.org) on whose board I serve as VP.

Det. Sgt. M.C. Williams

Director, www.TheCenturionLawEnforcementMinistry.org