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15
Aug
Diverse Programs Command Respect
A common theme heard among police officers is the reason why they wanted to be police officers in the first place – variety. For most officers, the idea of a traditional job sitting behind a desk was not very attractive. […]
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08
Aug
Officer Isolation Yields Officer Intervention
Three O’Clock High. The 80s cult classic comedy about the loner new-kid-in-school, Buddy Revell. In the movie, the character Buddy represents a lot of stereotypes, but the most important is isolation. He is out there alone, no peers, doing his […]
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01
Aug
The Goal is Never Revenue Enhancement
It’s week three in the five part series on what makes a successful local truck enforcement program, and it’s going to get a little touchy. Why? Because the topic is about revenue enhancement. In a day when government agencies are […]
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25
Jul
External Accountability is Everything
Thanks to the blend of email and smartphones, work has become portable. Unfortunately, it has also created more work! In the high-paced environment of the modern workplace, it’s easy for police administrators to bypass accountability for rank-and-file officers when the […]
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18
Jul
Truck Enforcement is not Traffic Enforcement
Earlier this year, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police published an article in their Command magazine written by the Illinois Truck Enforcement Association. The article discussed how a local town can implement a successful truck enforcement program to control […]
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11
Jul
Digital Paper
Everything on the internet is true…everything! Don’t believe that statement? Well good, because it is obviously false. As technology has increased, society’s dependence on physical reference has decreased. As the functionality and portability of electronic devices has increased, dependence on […]
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04
Jul
Pipe Dreams
This week’s articles is about pipes. No, not the kind you smoke in a velvet robe. No, not the kind which broadcasts sound from a giant organ in a cathedral. No, not the kind which busts out the tailored sleeves […]
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20
Jun
Trucker Flat Tax Day
The wise man saved his money all year so there was enough cash to pay for the year-end holiday shopping. Hopefully he saved, or had enough income tax withheld from his paycheck, to satisfy the taxman on April 15th. For […]
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13
Jun
A Pain in the Class
What do all these terms have in common – road, street, highway, freeway, tollway, expressway, avenue, lane, parkway, boulevard? For sake of the word count, the list will end there, but each represents titles of routes which are available for […]
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06
Jun
Overweight Bodycams
Since August 2014, a re-energized conversation has swept the United States regarding the relationship between law enforcement and racial minority populations. It’s loud, it’s heated and it’s not going away any time soon. One of many dialogues revolves around the […]
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