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I was lucky enough to attend a great event on Friday: the Don't Panic Social Media Conference in Manchester. There were some top speakers including Tom Murphy from Microsoft, Meg Pickard from the Guardian Online and Simon Wakeman from Medway Council. The highlight though, came from a completely unexpected source: The West Midlands Police [WMP]. [Check out the website even if ...

I graduated from a 12 week course 12/12/06 It was very informative. Officer Cindy Leaven was the Facilitator. She was effiecient and highly organized!   I never missed a class, it was so interesting. This is how I found out about "ShAdCo"-Sheriff's Advisory Council. I was encouraged to join, so I did. Now, for the last two years I have been the Chairperson for Zone 2 Sector Delta.   It brings ...

How to become an effective Police Officer,

Why is teambuilding important.

Hello Brothers & SIsters,      I sit back and watch so many of us during the life of our careers doing the very thing that really makes us, as leo's, mad.  That is attitude and tone of voice.  It is something that we all deal with and it can cause us to make decisions that are not professional nor productive to ...

Rick Arrington Arrington is a retired Roanoke police lieutenant and was commander of the mounted patrol form 1999 to 2001 and again in 2004 to 2006. He lives in Hardy. I have been watching anxiously the budget woes of Roanoke and the possibility of eliminating the mounted patrol. I am inclined to explain the absolute absurdity in this planned cut. I ...

After reading this article, it got me thinking about how I am perceived to the people that I deal with. I hope it gets you thinking as well.

Mom in Jail, Kids Pay the Price Restore Educational Access for Children who are Homeless Parents without resources heading to jail often end up making fragile arrangements for their children. Temporary caretakers-friends or relatives pressed into service at the last moment-might live away from where the family resided. When the children go with the caretaker-their parent in jail-they might also ...

Neighbourhood Policing Every household in England and Wales now has access to a dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Team who provide communities with a visible, accessible and - most import

Questions for Success + Questions for success!

The first six lessons on this issue for New York.

Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory has five need categories. They include physiological, safety, belongingness and love, esteem, and self-actualization (Cox, Issa, and Frey, 2006). Maslow believed that these needs were based on an achievement and satisfaction hierarchy. He explains that people must satisfy their needs that lay on the bottom of the hierarchy first and move up the hierarchy. It is unfortunate that Maslow didn’t ...

If you live in the city, keeping your child out of a gang isn't going to be easy. Listed below are three ideas I'd like to suggest to help keep your child safe from gangs. Make Time to Talk and Listen Make time for your child on a regular basis to just sit and talk. Don't use this time to be ...

The Psychological Influence of the Police Uniform Author: Richard R. Johnson, M.S. Introduction Most people can identify a police officer by the official police uniform. When citizens o n a busy street are in need of help, they scan the crowds of pedestrians looking for the distinctive uniform of a police officer. Drivers who come to an intersection occupied by a ...

The Dutiful Mind: Police Training in Dealing with the Mentally Ill By Lt. Michael Woody, Ret. Akron, OH Police Department How much training have your police officers had in dealing with persons that have mental illness? I suspect that if your agency is like most, the answer is “Not much”! Yet, did you know that depending on which article you believe, ...

The Boston Strategy On Police/Youth Relations Louis LaFountain One of the key components to the “Boston Model” is that when the Boston Police Officers interact with youth they “operate on the principles of partnership, problem solving and prevention.” The goal is to improve the quality of life with a focus on looking to the future of public safety and the criminal ...

The Associated Press FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — From age 3, when he remembers watching "Cops" at his grandmother's house, Robert Harris has been fascinated with police work. This spring, as the Frederick Police Department's first deaf student intern, the 17-year-old has proven himself more than an eager learner. He has also been a teacher to the officers, firefighters and rescue workers ...

Statistics and Studies Related to Domestic Violence Against Men From Marc E. Angelucci National Family Violence Legislative Resource Center: When we ignore male victims of domestic violence, we also ignore their children, who continue to be damaged by witnessing the violence regardless of how severe it is. We cannot break this intergenerational cycle by ignoring half of it. That's why a ...