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    Highway Drug Interdiction with Sgt. Andrew Hawkes .related-content-container a.link_more {MARGIN-TOP: 5px; DISPLAY: block; PADDING-LEFT: 20px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11px; BACKGROUND: url(/policeone/data/images/href_arrow_tr_bg.gif) no-repeat 3px 1px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px; COLOR: #4973de; TEXT-ALIGN: left} .related-content-container p{font-size: 11px; margin-top: 3px;} We have all done it: felt way too relaxed when dealing with a female suspect. We’re big, bad, tough cops right? Whether we ...

  Highway Drug Interdiction with Sgt. Andrew Hawkes .related-content-container a.link_more {MARGIN-TOP: 5px; DISPLAY: block; PADDING-LEFT: 20px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11px; BACKGROUND: url(/policeone/data/images/href_arrow_tr_bg.gif) no-repeat 3px 1px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px; COLOR: #4973de; TEXT-ALIGN: left} .related-content-container p{font-size: 11px; margin-top: 3px;} Law enforcement officers across the country share information everyday about suspected police impersonators that are roaming our streets, conducting traffic stops, committing crimes, often violent ...

    SCPSDI PUBLIC SAFETY SWIMMING AND WATER SURVIVAL COURSE   Do you work near water (Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Pools, etc.)?   Then you need to take this course! The Final Skills Exam for each swim class is listed below; 3rd Class Swimmer 3 day course: Run 1/2 mile Ditching Duty Belt Swim a minimum of 100 yards without stopping Dive ...

"When I attain a leadership role, this shall not happen any longer!" is a statement that the majority of those currently serving in leadership or those aspiring to such a role have stated many a time. I practice self evaluation and reflection daily to assure that I remain true to those sentiments formed years ago. The Leadership staff I am blessed ...

  The Decision Making Challenge For Law Enforcement       In todays, complex society with the many unpredictable ever evolving issues, it is important to note a methodology invaluable to the decision making process known as the “cyclical process”. This method will facilitate the decision making process for many police officers as there are many cognitive dimensional attributes that are associated with ...

  Working with Emotional Intelligence       As a former New York City Police Officer and currently a training officer, I can not stress enough the importance of being armed… not with tangible police equipment (although that is also essential for police work), but with the ability to be armed with emotional knowledge. Today, policing has become so ever complex and filled ...

Unfortunately, all supervisors or managers are not leaders. A good cop is genuinely a leader to the community they serve. But everyone in a position of authority is not really a leader. A well rounded leader possesses the 3 Cs: character, charisma, and compassion. These are the core foundation of ethical leadership.

Leadership comes in many different shapes and forms. As leadership comes in different shapes and forms, so does leadership philosophies. There are people from all walks of life who have their own philosophy on leadership. Who's to say which is right and which is wrong? But if you expand your mind and allow your leadership to grow, you will benefit any ...

Some advice for management position.

What is the BPAD (Behavioral Personnel Assessment Device)?   The BPAD, also known as the Video Simulation Exercise is an assessment exercise which requires you to watch a scenario on a TV monitor. The scenario represents what police officers experience on the job. You will be asked to respond as though the people on the screen are talking to you. Knowledge of police ...

You are what you eat.  Literally, this adage makes sense because each body needs different types of nutrition to build and fuel various cells. This paper will specifically discuss the nutrition the human brain needs to be sustained. Recent information shows the brains ability to adapt and change. Without this ability, everyone would be unable to learn. The part of the ...

This is a practice test that is similar to the written exam. A great resource if you are actively applying.

Police department rules and procedures are intended to insure officers make correct decisions in a variety of situations. These questions start by stating a set of rules and then ask the candidate to apply those rules to specific case situations.   Most rule and procedure interpretation questions are basically reading comprehension type questions. You read the rule or procedure and ...

Why do friends and relatives of police officers do well on police judgment/situation questions and have an unfair advantage? Although it's a federal mandate that you're not required to know police procedures when taking law enforcement entrance exams, many test makers conclude that police procedures are just common sense. They're usually included in the test in some form. The reason: they ...

This is a very interesting article regarding the issue of ethics in law enforcement.

  3 Major types of Correctional Officers…Which one are You?     The Ambivalent Officer   My favorite part of our reading this week was that on the ambivalent officer. As the book states, “they are imaginative and intelligent, but routine tasks become boring and procrastination takes precedence.” I have actually witnessed it with most correctional officers and even seen it in ...

by SGT Graham Dunne the Aurora Police Department

The word empathy came to us from the German word of einfuhlung, which means "feeling into." Empathy is having the ability to understand another person and their emotions in pretty much the same way as that person sees themselves. Empathy is a major component of Emotional Intelligence and it is a primary contributor for healthy relationships and communication. Empathy should not ...