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A Major Step Backwards

If anyone were interested in learning facts on police use of force, they would likely look to FBI statistics. Unfortunately, they would be disappointed. Each year for the past several decades, as part of the

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The Oxford Shooting

As the country reels from the latest school shooting, the tragedy is heightened by the opportunities missed to avert this disaster. Media reports have focused on the role played by the killer’s parents and the

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Now the Work Begins

The election results are in with some surprises. Eric Adams, a former NYPD Captain, was elected mayor of America’s biggest city. In Minneapolis, center of anti-police protests after the murder of George Floyd, voters rejected

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Shoot to Incapacitate??

Chief Lou Dekmar, head of the LaGrange, Georgia police department, has implemented a new shooting policy that has evoked passionate response in the police community. For the past several decades, police officers have been trained,

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The Police Apology

Chief Terrance Cunningham, head of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), made headlines last week when he apologized for historic police mistreatment of minorities. Cunningham’s apology brought strong reaction from both supporters and

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The Debate on Body Cameras

In the aftermath of recent police shootings have come calls to make body cameras mandatory of all police.  I’m a supporter of the body cams but it is important to recognize these cameras are not

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