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Can You Conduct a Productive Interview on the Street?

Everyone in law enforcement starts out in one place, the street!  During the academy we are filled with so much information that it all becomes a little overwhelming at times.  One area that gets somewhat overlooked many times is the question, how does an officer in full uniform who just arrested a subject get into a [...]

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There is Information Out There….if You Know Where to Look

So where does an officer look when there is no data or limited data in police databases or platforms on a subject of interest.  Well…. there is a wealth of information out there if you know where to look.   The internet has created a location for police to research and develop information from a plethora of [...]

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ILP, COP, POP, PP, DEP….one view on management theories

In my seventeen years as a LEO, like all of you, I have seen my fair share of policing theories.  Intelligent Led Policing (ILP), Community Oriented Policing (COP), Problem Oriented Policing(POP), Predictive Policing(PP) and most recently Dynamic Effective Policing (DEP).  These theories all had their individual strengths and weaknesses, and were all accepted at different [...]

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Where Does All That Information Go?

Are we really on ‘information overload’ in police work?  How do we communicate actionable information more effectively?  I have an idea……. Police incident reports and investigative case files contain a whole lot of information about criminals, criminal activity, associates, vehicles, locations, etc…. but what about the information that will help officers solve or prevent future [...]

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