Reframing higher education as essential to modern policing
Confronting Cultural Resistance to Education in Law Enforcement
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Our Weakest Members: Developmentally Disabled People in the Criminal Justice System
How can we protect these individuals from victimization and provide equal opportunity for rehabilitation?
Marijuana Legalization Creates Challenges for Officers Enforcing Impaired Driving Laws
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]The battle to choose what substances are acceptable for recreational use was, is and will be a topic that polarizes society. Where has all the...
We’ve Been Here Before: The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on DUI
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]The United States has a history of making intoxicating substances, like alcohol and marijuana, illegal under the guise of weakening moral values. So-called moral...
Is It Worth It? Reflections on a Law Enforcement Career
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Law enforcement is uniquely American—independent, fragmented but united in working toward a larger cause. Law enforcement officers are expected to enforce laws at the state...
When Law Enforcement Policy and Practice Conflict
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]In 1910, Frederick Winslow Taylor developed a scientific theory about how best to improve productivity in the workplace. In his book The Principles of Scientific...
Formal Education in Law Enforcement: Whose Responsibility Is It?
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Law enforcement is an increasingly complex industry. In what other fields do the practitioners wield power and authority over life or death, freedom or confinement? In...