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No Authority? Try Influence.
By Val Van Brocklin
You can lead people over whom you have no authority. A person can command with authority but you lead with influence. Whether it's the Chief, a Sergeant, a fellow officer or support staff, you can influence people without being in a position of command. Here are some tips how.
Empathize. I know what you're thinking. How do I empathize with a Chief or supervisor who is:
- Pompous
- Condescending
- Doesn't listen
- In it for herself
- A dinosaur
- Counting down to retirement
- Clueless
Look, this isn't my idea. It's Stephen Covey's. You know -- the guy that wrote 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and is one of TIME magazine's 25 most influential Americans.
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The strategies outlined below are simple but many require a change to the way we think and train as a law enforcement culture
By Brian Willis
There were more than 150 law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in North America so far in 2011. That can be considered a small victory, perhaps, if you consider that in April of this year we were on pace to lose more than 200 officers.
However, 150+ is too many, and many people have asked the question, "What can we do to reduce line of duty deaths?"
I believe the strategies to reducing line-of-duty deaths are simple, but not easy. Simple refers to lack of complexity. Easy refers to lack of effort. The strategies outlined below are simple. Many, however, require a change to the way we think and train as a law enforcement culture. Cultural change is never easy, especially in law enforcement. The following are seven simple strategies to reduce line-of-duty deaths.
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By John Reid & Associates I recently taught at a newly constructed police department. The architecture was beautiful featuring a massive open community room. The detective's work area was equally impressive with state of the art computer terminals, surveillance monitors and communication system. However, the interview room was right out of the 1960's. There was a table in the middle of the room and the suspect sat on a stainless steel bench bolted to the floor. The investigators' two chairs were on the opposite side of the table. Presumably, the suspect's bench was bolted to the floor to prevent movement away from the camera's view (which was mounted in plain sight in the upper corner of the room). As for the stainless steel finish, perhaps it is easy to clean up after an intense interrogation. This department, as well as probably many others, needs to catch up to the 21st century when it comes to designing a room for conducting interviews and interrogations. article continues > |
Fourth Amendment Protection Applies to Placing GPS on Vehicle
U.S. Supreme Court: U.S. v. Jones January 2012
by Jack Ryan, Attorney
Reprinted from WWW.PATC.COM
On January 23, 2012 the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that law enforcement's act of attaching a GPS device to a vehicle and tracking the vehicle by use of the device constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. [i] It is noted that the prosecution had failed in the lower courts to argue that placement of the device on a vehicle was a reasonable search thus that argument was waived. The Court outlined the facts in Jones as follows:
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