| Newsletter | February 6, 2014 |
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A Little Advice for a New Sergeant
BY SGT. BETSY BRANTNER SMITH
Reprinted from Officer,com
We see, hear and read a lot about "leadership" in this profession but the term tends to be overused and badly abused. So many people confuse being "in charge" with being a leader. Just because you hold rank doesn't mean you're fit to lead
A friend and fellow trainer was just promoted to sergeant. I talked to her the other day after one of her first shifts as a "boss" and we laughed about what it was like to be a brand new sergeant. Like when you show up on a scene and think "I'd better call for a supervisor" and then realize "holy cow, that's me!" Or the first 20 times someone calls you "Sarge" and you look back to see which sergeant is behind you. Then I threw a little "senior sergeant" advice at her in the two minutes we had left to talk before she had to go to bed and I had to go run errands, but our exchange left me thinking. What did I really want to tell her about being a new sergeant? We see, hear and read a lot about "leadership" in this profession but the term tends to be overused and badly abused. So many people confuse being "in charge" with being a leader. Just because you hold rank doesn't mean you're fit to lead, but if you have influence over others, or some day you plan to, you'd better start considering yourself a "leader" and act accordingly. Here are a few suggestions for any new supervisor who wants to be a true leader and not just a "boss."
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Are You Ready for the Future of Policing?
Bi-pedal robot tactical operators, nano drones the size of hummingbirds, and artificially intelligent computer programs are just some of the law enforcement tools that you will see in the next decade.
By Mark Clark
Reprinted from Police Magazine
Ten years ago in Police Magazine, we were talking about the revolution of the 5-megapixel digital still cameras representing a "quantum leap" in law enforcement. Today, officers are wearing video cameras and departments are struggling with what to do with all that data. Departments are now looking for the best ways to gather, analyze, and store zettabytes worth of multimedia data. We're also now facing hordes of hackers who are targeting computers, big data, drones, and yes, even our food and DNA. Such were the topics discussed at a special program on the future of law enforcement held at TASER International headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz., last month.
The program was the brain child of Rick Smith, CEO of TASER, who recently attended the 7-day executive program at Singularity University in Moffett Field, Calif. The program exposed him to emerging technologies that we all will be eventually experiencing in our careers and lives. He brought the program back to TASER headquarters and compacted it into a 10-hour multi-instructor presentation titled "Future Trends in Accelerating Technologies."
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It Pisses Me Off
Too often, unsafe behaviors are encouraged or condoned
By Brian Willis
It pisses me off every time I see a cop get hurt or killed because they were driving too fast, lost control of their vehicle and crashed their patrol car.
It pisses me off every time I see a cop get hurt or killed because they were involved in a traffic collision and not wearing their seat-belt.
It pisses me off every time I see a cop not wearing their body armor.
It pisses me off when I see cops get complacent and violate fundamental rules of officer safety.
It pisses me off every time I see overweight and out-of-shape cop and it really pisses me off when they die of a heart attack.
It pisses me off because most, if not all, of these deaths are preventable.
It pisses me off because, as a cop I was guilty of all of these issues. I drove too fast, I never wore my seat-belt, at times I never wore my body armor and at times in my career I was overweight and out of shape.
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