Policing in 2021 Policing has always been stressful, but the current political climate has only made it worse. Officers still have to worry about being killed or injured on the job, but now they also have to worry about job security, unfair public scrutiny, and the effects their work might have on their families. They […]

I was a 14-year veteran officer when I decided I needed to prepare for change. I could no longer expect that I would be an officer for 30 years. The laws were changing, the public view of police was changing, and I was changing. On top of the political complications around policing, there were the […]

When I was a kid, I always tried to get away with not doing something. Whether it was my chores, schoolwork, helping around the home, or anything else you can think of that a kid wouldn’t want to do, I kept looking for a shortcut. My mother took note of all the corners I cut […]