Observations The number of officers killed as a result of criminal acts in 2016 increased by 25 when compared with the 41 officers who were…
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Improve Police Public Relations or Fail
Observations The Heritage Foundation offerers a new report on crime and justice. The justice system needs to do a better job of telling our story.…
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Police Versus Media Bias
Observations Vox argues that “American policing is broken. Here’s how to fix it” I argue that the media is broke. Here’s How to fix it.…
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Social Media Drives Image of Cops-Confidence in Police Increases Per Gallup
Gallup Overall confidence in the police has risen slightly in the past two years, with 57% of Americans now saying they have “a great deal”…
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Race and Policing in America
Subtitle Some suggestions for fixing the problems of race, community relations and policing. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and…
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Negative Publicity Affects Policing Per FBI and Pew
Subtitle Are Cops Backing Down? The FBI and Pew Say Yes. Introduction We have reports regarding the perceptions of police officers from two reputable organizations.…
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Should Communities Control Cops?
Observations Communities want some control as to how they are policed. Why is police-community cooperation the role of government? Why aren’t communities taking the lead?…
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Angry-Frustrated Cops-New Data From Pew
Observations About half of the officers surveyed (51%) say their work nearly always (10%) or often (41%) makes them feel frustrated. Author Leonard A.…
View More Angry-Frustrated Cops-New Data From PewA War on Muslims? A War on Cops?
Subtitles 2015 Hate Crime Statistics from the FBI What constitutes a war on cops? What constitutes a war on Muslims? Author By Leonard A. Sipes,…
View More A War on Muslims? A War on Cops?Police Firearms Fatalities Spike 78 Percent in First Half of 2016
Subtitles Ambush killings of officers increased more than 300 percent this year. Their average age of officer victims was 39 years, with 12 years of…
View More Police Firearms Fatalities Spike 78 Percent in First Half of 2016Per Gallup-The Public Supports Cops-And Social Media is the Reason
Subtitles: American support for police rebounds. Social media is the reason why. Author By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and…
View More Per Gallup-The Public Supports Cops-And Social Media is the ReasonReforming American Policing Will Be Expensive
Subtitles How Do We Change American Policing? Are We Asking Too Much From Cops? Does Everyone Want Change? Author By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five…
View More Reforming American Policing Will Be ExpensiveNo One Wants To Be A Cop
Subtitles Don’t be A Cop? Are we asking too much from police officers? No one wants to be a cop. Does that impact your safety? Author…
View More No One Wants To Be A CopWhat Do Cops Want from Parole and Probation?
What Do Cops Want from Parole and Probation? By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies.…
View More What Do Cops Want from Parole and Probation?Police Firearm Fatalities Increase 78 Percent-Is There A War on Cops?
Is There a War on Cops? We read a variety of crime related articles and posts every day from groups ranging from supporters of law…
View More Police Firearm Fatalities Increase 78 Percent-Is There A War on Cops?Cops Leaving or Not Engaging-The President’s Letter to Law Enforcement
Crime in America. Net wrote a series of articles on the murders of eight police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge. The premise of the…
View More Cops Leaving or Not Engaging-The President’s Letter to Law EnforcementThere’s a ‘great deal of anxiety and fear’ around policing
There’s a ‘great deal of anxiety and fear’ around policing Vice President Joe Biden said that law enforcement leaders who met in Washington on Monday…
View More There’s a ‘great deal of anxiety and fear’ around policingChanging Cops?
New Perspectives in Policing Paper Building positive connections with the community cannot only improve police work, but also officer safety. In the latest New Perspectives…
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