Police Officer Responses To “Cops Quitting-Are The Unqualified Taking Their Place?”

Quotes “The way police are depicted in the media is disgusting.” “As a patrol supervisor, I can say from experience that we are hurting ourselves…

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Will National Crime Rise Because Of Memphis Police Reactions?

Editor’s Note This is a repost of an earlier article because of a grammatical error in the title. Observations The intense criticism of American law…

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Rate Of Cops Decreases Per USDOJ-A Connection To Rising Violence?

Highlights New numbers of law enforcement agencies and personnel from the US Department of Justice. The collective data indicate that local policing in America is…

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Per Multiple Publications-“Dems Retreat On Crime And Police Reform”

Highlights Defunding the police and cutting the prison population in half are ideas rejected by the vast majority of Americans regardless of demographics. Democrats are…

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12,353 Police Employees Left Law Enforcement Along With 1,361 State Police Per BLS

Highlights Over 12,000 local police officers and employees have left their jobs per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Per separate BLS charts, there was an…

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Are Progressives Responsible For Exploding Violence?

Quotes Dallas, Texas: When I asked chief Garcia what explained the rise in crime in the first half of 2021 and its decline in the…

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Police Body Cameras Have No Impact On Use Of Force Per USDOJ

Highlights Police body cameras have no impact on use of force or a variety of variables per the US Department of Justice. Is this because…

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Mayors Want More Arrests-Is This Our Last Chance To Control Crime?

Highlights Will cops return to proactive policing without assurances and guidelines? Are there firm rules of engagement? Chicago Mayor Lightfoot deems 2022 ‘make-or-break year’ for…

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The Number of Police Officers Leaving Law Enforcement

Highlights Are cops leaving the job? Do we have enough police officers? Are they properly funded? Does the Department of Justice have a plan for…

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The President Knows His Crime Plan Won’t Work

Highlights Until research shows us a better way, dependence on law enforcement and accountability for people who create enormous harm will have to return. Beyond…

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What The Public Knows About Cops Or Police Shootings Is Usually Wrong

Highlights Is misinformation about law enforcement affecting the vast increases in violent crime? Are we losing cops? There is endless negative publicity (some of it…

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DOJ May Publish The Most Dangerous And Fearful Cities Plus Opinions Of Police Agencies

  Highlights-New Reports On The Future On Local Crime, Fear And Police Perceptions What’s being explored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the US…

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Do Reporters Hate Cops? Law Enforcement And Media Objectivity

Highlights Is media objectivity a relic of the past (per the Columbia Journalism Review)? Many (most?) cops believe that media reporting of law enforcement and…

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Is There A National Police Strike?

Highlights Department of Justice data indicates that there is no national police strike or slowdown. There are, however, problems in communities where trust between cops…

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Are Older Or College Educated Cops Better At Policing?

Highlights Do older or college-educated cops perform better than their counterparts? Because thousands of officers are leaving policing, and with plummeting recruitment, are we hiring…

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Homicides and Gun Crimes Exploding-What Comes Next?

Highlights New research quantifies increasing violence, homicides and gun crimes. Previous USDOJ research shows a 28 percent increase in violent crime. Serious violent crime also…

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Gun Purchases Hit Record Highs-Why?

Highlights 2020 ended with a total of 39.7 million background checks, the highest annual count recorded. Why? “Government fell on its face in 2020 and…

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National Police Slowdowns And Other Myths Debunked Per The USDOJ

Highlights The data below is based on what citizens interacting with police tell researchers about their experience from 2015-2018. Contrary to critics, there was no…

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Joe Biden-Police Issues Beat The Living Hell Out Of Us

Highlights Via a leaked audio, Joe Biden appeared to blame the “defund the police” movement for contributing to surprising Democratic losses last month. “That’s how…

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