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June 2010

Summer is the time for America’s pastime — baseball. Police departments around the world sponsor youth activities and highlighted in this issue of Police Chief is the Badges for Baseball initiative of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation.

Articles

  • Generating New Revenue Streams

    By Paul LaCommare, Commander, West Covina Police Department, West Covina, California
    The common reaction to a budget crisis is reducing personnel and cutting services. The focus of this article is to provide police agencies with an alternative to personnel and service reductions. This...

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  • Mentoring: Nourishing the Organizational Culture

    By James Uhl, Sergeant and Mentoring Coordinator, Whittier, California, Police Department, and Adjunct Professor of Organizational Leadership, Woodbury University, Burbank, California
    Mentoring requires effort, patience, and commitment. However, like most challenging endeavors, its rewards far exceed its tribulations. Mentoring can be refreshingly nourishing to an organization and ...

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  • Moments of Truth in Policing

    By Sean Duggan, Assistant Chief of Police, Scottsdale Police Department, Arizona
    Typical of a late Saturday evening, the emergency room at Scottsdale (Arizona) Healthcare Shea Medical Center bustled with activity. Emergency room staffers tirelessly attended to assorted illnesses a...

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  • Saving Our Own: The Ultimate Officer Safety Program

    By Alexander L. Eastman, MD, MPH, Deputy Medical Director and Reserve Police Officer, Dallas, Texas, Police Department, and Officer-at-Large, Police Physicians Section, IACP; and Jeffrey C. Metzger, MD, Medical Director and Reserve Police Officer, Dallas, Texas, Police Department, and Member, Police Physicians Section, IACP
    Law enforcement is safer today than it was even as little as one decade ago. With strides in equipment, body armor, vehicle design, and safety tactics, to name a few, the profession has improved its a...

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  • Seniority Rights

    By Michael E. Walleman, Detective Lieutenant, Criminal Investigation Division, St. Clair Shores Police Department, St. Clair Shores, Michigan
    Common advice given from the early research on seniority rights addressed what management must do to improve productivity for the benefit of the organization....

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  • SPECIAL FOCUS: Weapons and Tactics

    Information on available products designed for SWAT, such as Steyr Arms .338 Lapua Magnum, Smith & Wesson M&P15-22P pistol, MSA’s T2 Tango Tactical Carrier, and more....

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  • The Business of Policing: Managing for Value

    By Tony Veneziano, Chief Administrative Officer, Toronto, Canada, Police Service
    Federal, state, provincial, regional, and local governments continue to be challenged by a serious financial crisis and limited monies for a number of competing priorities. Law enforcement agencies re...

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  • What Will Your Legacy Be?

    By John Clark, Director, U.S. Marshals Service, Arlington, Virginia
    When Cal Ripken Jr. ended his 21-year run with the Baltimore Orioles, many wondered what would be next on the superstar’s plate. Never one to shy away from challenges, Cal Jr. dived headfirst into t...

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