Lt. Jim Glennon - Surviving the Streets

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Lt. Jim Glennon, the third generation in a family of law enforcement officers, has been with the Lombard, Ill., Police Department since 1980. Currently a commander in the Patrol Division, Jim has held positions as a patrol officer, detective, shift sergeant and commander of the Investigations Unit. In 1998 he was selected as the first commander of investigations for the newly formed DuPage County, Ill., Major Crimes (Homicide) Task Force.

Lt. Glennon has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a master's degree in Law Enforcement Justice Administration. A graduate of the School of Police Staff and Command at Northwestern University, Jim was elected class president, received the prestigious Kreml Leadership Award and began teaching for Northwestern within months of completing the 400-hour course. Jim was one of two original defensive tactics coordinators for the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy in DuPage County.

Along with his role as lead instructor for the Calibre Press Street Survival Seminar, Lt. Glennon instructs various courses for law enforcement and private industry. He specializes in teaching courses in two fields: communication (Arresting Communication), and leadership (The More Courageous Path: Finding the Leader in You). His private sector clients include prominent businesses, casinos, hospitals and restaurants.

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What prevents young cops from training to win? - 11/12/2009 Police Article Comments

Watch out for "Bozo the Clown" on Halloween - 10/30/2009 Police Article Comments

Inventories can be managed, people must be led - 10/05/2009 Police Article Comments

Top 10 ways to botch an investigation - 09/15/2009 Police Article Comments

Oh! Canada! - 09/04/2009 Police Article Comments

Where's the national (bleeping) outrage? - 08/07/2009 Police Article Comments

No respect: Borders and Border Patrol - 07/13/2009 Police Article Comments

Proud (to the point of singing) on July 4th - 07/01/2009 Police Article Comments

Problem children: Dealing with whiney, crybaby malcontents in your ranks - 06/29/2009 Police Article Comments

The (unfortunate) relationship between fear and trust - 06/03/2009 Police Article Comments

Put ego aside, forget your career, and be a leader - 04/27/2009 Police Article Comments

Developing informal informants - 12/22/2008 Police Article Comments

Odd man out at the Women�s Seminar - 10/31/2008 Police Article Comments

Required reading: Blood Lessons - 09/15/2008 Police Article Comments

Counterterrorism on the front lines - 09/10/2008 Police Article Comments

�No one on my beat will try to kill me. I know them all and they like me.�--The follow-up - 07/07/2008 Police Article Comments

�No one on my beat will try to kill me. I know them all and they like me.� - 04/25/2008 Police Article Comments

P1 members share more attack cues - 04/16/2008 Police Article Comments

Pre-attack indicators: Conscious recognition of telegraphed cues - 03/12/2008 Police Article Comments

Intuition on the street, Part 2: Rationalizing the irrational - 01/15/2008 Police Article Comments

Officer safety in the New Year - 01/01/2008

Intuition on the street: Harnessing the power of the sixth sense - 12/13/2007 Police Article Comments

Training outside the box to win lethal confrontations - 11/10/2007 Police Article Comments

'I'm not arrestable' - 10/16/2007 Police Article Comments

Crime-fighting can be exhilarating, but beware of the rush - 09/26/2007 Police Article Comments

Loving the job(s)� - 12/23/2006 Police Article Comments

The aftermath of a shooting and lessons learned - 12/23/2006 Police Article Comments

A Valuable Life Lesson: "Denial" Can Kill, Part 1 - 12/23/2006

Gender generalities and officer safety, Part 2 - 12/23/2006

Gender generalities and officer safety, Part 1 - 12/23/2006

Street cop brings down one of the FBI's most wanted: What can you learn? - 12/23/2006 Police Article Comments

A valuable life lesson from the field: "Denial" can kill - 03/15/2006

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