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P1 First Person essays are the place where P1 Members candidly share their own unique view of the world. This is a platform from which our members can share their own personal insights on issues confronting cops today, as well as opinions, observations, and advice on living life behind the thin blue line.

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P1 First Person: CSI as public relations - 05/24/2012

P1 First Person: Redefining what is possible - 05/17/2012

P1 First Person: Virtual Command Systems are the future of EOCs - 05/10/2012

P1 First Person: Battling back: My path to sobriety - 05/03/2012

P1 First Person: Blue Blood - 04/26/2012

P1 First Person: Perspectives from a dinosaur - 04/19/2012

P1 First Person: Life after the promotional process - 04/12/2012

P1 First Person: Trust, power, Trayvon, and policing - 04/05/2012

P1 First Person: The 'forgotten ones' - 03/29/2012

P1 First Person: Contextual training concepts - 03/22/2012

P1 First Person: The illusion of seeing - 03/15/2012

P1 First Person: Developing LE strategies in the cyber jurisdiction - 03/08/2012

P1 First Person: On workplace privacy - 03/01/2012

P1 First Person: On design purpose - 02/23/2012

P1 First Person: On legalizing marijuana - 02/16/2012

P1 First Person: A drug-free world - 02/09/2012

P1 First Person: The rules for surviving Zombieland - 02/02/2012

P1 First Person: Should Attorney General Eric Holder stay or go? - 01/26/2012

P1 First Person: The midnight warrior - 01/12/2012

P1 First Person: What does youth football tell us about our defensive tactics training? - 01/05/2012

P1 First Person: Shouting 'Allahu Akbar' Christmas Eve? - 12/22/2011

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P1 First Person: All through the crack house - 12/22/2011

P1 First Person: 4 reasons why we're dying on the road - 12/15/2011

P1 First Person: Reinventing professional training - 12/08/2011

P1 First Person: Police militarization, professionalism, and the balance of persuasion and force - 12/01/2011

P1 First Person: Complacency, confidence, and our conclusions - 11/24/2011

P1 First Person: What can LEOs learn from the Penn State scandal? - 11/17/2011

P1 First Person: Mexican drug cartels are a danger to US security - 11/10/2011

P1 First Person: A police sticker for a kid - 11/03/2011

P1 First Person: Mental rehearsal and threat assessment - 10/27/2011

New group seeks to fight extremism by bringing business to the table - 10/23/2011

Chief's Chair: Creating a happy patrol - 10/21/2011 Comments

Chief's Chair: Three-pronged attack - 10/21/2011

Chief's Chair: Know the mission - 10/21/2011

Chief's Chair: It's called being involved - 10/21/2011 Comments

Chief's Chair: Causing waves - 10/21/2011 Comments

P1 First Person: Working the recovery at WTC - 10/13/2011 Comments

P1 First Person: Understanding the OODA Loop - 10/06/2011

P1 First Person: To the disabled police officer: 'You are not alone' - 09/29/2011

P1 First Person: Increasing your situational awareness - 09/22/2011

P1 First Person: Should suspects remove their hands from their pockets? - 09/15/2011

10 years after 9/11: What was it like when... - 09/11/2011 Comments

P1 First Person: 10 years after 9/11, a 'Final Inspection' - 09/11/2011

P1 First Person: In support of the Zadroga Bill and the Victims Compensation Fund - 09/08/2011

P1 First Person: Just the time for marijuana - 09/01/2011

P1 First Person: Targeted firearms training - 08/25/2011

P1 First Person: Lone-officer vehicle searches when no backup is available - 08/18/2011

P1 First Person: The little things - 08/11/2011

P1 First Person: Realistic training versus required training - 08/04/2011

P1 First Person: Evil, Kato, and Murphy’s Law - 07/28/2011

P1 First Person: Your hidden talents - 07/21/2011

P1 First Person: To SWAT or not SWAT - 07/14/2011

P1 First Person: The 'we' model of community policing - 07/07/2011

P1 First Person: Where have all the superheroes gone? - 06/30/2011

P1 First Person: Reviewing the book, 'Stay in the fight!' by Kyle Lamb - 06/23/2011

P1 First Person: Street 'cred' - 06/16/2011

P1 First Person: Officer survival training is not a luxury - 06/09/2011

P1 First Person: Historical training method for modern law enforcement - 06/02/2011

P1 First Person: Where is our patriotism? - 05/26/2011

P1 First Person: Keeping your boots clean - 05/19/2011

P1 First Person: Using combat breathing to reduce stress - 05/12/2011

P1 First Person: He was the ultimate 'Cop on Screen' - 05/05/2011

P1 First Person: The investigation and review following deadly force incidents - 04/28/2011

P1 First Person: Cops, like Buddhists, are called to help - 04/21/2011

P1 First Person: Historical training method for modern law enforcement - 04/14/2011

P1 First Person: How to effectively review and adjudicate use of force tactics - 04/07/2011

P1 First Person: The power of the pen - 03/31/2011

P1 First Person: England's new police hiring policy is 'freeze and free' - 03/24/2011

P1 First Person: The dilemma with 'open carry' advocates - 03/17/2011

P1 First Person: My wife knows the ten codes - 03/10/2011

P1 First Person: When cops lie - 03/03/2011

P1 First Person: Instant communication with Nixle, Twitter, and Facebook - 02/24/2011

P1 First Person: My gear at the VTAC courses - 02/24/2011

P1 First Person: Tactical concepts for building entries - 02/17/2011

P1 First Person: My time at the Street Fighter course - 02/10/2011

P1 First Person: A culture worth fighting for - 02/03/2011

P1 First Person: My time at Viking Tactics Carbine 1.5 - 01/27/2011

P1 First Person: Changing the mindset - 01/20/2011

P1 First Person: Coaching cops - 01/13/2011

P1 First Person: A handbook for the modern warrior - 01/06/2011

P1 First Person: Partner-assisted weapon retention - 12/30/2010

P1 First Person: T'was the night before Christmas - 12/23/2010

P1 First Person: Officers killed in motor vehicle crashes - 12/16/2010

P1 First Person: Police leadership versus police management - 12/09/2010

P1 Humor Corner: Bubba's drawers - 12/07/2010

P1 First Person: Making sacrifice matter - 12/02/2010

P1 First Person: Does your DT program pass the 'Pavement Test'? - 11/24/2010

P1 First Person: Sustaining in tough economic times - 11/18/2010

P1 First Person: Operational risk management and training safety protocols - 11/11/2010

P1 First Person: In the blink of an eye - 11/04/2010

P1 First Person: If it were easy, anyone could do it - 10/28/2010

P1 First Person: One Chief’s views on handling a scandal - 10/21/2010

P1 First Person: Dash-cam (in)justice - 10/14/2010

P1 First Person: Illegal immigration not a 'civil infraction' - 10/07/2010

P1 First Person: Increasing your interdiction seizures - 09/30/2010

P1 First Person: Bellwethers - 09/23/2010

P1 First Person: What de-motivates you? - 09/16/2010

P1 First Person: Understanding the differences between Islamic faith and Islamic extremism - 09/09/2010

P1 First Person: Legalizing drugs will not stop crime - 09/02/2010

P1 First Person: How "they" shoot you! - 08/26/2010

P1 First Person: The psychophysiological mechanisms of excited delirium - 08/19/2010

P1 First Person: A call to firearms instructors - 08/12/2010

P1 First Person: You know you're an interdiction addict when... - 08/05/2010

P1 First Person: Working with a K-9 team - 07/29/2010

P1 First Person: A veteran perspective on the active shooter response - 07/22/2010

P1 First Person: The myths and realities of cops and divorce - 07/15/2010 Comments

P1 First Person: Improving your professional reputation - 07/01/2010

P1 First Person: The next wave of change in criminal action and apprehension - 06/24/2010

P1 First Person: ATM, Part Two - 06/17/2010

P1 First Person: Ask, tell, make - 06/10/2010

P1 First Person: The routine - 06/03/2010 Comments

P1 First Person: Arizona’s immigration law - 05/27/2010

P1 First Person: What are we waiting for? - 05/20/2010

P1 First Person: 2010 memorial prayer - 05/13/2010

P1 First Person: Cuffing under power - 05/06/2010

P1 First Person: Positive thinking and overcoming adversity - 04/29/2010

P1 First Person: Using Keysi fighting method in DT training - 04/22/2010

P1 First Person: A “Delta P” approach to professionalism - 04/15/2010

P1 First Person: I’ll take the past - 04/08/2010

P1 First Person: Undercover in the OCB - 04/01/2010

P1 First Person: Don't do pat downs - 03/25/2010

P1 First Person: Who are your heroes? - 03/18/2010

P1 First Person: The "other court" - 03/11/2010

P1 First Person: Who is that guy? - 03/04/2010

P1 First Person: Pandemonium in the training room - 02/25/2010

P1 First Person: Sometimes, the grass really is greener - 02/18/2010

P1 First Person: For Pat - 02/11/2010

P1 First Person: "Pike syndrome" - 02/04/2010

P1 First Person: A cop's integrity - 01/28/2010

P1 First Person: The 21-foot rule revisited - 01/21/2010

P1 First Person: Where the real heroes play - 01/14/2010

P1 First Person: Policing the police - 01/07/2010

P1 First Person: There is hope in the world - 12/17/2009

P1 First Person: Feeling the Heat in Blythe, Calif. - 12/10/2009

P1 First Person: Where do I get my new playbook? - 12/03/2009

P1 First Person: "The shorts" - 11/25/2009

P1 First Person: The TASER/ECD mentality - 11/19/2009

P1 First Person: The Eyes of a cop - 11/12/2009

P1 First Person: My Jack Webb response - 11/05/2009

P1 First Person: "A smart man knows his limitations" - 10/29/2009

P1 First Person: My week at the IAWP Conference - 10/23/2009

P1 First Person: Countering complacency - 10/15/2009

P1 First Person: Planning for pulling the pin - 10/08/2009

P1 First Person: Hazards of drug interdiction - 10/01/2009

P1 First Person: What scares you? - 09/24/2009

P1 First Person: Where will you stand? - 09/17/2009

P1 First Person: Are we prepared for Mumbai in America? - 09/10/2009

P1 First Person: Self-glorified murder-suicide threat assessment - 09/03/2009

P1 First Person: The drama department - 08/27/2009

P1 First Person: A memorial prayer - 08/20/2009

P1 First Person: Testilying - 08/13/2009

P1 First Person: Disarming the law abiding citizen - 08/06/2009

P1 First Person: I have heroes - 07/30/2009

P1 First Person: Mayberry is a fantasy - 07/23/2009

P1 First Person: Patriot warriors - 07/16/2009

P1 First Person: Starting a K-9 unit from "Scratch" - 07/09/2009

P1 First Person: Division III LE - 07/02/2009

P1 First Person: Use of force models in LE training - 06/25/2009

P1 First Person: Smart cops, not "smart guns" - 06/18/2009

P1 First Person: Bridging the gap - 06/11/2009

P1 First Person: I've been 'outed.' - 06/04/2009

P1 First Person: Standing downrange - 05/28/2009

P1 First Person: A tale from the war - 05/21/2009

P1 First Person: Sunday afternoon - 05/14/2009

P1 First Person: Two uses for a "Sharpie" - 05/07/2009

P1 First Person: Cops and booze...Same as it ever was? - 04/30/2009

P1 First Person: Trainers are the "Maytag Repairmen" of law enforcement - 04/23/2009

P1 First Person: We are the police! Please help us! - 04/16/2009

P1 First Person: The multiplier effect - 04/09/2009

P1 First Person: Is simulator training good or bad? - 04/02/2009

P1 First Person: A devotional reading dedicated to the patrol officer - 03/26/2009

P1 First Person: Death and dying - 03/19/2009

P1 First Person: Arrogance and ignorance, part 2 - 03/12/2009

P1 First Person: "Total policing" - 03/05/2009

P1 First Person: EVOC - Blame or truth? - 02/26/2009

P1 First Person: The F-word - 02/19/2009

P1 First Person: Arrogance and ignorance - 02/12/2009

P1 First Person: Where do heroes come from? - 02/05/2009

P1 First Person: "My life as a cop" - 01/29/2009

P1 First Person: My Turning Point - 01/15/2009

P1 First Person: On giving ghanks—The phone call - 11/27/2008

P1 First Person: "Our last goodbye" - 09/21/2008

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