Sergeant Betsy Smith has nearly 30 years of law enforcement experience, and she currently serves as a patrol supervisor in a Chicago suburb. A graduate of the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety's School of Staff and Command, Betsy is a police trainer, author and instructor for the Calibre Press Street Survival Seminar. She can be reached at betsybrantner@aol.com. |
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Are You on Patrol This Weekend? - 07/04/2008
Lessons from the street: “I thought I was dead” - 05/02/2008
What makes a successful career? - 04/02/2008
Do you have a life outside law enforcement … really? - 02/29/2008
Visiting the Wall - 01/21/2008
In this season of gratitude, I'm grateful for…you! - 12/28/2007
How do you really feel about your job? - 11/21/2007
The Real Stars - 09/20/2007
What advice would you give a female rookie? - 09/19/2007
Surviving your relationships - 08/14/2007
"Nobody ever said life was going to be fair" - 07/23/2007
Guns & Kids: Feedback from the field - 01/18/2007
Guns & Kids - 01/17/2007
Time to winterize yourself - 12/11/2006
Eight Officers in Four Days - 10/27/2006
Officer ambush: Risks and awareness - 09/21/2006
Justifying off-duty preparedness to your family - 05/10/2006
Tip: Check your tac vest - 09/05/2007
Tip: Check your tac vest - 09/05/2007
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My column is undergoing a bit of an identity crisis. I’ve been writing for the Street Survival "Newsline" and the P1 Newsletter for several years. As a Street Survival seminar instructor, I write about officer safety and survival, but I’m also a supervisor, a mom, a trainer, a cop’s wife, and dare I say, a woman, so I’ve got a lot to say about any number of topics (what woman doesn’t?!), and I’ve always received great feedback from our readers. So when Police One approached me and asked me to author a monthly column dealing with women's issues, I enthusiastically agreed. "What a great opportunity" I naively thought “to bring issues to light that both women and men in law enforcement could all relate to, perhaps discuss at roll call, and ultimately learn something from each other." Yeah, just call me Sergeant Pollyanna…I forgot that by calling it a "women's" column, not only will most of our male readers skip over it, but so will at least half our female readers. What?! Why in the world wouldn’t women read a "women's" column?! Because, there are a lot of female crimefighters out there like me who have spent a lot of years just trying to blend in, to be "one of the guys" if you will…to be perceived as and conduct ourselves as "warriors," not "victims." We don’t want special treatment; we just want to be cops. Read more |
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