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• How grants can help agencies retain officers

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  Securing federal, state, corporate and private grants to enhance your officer retention strategies may be one of the best ways to fund your efforts

• Building better officers: The importance of progression plans and rotational assignments

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  A formal plan that allows officers to grow and develop new skill sets will pay back dividends to your officers, your agency and your community

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  Uncover the hidden messages in graffiti

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  Graffiti Tracker

  When the crime is the evidence, a web-based tool can help you investigate even after tagging or gang graffiti is removed or painted over

• Public speaking: 3 things I learned from TEDx

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  Becoming an effective public speaker can elevate the success of both your agency and your career

• Roundtable: How to land a job in academia

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  There are key steps officers can take throughout their LE career in preparation to teach in an academic program

• How to get the most out of your LE career: Self-assessment

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  It is critical to constantly take an inventory of your skills and remain humble enough to address deficiencies

• How to be the architect of your police leadership career

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  Hard work and self-improvement is not just the path to positional success – it is the path to true leadership

• Here’s one way you can continue to protect and serve while building your own business

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  In this Q&A, Signal 88 Security CEO Reed Nyffeler explains why the company recruits former LEOs to own and operate franchises across the country

• How one retired cop makes a positive impact with private security

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  Through Signal 88 Security franchises, Mark McClure and his partners provide more than peace of mind – they mentor the next generation of law enforcement officers

• Quiz: Retirement – should you go fishing or become your own boss?

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  Take a few minutes to find out what kind of lifestyle might suit you best after the pulling the pin

• Book Excerpt: Police Promotion Oral Interview

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  Learn how to speak illustratively, which allows oral board members to not just hear the answer, but see and experience it as well

• What I learned from attending the FBI National Academy

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  Genuine opportunities arise for honest conversations and difficult discussions about the critical issues facing the policing profession

• Lessons in Leadership: Why resilience is key to career survival

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  Police officers are human beings watching inhuman things – it takes resilience to cope with and overcome traumatic events

• Should you pursue a master's degree?

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  Graduate education can provide an additional set of tools to help you move forward in your career or utilize in your daily work

• How to become a police officer in California

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  California is in need of LEOs, and with a total of 509 law enforcement agencies in the state, there are plenty of places to choose from

• 3 reasons cops should consider a degree in management

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  Management studies can help you advance your law enforcement career, increase your pay and open new post-retirement options

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