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• Why police should be disciplined like doctors and attorneys

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  A uniform system of adjudication of accused cops could protect officers from politically motivated destruction of police careers

• How police chiefs should handle police officer misconduct

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  Planning and prevention define responses to high-profile officer-involved incidents

• Brady lists ignite conflicts between police and prosecutors, management and the front-line

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  Officers are pushing back against decisions that provide no due process, can be arbitrary or retaliatory, and can end careers

• Speaking your mind: What cops need to consider

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  The case of a Mass. cop on paid leave for comments penned in a police association newsletter is a reminder to think before you write

• 7 court cases cops should consider before posting content online

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  The internet has changed how officers think about “free” speech – and it’s costing them their careers

• Why 'free speech' keeps costing cops their careers

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  Not understanding the legal arena for speech and how it’s been changed by the internet is resulting in career fatalities and making police work more dangerous

• 5 quotes police leaders can use to increase officer safety and departmental success

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  Follow the advice in these five quotes to enhance leadership of your troops and improve relationships in your community

• Police hiring standards: Raise them or lower them?

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  Chicago and other cities are contemplating lowering police hiring standards in answer to the Obama administration’s request

• Don’t destroy your career: The Brady list and the ruinous impact of a lie

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  The underlying offense being lied about is oftentimes less serious than the covering lie which results in a worse disciplinary penalty

• Addressing the Chicago oversight board president’s recommendation about citizen complaints

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  Police Board President Lori Lightfoot wants to make it completely OK to lie in a complaint against a Chicago police officer

• Entering the 'dark side': Becoming an internal affairs investigator

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  Exposure to IA will allow a cop to better understand the personnel system, agendas of some citizens, attitudes and mindset of officers, and the thought process of managers

• The thin blue line: A symbol of heroism, not corruption

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  The thin blue line represents a stance that we are all in this together as protectors of our citizens. The alternative interpretation is just noise

• Changing the police culture: An IA investigator's perspective

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  Before a cultural change can take place, both police leadership and the rank and file must recognize one is needed

• Integrity management: 5 keys to weeding out bad cops

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  If we tell ourselves an officer can falsify his location for a sexual liaison but would never lie in a report, we are lying to ourselves

• Betrayal: How I reconcile the Joe Gliniewicz I knew with the one I didn't

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  People felt they knew Joe well, but of course they didn’t know the Joe that we are hearing about now

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