» America's Achilles Heel: Its Children.  The Unspeakable Terrorist Act
So Many Children So Much Blood So Many tears What will we do?

 

» Strategic Leadership - Law and Order Magazine, October 2003
Mission, vision, values, goals, objectives, and strategic planning are just some of the leadership buzzwords of the late 20th Century. Virtually all professional executives have attempted to understand what all the buzzwords mean and make them a reality. Few have succeeded and most continue to search for what bridges the gap between leadership theory and leadership reality. That bridge may well be the new buzzwords for the 21st Century. They are “Strategic Leadership”.

 

» Leadership and the "Good Old Boys"
The Chief of Police stood proudly in the conference room and looked upon his “boys” as a parent looks upon their children. His favorite, “Bubba”, stood there with his hand out not all that unlike a teenager anxiously awaiting the keys to the family car. What Bubba was about to receive from the Chief was far more ominous and dangerous.

 

» Leadership and Scrotes - Law and Order Magazine, November 2000
“If there was one thing Roscoe Rules wished, after having seen all of the world he cared to see, it was that there was a word as dirty as “nigger” to apply to all mankind. Since he had little imagination he had to settle for “asshole”. But he realized that all Los Angeles policemen and most American policemen used that as the best of all possible words.

 

» Leadership and Perception  Police Chief Magazine - March 1999
Leaders lead and followers follow, right? What if, as a leader, you believed you were leading but no one was following? What if your employees believed they were being led but in reality there was no leadership? We like to believe we are effective and efficient leaders, using our perception of what an effective and efficient leader is as a benchmark. Our supposed followers may have a very different perception. It does not matter whose perception is right - what does matter is that what we perceive, we believe. After all, perception is the truth.

 

» Preparing for and Surviving Politics, A Guide for the Police Executive
“Chief, this is Council Member Doe and I would like to talk to you about a citation one of your officers issued,” or “Chief, this is Council Member Smith and we need to talk about your traffic enforcement initiative in my neighborhood. My neighbors are screaming at me about this,” or “I am the City Manager and I don’t care that you are the Chief of Police. You do not have the authority to conduct an investigation of another city employee without my permission. The Police Department answers to me first.” Does any of this sound familiar? It probably does as political influence is exerted upon police administrators every day. It is incumbent upon you, proactive, professional police administrators to prepare for political influence if you want to survive. And, survival is achievable! First, however, you must understand the rules…

 

» Texas Exempt Employee Status
If you are a police officer in Texas, not under Civil Service or contract that specifically sets out your work hours, then it is the opinion of the authors that you probably should not have an exempt status.