By Jim Glennon A basic and well-established psychological theory concerning human nature and motivation is the rewarding of positive behavior and the punishing of bad. Pretty simple, rooted in th...
https://calibrepress.com/2024/04/actions-have-consequencesor-do-they-on-college-campuses/
By Jim Glennon If government entities openly defy their own laws, thumb their noses at state and federal statutes, disregard court decisions and dismiss rulings by the Supreme Court of the United...
https://calibrepress.com/2024/02/we-are-a-nation-of-laws-no-longer-what-are-the-police-to-do/
By Brad J. Castle, Ph.D., Behavioral Sciences, Columbia Southern University and College of Doctoral Studies, Grand Canyon University The concept of the Baboon Syndrome arose during my doctoral di...
https://calibrepress.com/2024/01/what-exactly-is-the-baboon-syndrome/
Response to Jim Glennon’s recent commentary, Leadership Ethics: No Longer Required? was extremely heavy. Here is a selection of just a few of the many comments we received: Chief Patrick Whitak...
By Jim Glennon I was a cop for 29 years and as of this writing I’ve been teaching for over 30. I’ve taught for various organizations, formed a couple of companies and finally bought Calibre P...
https://calibrepress.com/2023/12/leadership-ethics-no-longer-required/
Last week, guest columnist and longtime law enforcement writer Barbara Schwartz shared insights from current and retired officers on what they felt was the biggest challenge to the police profess...
https://calibrepress.com/2023/12/what-are-the-biggest-challenges-to-law-enforcement-cops-weigh-in/
By: Barbara A. Schwartz In an unscientific poll to assess the state of the troops, I asked current and retired officers from around the country a simple question: What do you think is the biggest...
By Jim Glennon Should college degrees be a requirement to become a police officer? I have two bachelor’s degrees. I also have a master’s degree in Law Enforcement Justice Administration. What...
Calibre has just launched a powerful new training tool called The Vault that will greatly enhance your in-house training efforts and documentation. The Vault is comprised of an ever-growing colle...
By Chief Michael Gabrielson, Loveland (OH) PD Law enforcement agencies across the country are struggling to keep pace with attrition and to fill the vacancies we all have with the best candidates...
https://calibrepress.com/2023/10/beyond-recruitment-and-retention/
By Nick Greco ========== Editor’s note: This article references a Calibre Press Webinar conducted on Sept. 26 titled, Why Are Cops Really Dying? Why Are They Leaving? A recording of the Vector ...
https://calibrepress.com/2023/10/webinar-wrap-up-how-are-cops-really-dying-why-are-they-leaving/
Barbara Schwartz’s recent article, Take Notice of an Officer’s Pain, resonated powerfully with Calibre Press newsletter readers. One in particular, Gerry Walker, a U.S. Army veteran, a former...
Chief Scott Hughes’ powerful commentary, Deputy Cleared…But the Profession is in Trouble, penned in the wake of the prosecution and subsequent acquittal of an Ohio deputy charged after the sh...
https://calibrepress.com/2023/08/is-the-profession-in-trouble-heres-what-cops-think/
Jim Glennon’s recent commentary, Is Anyone Willing or Even Capable of Serving Anymore? drew loads of feedback. No surprise. Here’s some of what we heard: Chief Bailiff Rick Babcock with the R...
https://calibrepress.com/2023/08/will-can-anyone-serve-anymore-cops-respond/
By Jim Glennon A quote attributed to Plato, is as follows: “It does not matter if the cobblers and masons fail to do their jobs well, but if the guardians fail, the democracy will crumble.” T...
https://calibrepress.com/2023/07/is-anyone-willing-or-even-capable-of-serving-anymore/
Dr. Joel Shults’ recent article, The Parkland Deputy’s Verdict: Could That Have Been Me? drew heavy response from readers with varying opinions about former Broward Co. Sheriff’s Deputy Sco...
https://calibrepress.com/2023/07/parkland-sro-found-not-guilty-what-cops-think-about-the-verdict/
By Jim Glennon EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 25, Calibre Press will be hosting a FREE WEBINAR, sponsored by Vector Solutions, titled Police/Social Worker Co-Response Teams: What LE Leaders & Cops Need...
By Chief Adam Colon, Franklin (OH) Division of Police Most if not all law enforcement officers in the United States have heard of, been required to memorize, and in many cases required to sign th...
By Chief Tony Pustizzi (ret.), Coral Spring (FL) PD EDITOR’S NOTE: On the heels of the Nashville school shooting and the similar tragedies we’ve seen, active threat response has remained a pi...
By Brad J. Castle, Ph.D. Before anyone gets upset, please understand this article is not intended to be a cheap shot at law enforcement. As a former law enforcement officer, my research interest ...
Editor’s note: Dan Marcou, co-author of Calibre Press’s Street Survival II: Tactics for Deadly Force Encounters, drafted an analysis of the tactical response to the Nashville active shooter f...
https://calibrepress.com/2023/04/tactical-analysis-nashville-active-shooter-response/
By Barbara A. Schwartz What can the law enforcement profession do to prevent what happened in Memphis from happening again? The Memphis officers not only hurt themselves, screwed their own career...
By Major Donna Kinsey (ret.) Every honorable law enforcement officer in the country who witnessed the beating of Tyre Nichols captured on video recognizes that the actions of the five officers ch...
Jim Glennon’s recent article The Memphis Police, Tyre Nichols Incident: Raw Opinions drew massive response from around the country. Here is a random selection of some of what we heard. Lt. Chri...
https://calibrepress.com/2023/02/the-memphis-incident-what-cops-have-to-say/
By Jim Glennon Another video of police officers “out of control” has gone viral. This one with a ton of buildup. Another opportunity to paint the entire law enforcement profession as out of c...
https://calibrepress.com/2023/01/the-memphis-police-tyre-nichols-incident-raw-opinions/