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People ask me all the time what I do for a living. The short answer is that I’m a police psychologist. The longer answer is that even after I explain it, most people are still confused.
While many people assume that police psychologists spend their days conducting evaluations or providing counseling, the reality is far broader. No...
Last October, I wrote Part 1 of “Training dipshittery” (apbweb.com/2025/10/training-dipshittery). After much fanfare, ticker-tape parades and a couple emails of support, it’s time for Part 2 of what is quickly becoming an annual review of the stupid stuff seen in law enforcement training.
Before we get to the long-awaited lis...
I still remember the first time I faced an internal affairs investigation and had to surrender my badge and gun. That first time, it honestly felt like, along with the badge and gun, I had surrendered my dignity too — my identity, my sense of self. For years, I had associated the badge with who I was. When it was suddenly taken away pendin...
Four-year-old Charlee Lacey of Rock Springs, Wyoming, has been through a lot in her short life — and it’s already taught her so much about the importance of first responders that she’s started collecting patches from police, fire and emergency agencies around the world. Her parents, Stephaney and Brian, are sharing her sto...
— Ryan Hawk
Answer this question: I’m not where I would like to be in my career, and I haven’t really enjoyed it because of … What comes to mind first — a sergeant, the chief, the...