Crime and Congress Highlights 78 percent of Americans worry about crime and violence a great deal or a fair amount, the same as health…
View More Crime Will Play A Major Role in the Midterm ElectionsCategory: Police/Law Enforcement
Police-Initiated Contacts Fall By 8 million
Highlights There are significant drops in police-initiated public contacts. Every form of police-initiated traffic and criminal stops (including arrests) fell considerably. Regardless of demographics, the…
View More Police-Initiated Contacts Fall By 8 millionAmerican Confidence in Law Enforcement Very High
Highlights Per Gallup, 85 percent of Americans either have a great deal or some confidence in law enforcement. The media and Congress are at the…
View More American Confidence in Law Enforcement Very HighWe Can’t Agree on Basic Facts When Discussing Crime
Observations How to communicate effectively when people can’t agree on basic facts. Media and public relations are best served when we acknowledge that people hold…
View More We Can’t Agree on Basic Facts When Discussing CrimeThe Overwhelming Number of Police Shootings Involve Armed Suspects
Observations The vast majority of police officers have never fired their guns. The overwhelming number of police shootings involve armed suspects. Author Leonard Adam…
View More The Overwhelming Number of Police Shootings Involve Armed SuspectsRate of Police Officers Decreases By 11 Percent
Introduction The increase in full-time law enforcement officers does not keep pace with the growth in population (8 percent versus 21 percent). The rate of…
View More Rate of Police Officers Decreases By 11 PercentWe Demand That Cops Be Warriors
Observations If the public demands quick resolutions to school and mass shootings or acts of terrorism, they are also insisting on military training and equipment.…
View More We Demand That Cops Be WarriorsThe Media Is Not Our Enemy
Observations Regardless as to your feelings about media relations and the justice system, reporters will let you influence them if you are seen as knowledgeable…
View More The Media Is Not Our EnemyThe Public Is Responsible for Crime-Not Cops
Observations Cops take the heat for rising crime, but that emphasis is misplaced. It’s communities that control crime. This is criminology 101. But if you…
View More The Public Is Responsible for Crime-Not CopsBaltimore Crime And American Policing
Background USA Today offered an analysis addressing why Baltimore has become America’s deadliest city. Their article examined police “disengagement” as an explanation for the profound…
View More Baltimore Crime And American PolicingCops Take Back Their Image With The Lip Sync Challenge
Observations We’re not just talking about a couple thousand views, police lip sync videos are getting tens of thousands and in the case of Norfolk,…
View More Cops Take Back Their Image With The Lip Sync ChallengeAmerican Police-The World’s Most Trusted Per Gallup
Observations Gallup’s 2018 Global Law and Order report state that US and Canadian police are the world’s most trusted law enforcement officers. There are bad cops…
View More American Police-The World’s Most Trusted Per GallupPolice Use of Force. Are We Losing The PR Battle?
Article Explaining police use of force to those who have never been cops is challenging. Because of endless negative videos, it’s starting to get more…
View More Police Use of Force. Are We Losing The PR Battle?Do You Trust Cops? Do Cops Trust You?
Question Do you trust cops? According to the most recent Gallup survey, you do. Do cops trust you? According to the data below, they have…
View More Do You Trust Cops? Do Cops Trust You?Facebook Bans Violence, Crime and Criminal Behavior-Is That Possible?
Observations Facebook is banning violence, crime and criminal behaviors from its platform (see guidelines below). Social media is now a super-highway for mass murderers and…
View More Facebook Bans Violence, Crime and Criminal Behavior-Is That Possible?Police-Justice Public Relations Suck
Observations Within law enforcement and the overall justice system, we are our own worst enemies through a lack of aggressive media and public relations. My…
View More Police-Justice Public Relations SuckViolent Crimes Reported to Police Hit Record Lows
Observation In 2016, fewer than half (42%) of violent crimes were reported to police. This is the lowest percentage of violent crimes reported since 1998.…
View More Violent Crimes Reported to Police Hit Record LowsBrain Injuries, Mental Health, PTSD and Substance Abuse Explain Criminal Behavior
Observations You can partially explain dysfunctional criminal behavior by looking at the data on traumatic brain injuries, mental health, PTSD and substance abuse. Author Leonard…
View More Brain Injuries, Mental Health, PTSD and Substance Abuse Explain Criminal BehaviorCops, Violence, Stress and PTSD
Police Motorcycles Observations If society wants us to have compassion and understanding for people in high crime communities affected by violence, or those vicariously experiencing school…
View More Cops, Violence, Stress and PTSDWhat Happens When We Run Out of Cops?
Police Officers Observations When it comes to crime, violence and citizen perceptions, police recruitment and retention may be one of the most important problems facing…
View More What Happens When We Run Out of Cops?