by admin1tim | Apr 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Last month, an armed man in Colorado entered a supermarket and began shooting people. He killed a total of 10, including Eric Talley of the Boulder Police Department. Talley is survived by his wife and seven children. Officer Talley is a warrior and a hero and gave...
by admin1tim | Feb 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
I recently listened to a podcast where Professor Bradley P. Owens discussed his research that identified an interesting leadership dichotomy. Owens stated that a person’s ambitions to move up the chain of command has a narcissistic component to it. We typically...
by admin1chris | Jan 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
As most of you know, the study (and teaching) of leadership is a passion mine. I have seen what good leadership can do for productivity, morale, employee retention and so much more. I have also seen the negative effects of poor leadership. One of the most widespread...
by admin1tim | Oct 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
As I listen to news outlets, pundits and everyone who feels they know everything about police departments and how they should be reformed, I am not hearing any specific reform strategies. They love to use blanket statements and give the impression that police...
by admin1tim | Dec 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Training is Teaching: Your Car is Your Classroom Officer Phillip White San Jose Police Department Field Training Program Administrative Officer FTO Dave Anaya took me out on the road for the night, a Midnight Shift in Field Training. He wasn’t much senior to...
by admin1tim | Nov 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Managing the Dynamic of the FTO/Trainee In-Field Relationship Officer Phillip White San Jose Police Department Field Training Program Administrative Officer Having been an FTO, serving as the Administrative Officer of San Jose’s Field Training Program,...
by admin1tim | Oct 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Police & The People Podcast is hosted by Timothy Jones and Joshua Stokel. The mission of this podcast is to bridge the gap between the police and the people they serve. We want to create a better understanding of what the police do and why they do it....
by admin1tim | Oct 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Stepping into the Role of an FTO Officer Phillip White San Jose Police Department Field Training Program Administrative Officer I was seated in the passenger’s seat of the patrol car. It was 1997 and Joe Wicker would not let me drive. It was Day 1 of Field Training...
by Tim C. Jones | Sep 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
The law enforcement community has experienced some saddening and even deeply concerning events as of late. Outside of the usual dangers and issues we face on a daily basis, police officers are being outright disrespected and insulted in the news and on social media....
by Tim C. Jones | Mar 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Joshua and I recently taught a class on getting promoted. This class is not as easy to run as one may think. It has been our experience that in non-civil service states, every department runs their promotion processes differently. Some are simply a written test and an...
