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February Workshops

Hello Labor Leaders and Activists:


There is still time to sign up for Wayne State University Labor Studies Center’s workshops being offered during the month of February. We are ...

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Tips For Officers To Use In ‘Use-of-Force’ Interviews

Whenever officers are involved in user-of-force interviews, it is important to protect oneself from interviewers who may not know the basic principles of human memory. There are five basic tips for officers involved in these types of interviews.

Is a citizen filming police legal?

Filming cops: Is it legal?

The prevalence of hand-held video recording capability has introduced a slew of new issues over the last few years. Almost everybody has a high-quality video camera in their pocket now, ...

  • Surviving the Streets

    The words “I’m not arrestable” were uttered by a motorist to Las Cruces, New Mexico rookie Police Officer Carlos Wooten moments after the officer initiated a traffic stop on the ...

  • A Case for Hands-On Training – Spring 2011

    By Paul Markel, newamericantruth.com


    They’re fighting!” a woman’s voice screamed. I was only a few yards away and turned to see that the typical “fight ring” had formed in the ...

  • Active Shooter Response Training:

    by By Frank Borelli © 2005 Borelli Consulting, Inc.


    With the advent of Active Shooter training that has developed in response to incidents like the Columbine High School ...

  • A Fresh Look at 12-Hour Shifts

    By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor


    In the late 1950′s and early 1960′s, an unusual employee-driven process took root in America as fatigued shift workers convinced management ...