From freep.com BY BILL SCHUETTE Proposals that focus on those in prison or about to be released fall short when it comes to broad-based public safety reform. The focus of Michigan’s debate shoul...
Career Survival with Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith Officer Benjamin Kelly: The mindset to win a split-second confrontation Maurice Clemmons’ body was probably still warm when I started getting text mess...
By: Frank A. Guido, POAM General Counsel The right to union representation in an employer conducted meeting or interview was established in the landmark decision in NLRB v J. Weingarten, Inc., 420 US ...
By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Over the last few years, one of the most frequent topics surrounding incoming calls to the POAM office involve retiree health care. Typically the comments are, “nobody info...
By Sergeant Tom Keilman, West Bloomfield Police Department and Ordained Minister A law enforcement officer is often referred to as a “Peace Officer”, one who brings order and stability to a chaoti...
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) processes over 25,000 crime scenes annually. In fact, in 2007 alone the Photo Lab acquired and archived over 1 million digital photographs from fie...
By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Chief Thomas’ entire resume and credentials are far too extensive to list. He has served as the Chief of Police for the Southfield Police Department since 1991 and has ...