Author: wroberts

A letter to New Cops

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Dear New Cop, Many law enforcement officers are socialized to law enforcement by television shows.  Shows like Adam-12, CHiPs, and Cops are watched as children.  Law enforcement officers are attracted to the lights and sirens, the fast cars, and the ability to take someone else’s freedom away.  It is obvious that people who grew up […]

Increasing Education for Police Officers in Crisis Intervention; How Boston University’s Criminal Justice Department Can Help in Training the Next Generation of Police Officers

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“To protect and serve”.  That is a common motto among law enforcement officers.  But as Americans have watched the news in the past few years, people have realized that this motto is not as simple as it appears to be.  On many calls, a law enforcement officer will protect the community by responding to radio […]