The holiday is over, you've over-eaten, not worked out, neglected sleep and done everything else wrong.Forgive yourself!Being consistent to family, friends, co-workers and you means applying discipline over a period of time. ...

We've all heard in training that domestic disputes / assaults can be soooooooooo high risk.  Then we get on patrol, ride 10 of them a week, and complacency sets in.  We're arresting husbands in front of wives and brothers in front of ...

The obvious follower to the weapons episode - LESS LETHAL!From pepper spray to super socks, from tasers to flashbangs.  Let's discuss a great variety of less lethal weapons - weapons not designed to kill a person - and how to...

Your agency likely tells you what to carry as far as weapons - rifle, pistol, shotgun.This episode is designed to get us thinking about the options we DO have, and to get management thinking about how choosing the correct weapon s...

I have harped on the 4th Amendment to the point that we're all ready to throw up.  So let's do it some more!An episode on Consensual Encounters released last month, and it's a gamechanger.  Knock and Talks are simply an ...

If you've been in law enforcement more than 15 minutes, you have dealt with someone with a severe mental condition.  You may realize there's something off with this individual immediately, or it may be later in the interaction that they me...

Today is the birthday of the United States Marine Corps. The greatest fighting institution that the world has ever seen is 250 years old. Founded in a small bar in Philadelphia in 1775. It has evolved with every conflict and served as the tip o...

Over the past couple decades, I've seen a shift from more "old school" police tactics to a desire by upper management to utilize intelligence led AKA intelligence driven policework.What this means from 1,000 feet up is often similar - us...

As supervisors you will be expected to evaluate your employees and you will be evaluated by higher level supervisors.As employees and police officers, you can expect to be formally evaluated on your performance.  Your boss may be as...

Welcome to November!I have so much content already recorded that I was planning to only use that this month. However, an old friend, that is a new police sergeant reached out to me and asked me to do an episode on employee evaluations.

Good morning, good morning!The last couple months have been interesting around the country and the world. Troops on the streets of DC, troops on the way to Chicago / Portland and then diverted, troops on the streets of Memphis. Several i...

21 minutes of easy tips and guidance to make you a better report writer.  If you think you're already the best you can be...you're lying to yourself, but OK.But seriously, if you take one or five things away from this episode that w...

"Leadership is Service" sounds cool and like it'll always be easy.Serve your people, they'll serve you, they'll get ahead, you'll feel good.Not everyone is easy.  Some folks make it hard to be a supervisor.  This episode...

The 4th Amendment - which protects US citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government - has exceptions.  One of these exceptions is CONSENT!  Most police think of the 4th Amendment to apply to searches.  Think ...

In the final episode with Lt. Col. Rardin, he will discuss Memphis crime and juvenile justice.  As a man that has practiced law almost as long as I've been alive, and done it in a tough town, he is more qualified than anyone I've ever know...

Memphis, TN has garnered White House attention, and not in the best way.  The beautiful city that sits at the Western tip of Tennessee, touching Mississippi to the South and Arkansas and the Mississippi River to the West, has been plagued ...

In this first interview, Kevin discusses his background and his voluntary deployment to Afghanistan at the age of 49.  During this deployment he was awarded the Bronze Star, which to those that don't know, is a really big deal and means he...

All right, I’m done talking about spooky October. Short introductory episode where I’m basically begging for some money. I pay about $20 a month to keep my stuff online and have some simple editing tools to keep the sound quality good. If you f...

Good morning, good morning good morning!I was so thrilled with the two interviews from September. I feel like Doctor Hoar interview should almost be mandatory to everyone in the world because in one hour there’s so much inform...

Do you have a few pounds you want to shed?  These 25 minutes will "shed" some light on the PROCESS needed to achieve the RESULT you want.We can want all we want.  Winners find a process that works, apply it consistently, and su...

Welcome back!  If you are reading this description, I find it likely that you enjoyed the first conversation with Preston.  I hope you enjoy the second thirty minutes, and in the last week I'm sure you've gone to a free session at you...

Meet Preston (or "sir" as I would have called him in the Marines)As you can see from the headline (and his gnarly ears), he is one tough cookie on the mat.  As per the first episode of the month, we will discuss discipline and how i...

In this episode we will go further into Scott's opinions on the importance of blood sugar maintenance and how to maintain healthy levels.If you need a spinal / hip / neck / whatever adjustment, IV drip therapy or a spa day and you're in ...

This is not a political commentary!  If you want that, go to any news channel or IG or FB or TikTok.  This episode will discuss the murder of Charlie Kirk from the law enforcement angle.  10 short minutes of my opinion on ...

Meet Dr. Scott Hoar!  This interview has been broken into two episodes (learning to edit it into two pieces was brutal for me).  Scott wears a continuous glucose monitor despite his lack of diabetes and monitors his own blood s...