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  • Supervisor training a newly hired employee at a desk
    Perspective

    Training is expensive. Hiring the wrong person costs more.

    When I’m looking at hiring a police officer, the salary is only part of what the department will spend on that person. By the time you add benefits, uniforms, equipment, academy expenses, field training, supervision, and the time other officers spend helping someone learn the job, you’ve made a considerable investment before that new officer…

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  • Police officer speaking with a driver during a nighttime traffic stop on a rural road
    Breakdown

    What does a small-town police department actually do all day?

    If you only see the blue lights, you’re only seeing a small part of the day in a small police department. From the outside, quiet can look like we’re sitting around waiting for something to happen. From my side of the desk, it usually means I finally have time to work on everything the last…

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Michael Saad is a law enforcement veteran whose career has taken him around the world and eventually back to where it started.

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