Four major research studies have concluded that at least 40% of police officer families experience domestic violence in contrast to 10% of families in the general population. Although the research shows that among veteran police officers this percentage declines to about 24%, the fact remains that domestic violence is 2-4 times more likely in police...Read More

When discussing homeland security law and policy I must mention the turning point for our country – September 11th. You likely remember where you were that day and what you were doing. I was planning a trip to New York and was scheduled to leave on the 14th. The immediate response after 9/11 was to...Read More

The police have the authority to enforce the law. There are two reasonable expectations that go along with that authority: First, law enforcement officers will follow the law in enforcing the law. Second, law enforcement officers will not engage in serious criminal activity themselves. The data for 2010 is interesting in considering these two reasonable...Read More

I first attended Eastern Kentucky University after graduating high school in the Fall of 1970. I, like other freshmen in college focused more on the social life than on school work and ultimately dropped out before the end of the first semester. In the late 1980's, after being laid off from a job, I realized...Read More

"Everyone from the admissions staff to the instructors here are so enthusiastic about my education. The faculty at EKU really have made the material come alive. I feel involved with EKU even though I have never stepped foot on the campus."Read More

"I have enjoyed my classes. The teachers are great. The courses are easy to access, and the format is easy to understand."Read More

In the United States, the media and the government have created a socially constructed image of the police as the effective thin blue line that stands between anarchy and order. Officers and detectives are constructed as effective crime fighters who prevent crime and protect us from criminals. Police are portrayed as effective crime fighters who...Read More

Many people aspiring for a career in law enforcement wonder if they can become a police officer even if they have had some trouble in their past. Of course, the answer to this question is not an easy one and it really depends on what one means by “trouble.”  Fortunately, research conducted by the Bureau...Read More

The Teacher Leader capstone experience is designed to bring reflection and focus to the whole of a teacher’s graduate level experiences. As a culminating project, it centers on the application and integration of the skills, knowledge and experiences gained through focused study and in-depth inquiry. It’s designed to authentically address a complex problem in practice.Read More

In this series, we have examined the widely held belief that women are inferior to men in law enforcement and discovered that females perform equally as well as males in many areas and out-perform them in others. Our first two installments focused on similarities.Read More