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Understanding Law Enforcement
Chief Brent Newman, Retired 12 min Free to watch
Our law enforcement officers are cut from a different cloth than 98% of the rest of the population. Here are some thoughts on how to understand them. Brent walks through the personality traits the job selects for, the ones it builds over time, and why the person who comes home at the end of a shift may need a little room before they're ready to talk.
Chief Brent Newman, Retired
30+ years in California law enforcement. Co-founder of How 2 Love Our Cops.
Talk about it together
A few questions to take to the dinner table or the drive home.
- What part of this sounded like our house?
- What's one thing you wish I understood about your day?
- How do we want to handle the first 20 minutes after a shift?
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