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William Harvey

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William "Bill" Harvey is the Chief of the Ephrata (Pa.) Police Department. Prior to this he was the Chief of the Lebanon City (Pa.) Police Department for more than six years. Harvey retired from the Savannah (Ga.) Police Department where he worked assignments in training, patrol, and CID. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps and has a BA in criminology from St. Leo University and is a graduate of the Southern Police Institute of the University of Louisville (103rd AOC). Harvey has more than 25 years of experience working with recruits, rookies, and FTOs. He serves on the advisory boards of POLICE Magazine, POLICE RECRUIT Magazine, TREXPO, and the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA).

Ask Questions

You are a rookie and sometimes you think it is best to stay quiet. You may have been told or maybe it was implied that you should sit down, shut up, and don't touch anything. This could be the worst advice of all. Sometimes it is best to speak up.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyApril 18, 2008

Make Learning the Streets a Game

We are riding around; you hear a street name go out on the radio. Tell me where that street is now! Give me a landmark close to the call as well. No, your grandmother's house does not count either.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyApril 18, 2008

Who Picked My FTO?

To me, FTO stands for Fine Tuning Officer, not Fun Time Officer. If you are a recruit who thinks this is a chance for a good time, go to the local amusement park instead. FTO work is hard work; get used to it now.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyApril 2, 2008

Why Wouldn't They Hire Me?

An aspiring police officer I recently spoke with was bemused over not getting hired time after time. Let's look at common reasons why chiefs and sheriffs don't hire certain applicants.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyApril 2, 2008

National Police Week Traditions

This May 11–17, 2008 every officer should plan on attending a local or state police week memorial service if you can't attend the events in Washington, D.C., where the national law enforcement officers memorial stands.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyApril 2, 2008

Invest in Training

If you have to take an extra step to obtain some extra training, show some moxie and do it.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyMarch 31, 2008

Hazing

You have been warned in the academy that you will be picked on or hazed. Are we in this profession above such rituals? Most often not. It comes with the territory.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyMarch 11, 2008

Go to a Gun Show

For the young recruit who is not firearms savvy, just browsing at a gun show can be an education in itself.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyMarch 11, 2008

Gadgets, Gimmicks, and Gizmos

Yes, GPS systems and PDAs can be great, but there is a little too much technological short cutting going on here and this is a large safety issue.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyMarch 11, 2008

True Community Policing

We have used technology to make us work more efficiently and faster, but have left the citizen standing.

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