Jonathan Parker Jul 1 6 min The Problem with Using Statistics to Disprove Police Racism The numbers do not tell the whole story, and we are doing more harm than good when we refuse to look more deeply.
Jonathan Parker May 26 3 min This is NOT One of Those Cases: Thoughts on the Death of George Floyd **These thoughts were originally posted on my personal Facebook profile on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, and were later published by LawOfficer....
Jonathan Parker Sep 16, 2017 3 min Three Tips for Avoiding the Social Media Hot Seat: Lessons from the Gainesville "Hot Cop" When do we learn? And when I say "learn," I mean actually change the behavior that causes us so many issues. The Gainesville, Florida Po...
Jonathan Parker Jul 29, 2017 2 min Sometimes a Picture Really is Worth a Thousand Words: What Law Enforcement Officers Can Learn from L News reports across the nation are talking about the recent line-of-duty death of Southport, IN Police Lt. Aaron Allan. Much of his lega...
Jonathan Parker Jun 23, 2017 5 min Don’t Discount the UT-Dallas Study on Self-Control and Police Use of Force Just Yet Law Officer recently reported “Study: Divorced Police Officers More Likely to Use Deadly Force,” which was based on a UT-Dallas study on ...
Jonathan Parker May 11, 2017 1 min I Heard a Siren for the First Time Today [Powerful Poem Honoring Fallen Officers] National Police Week is upon us, and it is a time of mixed emotions. We grieve for our Fallen, and yet we have a sense of pride in havin...
Jonathan Parker May 4, 2017 3 min The Law Enforcement Leadership Blacklist I guess I was a little naïve about the way things work in the police world. Or perhaps my leadership education and dedication to the orga...
Jonathan Parker Apr 13, 2017 3 min The Hidden Figures of the First Responder Profession Earlier this year, my wife and I enjoyed part of our anniversary celebration by watching the movie Hidden Figures. It is an amazing movi...
Jonathan Parker Apr 6, 2017 3 min Why Marriage Should Matter More to Cops Several years ago, a new assignment with my City agency required me to receive a special deputy commission for the County in which I serv...
Jonathan Parker Mar 30, 2017 3 min Sticks, Stones, and Marriage Bones - The Power of Our Words Have you ever been on a call, had things calmed down, and then another officer shows up and “stirs the pot” all over again? Maybe you ar...
