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Federal Way Honoring the Badge seminar

The Federal Way Police Department is hosting Josephson Institute’s “Honoring the Badge: Ethical Issues for Peace Officers and Administrators” seminar October 8-9. The city of Federal Way is conveniently located just outside of Seattle, Washington. Attendees of the training are eligible for in-service training credit from the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, Idaho POST and Oregon DPSST.
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Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission preapproves JI seminar

The Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission recently preapproved Josephson Institute's Honoring the Badge seminar for 16 hours of General Law Enforcement credit. Miami University Police Department and Oxford Police Department will host the training in Oxford, OH on September 30 – October 1.
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Greenwich Honoring the Badge seminar certified by POSTC

The Connecticut Peace Officer Standards and Training Council recently certified a Greenwich Police Department Honoring the Badge seminar scheduled for August 27-28. All certified Connecticut officers who attend this two day ethics training will receive 10 hours in Curriculum Area VIII: Management.
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Trainer earns state honors

Captain Dave Bertini, an instructor for Josephson Institute’s Honoring the Badge policing ethics training program, won the 2007 POST Excellence in Training award for the “local and statewide impact the training he has developed has had on California law enforcement.”
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Police ethics training

Updated calendar for policing seminars

Josephson Institute has developed highly focused training courses to help police officers, managers, and administrators manage ethical problems.
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Weigh in on our ethical question

At 1 a.m., Officer Axel is patrolling an area known for its nightlife. He spots three teens he knows to be gang members. One of the boys, Carlos, gives Axel the finger, and the three laugh...
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It's not like the movies

"I was honored to deliver an invocation at the Los Angeles Police Academy. As I shook the hand of the graduates, I could feel their earnestness and eagerness to begin their careers protecting and serving the community and being worthy of the pride and confidence of their families, instructors and classmates. I don’t think many citizens realize how complicated, demanding, and dangerous policing is in today’s world."
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