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205: "The Backup Career": Professional Police Skill Development with Officers Vince and Devonta from Welcome to the Street
We talk about back up weapons, back up lights.. back up and contingency plans for each and every call- to include the 800 pound gorilla popping out of a trunk on a traffic stop- to train our brains and prep for the best AND worst. (Wait, your FTOs didn't pitch you those scenarios??)And yet... when we talk about our own career paths and livelihoods, we often shy away from thinking what we would do if not this job. I am a fervent believer that embracing the eventuality of leaving this career- whether after 3 or 30 years will only make us better cops and first responders - and more engaged for…
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