Preparing Tomorrow’s Public Safety Leaders: A Call to Educators

12/07/2016Preparing Tomorrow’s Public Safety Leaders: A Call to EducatorsKathy L. Francis, MS, CEM, MDPEMP, Executive Director Maryland State Police officer speaking with a driver through a vehicle window during a traffic stop or public safety interaction.

Maryland State Police officer speaking with a driver through a vehicle window during a traffic stop or public safety interaction.

The number and quality of police academy applicants has drastically declined across the nation. “We have a national crisis,” said Eugene O’Donnell, a former New York City police...