By Michael Nila

We teach Blue Courage around the country — we’re teaching line level officers. We often hear, from their perspective, some of the horror stories about leadership; about how they’re led. We hear of some of our failures, our challenges that make it difficult for them to do their job. Because of the feedback we have received over the years, Dr. Hector Garcia and I...

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A Lesson in Selflessness and Compassion

By Jocelyn Little

Along our journey through life, we come across many experiences, events and crossroads that add to our life’s story. The choices we make are what create the pages of our legacy.

James Grage once said, “Each of us possesses an incredible gift: the gift of choice. This world presents unlimited...

The Importance of Health and Wellness, Part 2: The Whole Person Concept

By Michael J. Nila

In last month’s issue of Illuminate, we began the discussion on Health and Wellness by talking about enriched and impoverished environments and how each affect a person’s well-being.

I don’t think that any topic could be any more important to our police officers performance, or...