In November 2008, the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College released its report, The Financial Crisis and State/Local Defined Benefit Plans. As discussed in the report, the value of all ret...
In December 2008, the National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA) and the National Council on Teacher Retirement (NCTR) released an issue brief titled Market Declines and Public Pe...
By Frank Borelli In today’s litigious society no law enforcement agency can afford to overlook the need for administrative and training regulations for any weapon, or potential weapon, that police o...
By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Matthew Hilton joined the United States Army in 1989 after graduating from Holt High School. Shortly after his honorable discharge in 1991, Hilton joined the reserves, servin...
By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor Weyhing Brothers Manufacturing Company in Detroit, Michigan is part museum, historical society, manufacturing plant, and an artist’s studio all wrapped into one. The co...
By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor “This honor guard training camp motto reminds students that those who are honored have given all there is to give. The least an honor guard member can do is to give his...
By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor It’s pretty good duty. Lot’s of fresh air, deer in your back yard, and plenty of new trout streams to investigate. And, of yeah, he’s a lot closer to many P...
By Frank Guido, General Counsel It has been a pleasure representing the POAM membership for the past 25 years. Despite having written many articles for the Law Enforcement Journal, I have resisted the...
By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor On October 18, 2006, Michigan took the initial step toward insuring that the service and sacrifice of all fallen officers in Michigan will be honored forever. Governor Jennif...