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Welcome to the Crosden Consulting Blog, where Chief Hughes and a team of public safety experts share insights, updates, and practical strategies on leadership, risk management, legal considerations, and law enforcement trends. Whether you're a police executive, supervisor, or frontline officer, this blog provides real-world perspectives and actionable takeaways to help you navigate today’s challenges.
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By: Chief Scott Hughes
Over the past several weeks, we've watched communities debate whether they should continue using automated license plate reader technology. In Cleveland, police officials wa...
We've Become Too Comfortable With Excuses
By: Chief Scott Hughes (ret.)
One of the benefits of teaching around the country is that I get to spend time with police officers and leaders from agencies of all sizes.
Different states. Differe...
The Hidden Danger of Lazy Supervision
by: Chief Scott Hughes
Most problems inside police departments don’t start with major misconduct. They start with small things that go unaddressed: corners cut, standards ignored, behaviors that e...
By: Chief Scott Hughes
Major League Baseball may have unintentionally sparked one of the best public demonstrations of real-time human decision-making in years.
Major League Baseball has o...
By: Chief Scott Hughes
Some officers today struggle with accountability.
Not because they’re bad people.
Not because they don’t care.
But because accountability has started to feel like punishmen...
What This Arkansas PIT Case Really Teaches Us About Video, Perception, and Critical Incidents
By: Chief Scott Hughes
If you’re watching this video with the benefit of hindsight, the mistake may seem obvious.
What’s less obvious, and far more important, is what the trooper was experienci...
Why Police Agencies Should Take Roll Call Seriously
By: Chief Scott Hughes
Let’s talk about roll call.
Not the version where everyone is sitting at a table or leaning against the wall half-asleep, scrolling their phones like they’re waiting for a ...
By: Chief Scott Hughes
I taught a class recently and had that guy in the room - the one every instructor spots within five seconds.
Arms crossed.
Blank stare.
Refuses to engage.
Shows up late.
And ...
Yesterday, a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper went viral after making shoulder-to-shoulder contact with a University of South Carolina football player during the Texas A&M Football game. The ...
