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Creating a positive public image in law enforcement

The next time you don the uniform, picture yourself on a billboard for all to see; ask yourself: how can I be the agency poster child today?

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As a law enforcement officer, you’re always in the spotlight. It’s vitally important that you conduct yourself in a manner that reflects positively. Not just on your agency, but on the profession. Think about it this way: How would you feel if your conduct was displayed on a billboard for the world to see?

It’s important for each of us to act like we’re the agency’s poster child. Because let’s face it, we are. Much of what we do faces public scrutiny. So why not display a positive public image at every opportunity?

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Gordon Graham has been actively involved in law enforcement since 1973. He spent nearly 10 years as a very active motorcycle officer while also attending Cal State Long Beach to achieve his teaching credential, USC to do his graduate work in Safety and Systems Management with an emphasis on Risk Management, and Western State University to obtain his law degree. In 1982 he was promoted to sergeant and also admitted to the California State Bar and immediately opened his law offices in Los Angeles.