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LEO Radio #23: Extreme Ownership – The Leadership Series Part 1



Leadership is a critical aspect of success in any organization. When we recently read “Extreme Ownership”, we recognized that we are reviewing many of these common leadership concepts in our classes.  This book reinforced our thoughts and theory on the practical application of leadership in law enforcement. Based on this, we decided to start our ‘leadership series’. In Part 1, we review the first two chapters of this book and how it relates to the concepts we share with others in our classes. For more information about our Command Series of leadership courses, visit our website at www.jharristraining.com

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win


Episode 19: Idaho K9 Search Going to US Supreme Court



An officer makes a motor vehicle stop and a drug sniffing dog arrives to assist. During the exterior sniff, the police dog indicates on the car and then puts its paws up on the vehicle. The defendant is claiming that the dog did an unlawful search of the vehicle by placing it’s paws on the car.  The Idaho Supreme Court agreed.  This may now be heading to the United States Supreme Court. This podcast explores the case and information.

Case Citation: State v. Dorff, 526 P.3d 988 (Idaho 2023)


Episode 18: Police K9 Deploys on Truck Driver



On July 4, 2023, a truck driver was being stopped by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The incident led to a pursuit. Upon stopping, Ohio troopers were giving commands to the driver when an canine officer from the Circleville Police Department deployed his canine. The video has attracted a lot of nationwide attention.  Jim Harris, Collin Congleton, and Joey Sperlazza examine this incident in this podcast.

It is important to note that all parties are innocent until proven otherwise through any internal affairs investigation and/or civil/criminal investigation.


Episode 14: The Toxic Employee



In this episode, J. Harris Instructors hit upon a common area that is brought up in our open discussion forums of our Command Series Courses.  The Toxic employee is a cancer to the organization. They believe they are better than others and superior to their supervisors. This episode discusses those issues and tactics to deal with them or minimize their impact on the team.


Episode 13: Law Enforcement Morale



In this episode, Jim Harris and Phil Rizzo explore morale within the law enforcement profession. This topic is a hot button item in all agencies across the US and was brought up again while on the road teaching one of the J. Harris Command Series Level 1: Developing First Line Supervisors courses.