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want placed in hand cuffs. It is commonly said, that we must rely on our training to survive, but what if the training we fall back to is flawed? Resources: IACP Magazine, Law Enforcement Officers Killed by Felonious Assaults 2011, www.theiacp.org/NCPVAP Bureau of Justice Statistics, https://www.bjs.gov/index. cfm?ty=tp&tid=7

his service weapon, which if he is lucky, he may never discharge, but there are no guidelines or mandates on hand to hand com- bat training. More emphasis should be placed on manual control techniques and hand to hand combat than the training we do with the tools on the duty belt. Our goal should be to minimize risk to the department, po- lice officers, and to suspects with quality ground fighting tech- niques. When the officers are training regularly in “worst case” scenarios they will become more confident when faced with real world situations and will be less likely to react out of fear. Depart- ments should seek out highly trained police officers to revamp their training protocols and regimens. Officers should be able to survive on the ground, not fear close quarters with a suspect, and be comfortable placing his hands on someone who does not There are 42 co-sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives and has a companion Senate Bill 946 introduced by Arizona Senator Jeff Flake with 16 co-sponsors. These pieces of legislation can help the VA’s Veterans Justice Outreach program by providing additional per- sonnel to collaborate with the Veterans Courts increasing the ability for the VA to help veterans involved in the criminal justice systems. Veteran Centered Policing is a tool the VA police use to ful- fill its vision statement: “ To provide 21st century world class police services and operations that most effectively serve VA beneficiaries, employees, and visitors while functioning as a critical and indispens- able part of the corporate VA team” (VA OS&LE, 2018). The expan- sion of Veterans Court programs also demonstrates our society val- ues its military veterans for the service they provided maintaining a free society in a troubled world. About the Author: Lieutenant Brian Grajek is currently a Supervisory Police Officer with the Veterans Affairs Police Service, at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System in Mur- freesboro, TN. His law enforcement career began in 1985 with serving two active duty tours as a U.S. Army Military Policeman and he continues to serve as a Military Police Senior Non-Commissioned Officer in the Tennessee Army National Guard. Lt. Grajek was a police officer with the Du- rango (CO) Police Department for four years before joining the Veterans Affairs Police Service in 1999. His law enforce- ment assignments included Patrol, Traffic Accident Investi- gator, Sergeant, and Lieutenant. Lt. Grajek completed his Bachelor of Science in Management (2010), Master of Pub- lic Administration (2014), and is currently attending the 271st session of the FBI National Academy. and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Session 271. References American Bar Association. (1980). Standards on Urban Police Function, ABA Standards for Criminal Justice: Volume I, 2nd Ed., Retrieved from https://www. americanbar.org/groups/criminal_justice/publications/criminal justice section_ archive/crimjust_standards_urbanpolice.html DeAngelis, T. (2016). Courts for Veterans See Exponential Growth. Monitor on Psychology. Vol. 47, No. 11, p. 20. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2017). Fact Sheet. Veterans Court Inventory 2016 Update. Washington, D.C. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2018). Office of Security and Law Enforcement (OS&LE). Retrieved from https://www.osp.va.gov/osandle_overview.asp Department of Veterans Affairs. (2012). VA Handbook 0730. Security and Law Enforcement. Washington, D.C. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2012). VA Law Enforcement Training Center. Training Unit #1, Role of the VA Police Officer. N. Little Rock, AR. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2012). VA Law Enforcement Training Center. Training Unit #8, Situational Law Enforcement. N. Little Rock, AR Lentz, S. & Chaires, R. (2007). "The Invention of Peel's Principles: A Study of Policing ‘Textbook’ History". Journal of Criminal Justice. 35 (1): pp. 69–79. McCormick-Goodhart, M. (2013). Leaving No Veteran Behind: Policies and Perspectives on Combat Trauma, Veterans Courts, and the Rehabilitative Approach to Criminal Behavior. Penn State Law Review; Winter 2013, Vol. 117 Issue 3, p.895. Veterans Treatment Court Act of 2017, HR 2147, 115th Cong. (2017) continued from "Ground Game" page 15

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ther had served prior to his retirement. Betsy states that it was one of her proudest moments because her father, sister, and sons were all present to see her honored. In addition to the 1998 award, on March 10th of this year Betsy was honored by the Police Chief’s Association of Southeast Pennsylvania as their 2018 “Woman of Year” for her continu- ing dedication to enhancing the Law Enforcement profession. Betsy’s true love was patrol. She spent twenty-two years in uniformed patrol before being “volunteered” into the Narcotics Bureau. It was through her time with the Narcotics Bureau that she developed a strong relationship with the FBI, working with them on large drug seizures on an almost daily basis. As the years flew by, and with her husband's, Charles Smith's , retirement from the Philly Police Department, Betsy too felt it was time to retire. How- ever, retirement and sitting still did not suit her very well. Betsy remedied this by applying to the FBI, and soon began her work co- ordinating police training for Philadelphia and surrounding Coun- ties covered by the Philadelphia Field Office. Like Betsy and her husband Charles, their children sought ca- reers focused on the law. Their son Evan is an FBI Agent in New York City, and their son Ryan works as a teacher and focuses on educat- ing students in law debate and history, which certainly combine for interesting dinner conversations. Betsy’s sister Dolores summed it up best by saying, “When you know Betsy, you know that she is dili- gent in performing at an excellence-only level, all the while with a funny light-hearted attitude. She is always quick to make friends and is endeared by all. Her police knowledge is extensive and is accompa- nied by her passion to take police training to a higher level.” Each of the SAC’s and Training Coordinators that have worked with Betsy acknowledge that she is what makes the NA function in the Philadelphia Office flow so smoothly. Personally, I appreciate all that each of the NA Training Techs do for our Chapters and the Bu- reau as a whole. Having worked most closely with this woman known as Betsy, Bets, or even Betsy Pretzels, I know that if we are all in the hands of someone even half as committed to excellence as Elizabeth "Betsy" McCreery, nothing can stand in our way as we continue to educate, serve, and protect. Although she has no immediate plans for another retirement, maybe if she gets bored again perhaps she’ll return to her first job, selling pretzels, or better yet, just relaxing and enjoying time with her husband, children and grandchildren. On behalf of the Eastern PA Chapter, the countless individuals who have received assistance from a woman they come to know as “Bets” at Mid-Atlantic LEEDS, the International Homicide Inves- tigators, or during the registration process at one of our National Re-training Conferences, and fromme personally, thank you for all that you do, and for all that you have done to improve our careers, our experiences, and our lives.

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