Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Louis Hayes, a police officer in the Metropolitan Chicago area. It’s an important piece that discusses a topic that is often seen as controversial. Lou and I go into even more detail on this subject in episode #024 of The Crisis Intelligence Podcast. If you’re in law […]
About Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes is still figuring out when to keep his mouth shut and when to challenge the status quo. He is a systems thinker for The Virtus Group, Inc., a firm dedicated to the development of public safety leadership. Lou is a co-developer of The Illinois Model law enforcement operations system (LEOpSys) and developed several courses rooted in its theory and concepts. He is a 17-year police officer, with current assignments as a Crisis Intervention Team member, a certified Force Science ® Analyst, and a tactical medical officer for a regional SWAT team. A full compilation of articles on The Illinois Model can be found here. Connect with Lou on LinkedIn, or follow him on Twitter.
