Michael Burgess

Officer wellness is not talked about enough. When we talk about proactive crime prevention, we often focus on safer communities, fewer victims, reduced repeat calls, smarter use of resources, and better outcomes for the people we serve. Those things are all important. But there is another part of this conversation that deserves more attention. Every problem prevented is one less crisis someone has to respond to. Every victimization prevented is one less trauma for a victim, a family, a...

Have you ever wished there was a simpler way to understand the SARA model and quickly assess whether a planned response is realistic, practical, and workable in the real world? That is the purpose of this simple SARA + R.E.A.L. visual reference. The SARA model provides a step-by-step problem-solving process: Scan — What is the problem? Analyze — Why is it happening? Where is it happening? When is it happening? Who is involved or affected? Respond — What should we do to address it? Assess —...

A practical, proactive approach for law enforcement and key partners If you have worked patrol, investigations, supervision, dispatch, crime analysis, prosecution, victim advocacy, or any other role connected to domestic violence response, you know the pattern. The address comes out over the radio and you recognize it before the dispatcher finishes the update. Same house. Same people. Same situation. The responding officers already have a sense of what they may be walking into. Maybe it is...