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The PEACEKeeperVolume 24, Issue 3 - Summer 2007 .PDF version (Adobe Acrobat required) Who Protects the Peace Keepers? (EDITORIAL) by Patti Sewall, Editor of PeaceKeeper It is said that a government's first priority is to ensure the safety of its citizens. Naturally, that includes the good ones and the bad ones; the nice and not-so-nice; the innocent and the guilty. Peace officers are sworn to protect the public-including some of the worst monsters in our society today. We all read the papers, listen to the news. There are some very bad people out there. But government's job is to see that they are safe and their rights protected. Even behind prison walls, the peace officer must protect the less-than-desirable individual. A tough job indeed. So why is it so hard to protect the protectors? [MORE] IN THIS ISSUECOVER STORY: JUSTICE DENIED - The Manuel Gonzalez and Scott Williams Stories by Wendy Alexander For the families of two correctional peace officers killed in the line of duty nearly a decade apart, the mission is simple: they want justice and they want closure. For the rest of us, the stonewalls and loopholes associated with both cases should leave us very concerned... [FULL ARTICLE]  FEATURE:Fallen Heroes: The 2007 California Peace Officers Memorial by Perry Speth, CCPOA State Secretary Every year in May a huge crowd forms outside the state Capitol near the powerful statue of three 9-foot-tall, bronze peace officers who dutifully stand their watch over all Californians. The people gather here in tribute to a profession of heroes and to honor peace officers killed in the line of duty. The memorial ceremonies have been a part of Sacramento since 1977, as part of National Police Week... [FULL ARTICLE/PHOTOS] COMMENTARY: The Real Dangers of CYA by Bob Weaver In 2002, I ended a 30—year career as an institutional parole agent at DeWitt Nelson Youth Correctional Institution, one part of the three—facility Northern California Youth Correctional Center complex in Stockton... [FULL ARTICLE]  LEGAL: Know Your Rightsby W. Steven Barefoot, CCPOA Hearing Rep, West Sacramento The Public Safety Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights, commonly referred to as the Peace Officers' Bill of Rights (POBOR), grants a variety of rights and assigns certain responsibilities to California peace officers. Included among these is the right to inspect your own personnel file for accuracy and to request corrections or additions when warranted... [FULL ARTICLE] GUEST COMMENTARY: What Does it Take to Keep a Society Safe? by Mary McFadden, Sacramento Police Department On a recent tour of Folsom Prison, I got to see the other side of the public safety equation. The work we do as a police department is front end—finding and arresting those who have committed crimes. We provide the citizens who trust us with an invaluable servic—making the community safer... [FULL ARTICLE] PEACEKeeper ArchiveClick covers to view articles from past issues...
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