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In the mid 1990’s I got involved with the local domestic violence task force organization and I became familiar with DV issues.
The state had made a new law that all police officers had to give an official brochure to all DV victims, explaining their rights
and the new DV laws, and offer phone numbers for local resources. We didn’t have one so I created a comprehensive multi-page
educational resource brochure that met all the requirements. In short order it was adopted for official use by all of the police
agencies in the county and over the years that followed literally tens of thousands of them were printed up at a large print shop
in Bremerton and they were standard issue to all of the officers and deputies. Advocacy groups spread them out to doctor’s
offices, waiting rooms, and some women’s restrooms. The last time I saw one of those brochures, 20 years on, it was a bit shorter
version than my original but I could still recognize most of the format and writing as my original layout. I guess that thing would
make one of my top ten career highlights.

I also went to a few trainings held by the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, usually in Bellevue or Seattle. Those were two
day events and they paid for hotel lodging for one night. They included a hired camera crew to record the officers (looking sharp
in our uniforms) making video public service announcements that were aired in our local respective communities; it was always
about the Importance of Wearing Your Damn Seatbelts. Sadly, none of those videos were saved by me.
I also attended many trainings held at other police departments around the region; some were in Eastern Washington, which
was a nice change of pace but necessitated a long drive.

I also went to boating safety conferences, and did some bicycle patrol trainings, and trainings for DARE and SRO duties. For
legal updates, we had access to monthly documents like this thing below.