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Dr. Scott Silverii

Christ follower, husband, dad, author and retired chief of police discovering the amazing side of a servant's life.

FIT@50 / week 74

FIT@50 / week 74 Let Your Word Be Your Bond Liliana Hart posted something this week that really hit home. I like to share lessons learned from boyhood. My dad wasn’t a talkative man, but when he did, his words were considered carefully and held the weight with which delivered. It’s an embedded core value. I had a practice with every command position I held, including Chief of Police. I made two promises to everyone I supervised. First, I’d never curse them. []

FIT@50 / week 73

FIT@50 / week 73 Kinda Weird: We came back to Louisiana for a few days while the kids were tucked away at []

Lifting These Officers Up

Please Help Lift These Officers Up: Writers – I’ve never hesitated or asked for anything in return for helping you out with []

FIT@50 / week 72

FIT@50 / week 72 Release, Relief, Renew: Talk about a week for the books. This has been one emotional roller coaster for []

Understanding Police: My PhD Research

Understanding Police: My PhD Research I’m still in shock over the North Miami Police shooting of Charles Kinsey. I keep waiting for a plausible explanation before I make any comment on this. It’s hard, very hard to just remain silent.   So many folks want to understand the world of law enforcement, but will never gain an objective perspective. My research conducted for my PhD has been published twice – once as a textbook titled, Cop Culture: Why Good Cops Go Bad, []

FIT@50 / week 71

FIT@50 / week 71 The Bags:   Liliana Hart and I have blissfully caved at home this week. Although we worked while we travelled, there’s nothing like grabbing a spot in the house and hammering away until the tasks are done.   Forget TGIF, we experienced IFA – It’s Friday Already!!!   I have to admit it was different being home. Last time we were in the house it was full of kids, playing outside and nightly BBQs with meals on the []