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Bug or Feature? What “Jail, Not Bail” Gets Wrong About Justice

A former corrections professional on why the system isn’t broken — it’s working exactly as designed.

4 hrs ago • Micheal P. Taylor

Respecting Your Inbox, Building for the Long Haul

Shifting to monthly dispatches—fewer emails, sharper value, long-term focus.

Oct 5, 2025

Let's Get Clear On the Meaning of “Peer”

Halifax was a stress test. Three minutes on stage and no trophy. But ‘failure’ is the best way to learn: here's the insights we've gained this week.

Sep 19, 2025 • Micheal P. Taylor

Breaking Down Institutional Amnesia

How Frontline Peer is Building a Black-Box Memory Bank for Public Safety

Sep 12, 2025

Making Sense of the Senseless Workplace

A Message from Frontline Peer Founder, sharing how recognition and voice can turn bureaucratic burnout into collective insight.

Sep 5, 2025 • Micheal P. Taylor

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Aug 11, 2025

Trauma to Truth: A Journey for Advocacy and Change in Public Safety Work

Nov 1, 2024 • Micheal P. Taylor

The Incident Report Incident

Aug 15, 2025

Making Sense of the Senseless Workplace

Sep 5, 2025 • Micheal P. Taylor

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Be Well! Or Wither.

“It’s not how much money we make that ultimately makes us happy between 9 and 5. It’s whether or not our work fulfills us.” — Gladwell

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The Strategic Psychotic

"Madness, in its wild state, does not exist. It is confined, branded, and defined by the institutions that claim to cure it." – Foucault

Aug 22, 2025 • Natalie McLeod

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"Bureaucracies force us to practice nonsense. And if you rehearse nonsense, you may one day find yourself the victim of it.” — Saramago

Aug 15, 2025

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Aug 11, 2025

Frontline Peer Goes Social: A New Chapter in Public Safety Innovation

Building a one-stop hub for first responders, students, and system thinkers—where research, real-world experience, and strategy meet.

Apr 18, 2025 • Micheal P. Taylor

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