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Mission Recognition: Improving Officer Morale - The American Police Hall of Fame National Awards Program was started more then 40 years ago to fill the void of recognition for worthy American law
enforcement officers. The vast majority of recognition law enforcement officers receive is negative press in the local news. It is not often that their good deeds get noticed and are rarely mentioned. An awards
program counteracts this skewed public image and can have long reaching effects. If you reward behavior, it will be repeated. If you ignore behavior, it will stop. This principle has been demonstrated over and over
again, in both laboratory settings and in the real world. Awards are the best way to make the officer aware that he/she is appreciated and a valuable asset to American society. It tells them their hard work has paid
off.
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