tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post1713890682290060241..comments2024-03-28T00:50:16.901-05:00Comments on Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center: IncentivesMurray Newmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662196272138109874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-46793885195500545942008-06-30T12:05:00.000-05:002008-06-30T12:05:00.000-05:00Having been through regime change recently, the be...Having been through regime change recently, the best advice is hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Don't buy a new car or a new house. Strongly consider whether to accept a promotion to section or division or bureau chief. Start saving up some cash. Make sure your resume is up to date. Be ready to patiently explain yourself to persons who do not have institutional or factual knowledge about things you have done or are doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7566778230970156239.post-32128018276834495942008-06-30T09:34:00.000-05:002008-06-30T09:34:00.000-05:00If it were me, "Upper Echelons" would definitely i...If it were me, "Upper Echelons" would definitely include the division chiefs, but no lower. It's critical for the new DA to have their own people in, not folks from the past administration who will undermine the new administration. (And before you ask why would they undermine it, revisit some of the rumormongering and campaign-era vitriol on this blog.)<BR/><BR/>In Dallas, Craig Watkins brought in his own people while Sheriff Lupe Valdez tried to woo the leftovers from the old administration. He's been much more focused on his agenda, while she's constantly tamping down rebellions from below. The Harris DA doesn't need that. Everybody would be better off IMO if the next DA just appoints their own people. It would just reduce the drama all the way around.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.com