Command Staff - Chiefs / Sheriffs
The Command Staff - Chiefs / Sheriffs topic gives police leadership news and information to help them lead their troops. This topic also gives the patrol officer an avenue to prepare themselves for a rise through the ranks.
Leading officers with more experience than you isn’t about rank — it’s about how you handle the moment when everyone else is watching
Artificial intelligence is already shaping investigations, dispatch and data analysis. The question isn’t whether agencies will use AI — it’s whether leaders will govern it responsibly
A Virginia town’s overnight loss of its entire police force is a stark example of the strain facing small agencies
The new bill gives a state board the authority to decertify a sheriff and requires that decertified sheriffs be removed from office and replaced
AI is enabling investigators to process massive volumes of digital evidence faster, reduce backlogs and uncover critical leads while keeping humans in control
For many officers, daily patrol briefings are where leadership habits begin to take root — for better or worse
Supervisors shape agency culture more than almost anyone else. That’s why wellness leadership is a core supervisory skill
The last remaining officer of the Weber City Police Department resigned after the chief and an officer were fired, and two others were dismissed due to lack of training resources
Good ideas don’t succeed at the top or the street alone — they take hold in the middle, where supervisors translate, carry and sustain change
What everyone wants from the chief — and why it’s unsustainable
More than 40 police chiefs and mayors wrote to protest the Hennepin County commissioner’s statement that she was “not willing to fund the sheriff’s office for public safety”
The teams that succeed in critical moments aren’t just well trained – they’re built on culture, trust and decision-making at every level
A field guide to help agencies improve hiring, onboarding and long-term career development of female officers
Costilla County Sheriff Danny Sanchez resigned after he and a deputy faced charges of mishandling human remains; other deputies, including his son, were charged in a use of force incident
Detectives Victor Lemus, Joshua Kelley-Eklund and William Osborn died on July 18, 2025, after one of two grenades found in a Santa Monica apartment complex detonated
A strong wellness policy moves beyond good intentions, building clear, accessible systems that support personnel before, during and after stress and critical incidents
Gordon Graham recounts how a chance encounter launched his career and fueled decades of work in risk management and organizational improvement on CHP’s podcast
The announcement by Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper comes after the early release of two high-profile convicted sex offenders under California’s Proposition 57
Most reductions will impact community-based programs as the agency seeks up to $4 million in savings, Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi says
Cecily Barker, a former deputy chief with over 20 years of law enforcement experience, has served as the APD’s interim chief since Harold Medina’s retirement in 2025
A candid conversation with Gordon Graham on wellness, leadership and the habits that actually keep first responders going
San Antonio officers had placed the suspect in a patrol car following a pursuit when he accessed his own firearm and died at the scene
The Fairfax County PD chief says rapid response likely prevented further deaths as officers entered a dark apartment with multiple victims
Metro Police stated the man has fled from law enforcement, once pointed a gun at an officer and was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, among other offenses
The case, which is headed to the Nevada Supreme Court, could clarify who determines eligibility for the department’s GPS monitoring program
Leaders from the San Francisco Police Department and Fairfax County Police Department share how real time information centers, drones and data are transforming daily operations
After a small Missouri town disbanded its police department amid leadership turmoil, Christopher Neace agreed to bring it back, but only if the town fixed officer pay and honored a wounded officer’s place on the team
“I’m not taking it down,” Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank said of his post that stated his office would not hire noncitizens as deputies or corrections officers
Police Chief Dorothy Todd stated that some residents have begun to routinely ignore traffic laws and flee from officers making stops since the COVID-19 pandemic
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