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.
Officer wellness goes beyond tending to mental and physical wellbeing — it is an integral part of operational functioning, just like firearms training, in-service classes and early warning systems
There is nothing more effective for building trust than personal, positive contacts between the police and those they protect and serve
A robust agency wellness program is crucial for public safety personnel, offering support for mental, physical and financial health
Gov. Paul LePage spokeswoman Julie Rabinowitz says the governor has not taken any action to remove a sheriff
Funded by a Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant, the new Harris County Senior Justice Assessment Center brings together a multi-disciplinary team
Police departments should integrate digital tools like video clips, digital marketing and social media to build their brand
The body-worn camera is a tool like any other an officer can deploy; proficiency in use requires a “train like you fight” approach
One of the most critical components of any policy is determining when an officer should activate the camera and audio
Policy for the release of footage isn’t necessarily one-size-fits all, but the public does expect to see it, and PDs need to craft their BWC policy accordingly
New research involving body camera footage explores situational and dynamic factors associated with decision-making and efficacy of police training
The success or failure of community policing hinges on our ability to humanize both the law enforcement profession and the people we serve
Sessions urged officials who have decided that local police should not cooperate with federal immigration agents to reconsider those policies
Few agencies are making significant efforts to prevent the loss of lives and productivity resulting from stress injury to the body
He will begin full-time duties immediately and continue until a new sheriff is elected next fall
The bill would limit how local and state police can interact with federal immigration agents
Attorney General Jeff Sessions can’t follow through — at least for now — with his threat to withhold public safety grant money to Chicago and other sanctuary cities
This gem has been floating around the internet for a while, and while its original author is unknown, the truths are just too accurate not to share
These are universal strategies for effective emails, social media posts, text messages and official reports
A man who alleges he was denied entry to a shelter unless he underwent a background check is suing the sheriff
Chiefs have dropped their opposition to a weakened “sanctuary state” measure that would restrict their interactions with immigration authorities, but sheriffs remained opposed
To create greater community engagement, increase retention and improve recruitment, every police agency should develop and capitalize on their own brand
Honest and early communication is almost always the best way to communicate with employees
Software-defined storage allowed the Orchard Park Police Department to deploy body-worn cameras
Responders can gain access to aerial views of the incident, as well as send real-time pictures and data to different locations
Departments must actively educate communities about the surprising realities of video footage
Police Chief Calvin Williams said “the Cleveland Division of Police are in communication with the Cleveland Browns Organization” and they “want to bridge the gap”
A day after the surgery, doctors said it went smoothly and that both Johnson and his 25-year-old son, Daniel Johnson, were doing well
The resignation letter did not say why the sheriff was leaving office more than a year before his term is up
Doctors said chances are slim that Eddie Johnson’s body will reject the kidney, and the odds of rejection are even less because he received a kidney from his son
The law had sought to fine LE authorities who fail to honor federal requests to hold people jailed on offenses that aren’t immigration related for possible deportation
We asked our audience to weigh in on topics like body-worn camera training and policy for the release of video to the public
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson wants to send inmate “volunteers” to help rebuild Houston
Art Acevedo’s empathetic side mixed with a heavy dose of no-nonsense law-and-order makes him endearing to communities he’s policed over his 30-year LE career
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