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.
Chief Paul LeBaron’s commitment to small acts of service and authentic care fosters a supportive and dedicated team
There is a direct correlation between how leaders treat their team members and how those team members treat people they serve
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The Denver Sheriff Department will pay $10K and change its hiring practices after the DOJ found it broke the law by excluding job candidates who were not U.S. citizens
There’s a standoff brewing between some city police chiefs and President-elect Donald Trump – here’s a breakdown of what it all means
Imposing ticket quotas on your officers to measure performance is an easy way to supervise, but it’s not the most effective
A new study authored by the Crime Prevention Research Center digs deep into the data during a period that ‘bookends’ the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson
Austin police chief Art Acevedo is moving to Houston to head the police force in the nation’s fourth-largest city, which has faced criticism for excessive use of deadly force
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Chief Charlie Beck said he has no plans to change the LAPD’s stance on immigration enforcement, despite Trump’s pledge to toughen federal immigration laws
Comey would be in the delicate position of working with a president who lobbed criticisms against the nation’s premier law enforcement agency
Zena Stephens beat out one of the county’s strongest Republican challengers to become sheriff of Jefferson County
While the sheriff never changed, the landscape around him slowly did
Chief Cameron McLay angered some rank-and-file officers by speaking at the Democratic convention in July
Ann C. Assumpico is the 13th superintendent of the state police and also becomes the first woman to lead any police agency in RI
A chief who orchestrated a cover-up after beating a handcuffed man for stealing embarrassing items from his SUV has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison
Dallas Police Chief David Brown’s tenure highlights the difficulty in changing law enforcement
Veteran Officer Jeri Williams was sworn in as the first female police chief of the department
Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio has pleaded not guilty to a criminal contempt-of-court charge
The longtime sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix has been charged with criminal contempt-of-court for ignoring a judge’s order in a racial-profiling case
In no way does recognizing historical injustice discredit or take away from the nobility and valor of the law enforcement profession today
At IACP 2016, Doug and Jim took the opportunity to speak to police leaders about some of the most important issues facing law enforcement today
Police departments are adopting new policies that are forcing them to get in front of the press to mitigate public and media uproar
Police chiefs are having a harder time recruiting and are concerned that if trends continue they could have trouble putting enough officers on the street
Sergeant Lou Maldonado of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department spoke about how his agency changed the way its cops drive — from seatbelt use to speeds
Chief Brandon Zuidema and Lieutenant Christopher Clayton of the Garner (N.C.) Police Department delivered a compelling presentation at IACP on how they responded to the 21st Century Policing Report
Unlike a Citizens Review Board, a Citizens Advisory Board is a group of people who meet on a regular basis to provide the chief of police with advice on a wide range of issues and exchange ideas
Jim and Doug discuss why it’s important for police officers to attend industry events as a way of improving themselves
Two recent incidents remind us about how volatile and unpredictable these calls are; review and share your agency’s domestic disturbance response policy internally
Former Berrien County Sheriff Anthony Heath was sentenced to 30 months in prison for excessive force against two handcuffed suspects
The publicly-funded Summit County Police newsletter published a photo depicting SWAT posing with presidential candidate Donald Trump while carrying military-like rifles
The event is an innovative, yet simple community relations program that police departments are adopting around the world
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