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.
Through a unique blend of mentorship, wellness and community engagement, Dayton PD’s program equips recruits with the tools to thrive in their careers
As law enforcement agencies face a dual crisis of attracting new recruits and retaining seasoned officers, the sharing of real-world experiences and strategies is vital
If you spend most of your day putting out spot fires, you are not setting the course for your agency — here’s how to balance crisis management with long-term planning
William Porter’s trial is the first in the most high-profile and high-stakes in-custody death case
Authorities are debating whether a fourth video showing a 2013 fatal OIS of an unarmed man should be made public
Several officers from around the country have gone viral asking their community to buy guns
Prosecutors didn’t immediately announce charges, but ex-Chief James Burke had been under scrutiny for years
The mayor also spoke of residents’ mistrust of police officers
Since there is no state law dictating which evidence should be tested, each department has discretion
Some believe the ‘Ferguson effect’ has been a factor in an increase in violent-crime rates in a number of big cities
Justice Department officials say they use patterns-and-practices probes to identify systemic failings
For months, feds have been probing whether officers have a practice of violating residents’ constitutional rights
Feds launched an investigation into the department’s racial disparity in use of force patterns
Officers face discipline if they don’t make sure both the video and the audio of their squad car dashboard cameras are working
Are you prepared to “measure up” to the image of the police leader that you really want to be?
Before you go after a position as a chief, there’s one crucial question you must ask and answer yourself: are you sure you actually want the job?
Improving today’s police-community relations can be an expansive effort that will take time but a transformation of our current enforcement model is a good start
The silence is almost sure to figure into the ongoing federal investigation of the case
The officer actually tried to cut the woman a break
Prosecutors say Officer William Porter failed to render aid to Gray, who repeatedly asked for medical attention
Details about the other shooting have emerged amid continued fallout over controversial Laquan McDonald case
The information is being released as part of an effort to be more transparent with the public about department activities
It was obvious to anyone who met Garry McCarthy that he loved being an officer
Incorporating a formal toolset into an agency’s social media program can dramatically help officers sift through data at a very large scale
Grant money was used to pay for surveillance to reduce drug dealing and ‘associated conditions in and around’ communities
Across the nation, campus officers are facing criticism that they’re pushing children into a ‘school-to-prison pipeline’
The judge asked potential jurors if any of them had not heard about the case, no one responded
The city released police video of the shooting only after a judge ordered it to be made public
The officer had been forced to take a leave of absence when she was in her third month of pregnancy
The defiant officer told the media he was cleared by the Secret Service
Thomas Burke was to start the job in January
Police1 Editor in Chief Doug Wyllie and retired San Francisco officer Jim Dudley discuss current news, offer advice, thoughts, tips and laughs for officers
A report by the Washington Post found that in most officer-involved shootings, officers returned fire in self-defense
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