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Chief Erik Scairpon explores the pivotal role of mentorship, community engagement, and proactive leadership development in modern policing
A session at IACP’s Officer Safety and Wellness Conference will explain how understanding physiological responses to stress and trauma is critical to cultivating a culture of wellness in law enforcement
Under Elizabeth PD Chief Giacommo Sacca’s leadership, the department has embraced the vital role of accreditation in modern policing
The mayor has not decided on the next steps for finding or appointing a permanent commissioner
U.S. Labor Department confirmed its Wage and Hour Division is investigating the Austin Police Department
The next police commissioner will have a daunting to-do list
Seek to indefinitely classify the data until permanent regulations are set on whom is entitled to it
The order signed this week by New York’s governor obviously has the most immediate impact on law enforcers in that state, but it is a harbinger of what may happen in other states across the country
Said action needed to strengthen confidence in law enforcement
Mayor said Los Angeles is still among the safest of the nation’s largest cities
The union said commanders did not want police to be percieved as aggressors, but the result was officers doing nothing
Mayor said she fired him because questions about his leadership had become a distraction amid rising crime
Agencies that adopt overly restrictive provisions in their use of force polices somehow believe this will protect them from liability, when in reality it may lead to increased liability
Said growing criticism of his leadership had become a ‘distraction’ that was preventing the city from moving ahead
After a citizen’s bike was stolen, he walked to the nearest police station only to find it closed
Chief was given no explanation for her termination despite a work history of favorable job performance ratings
The Justice Department examined the response of the four agencies in the first 16 days after the fatal shooting
7 out of 10 cities in the US are increasing their spending on public safety
Sheriff said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency should have issued an arrest warrant earlier for shooter
Chief must answer after contradictions between his statements and commission’s finding that shooting wasn’t justified
Justice Department examining how Arpaio investigated and criminally charged people who crossed him
In the past 5 years, department has faced budget cuts leading to the loss of 11 sworn positions and nearly 40 others
Fewer than 100,000 reported major crimes for the first time in at least two decades
Many departments are migrating from a policy-driven organization to a values-based agency in which behaviors and actions are expected to comply with the organization’s mission and values
As our nation struggles with the current uneasy state of police-community relations, police officers — and police leaders — who can instill community trust through their personal integrity are valuable assets
Officer said that while gang members may have attended the party, no gang activity took place
Data collected and distributed by SST/ShotSpotter suggests that the July 4th holiday weekend is the busiest time of the year for dangerous celebratory gunfire in the United States
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Some officers disagree, say they should have been able to break the line, charge rioters and make arrests
Grand jury suggested to review what led a reserve deputy to fatally shoot an unarmed and restrained suspect
For his swearing-in ceremony, new city Chief Enoch “Nick” Willard wore the uniform of the day instead of his dress uniform
In an appeal to proposed regulations, commissioner told City Council goals can be reached through collaboration