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.
Highlighting the importance of PACE planning in addressing potential security threats, crowd management issues and emergency responses for large gatherings
Chief Marcelo A. Blanco reflects on the importance of a familial culture, value-based leadership and inclusive decision-making to serve and support his team and community
The choice of technology investments must reflect not just the vision of leadership but also the insights and needs of the officers on the ground
So far this year, there have been 139 homicides in Detroit, compared to 128 during the same time period in 2014
After his city suffered 47 overdose deaths in an 18-month period, Lt. Patrick Glynn began to think seriously about the role of cops in treating OD victims
The program, dubbed “One City: Safe and Fair Everywhere,” is being launched after an 18-month department review by Police Commissioner William Bratton
Trying to become more diverse despite the St. Louis suburb’s battered image and regional competition from better-paying police agencies
Sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina had little trouble identifying a break-in suspect
More Baltimore police officers likely face arrest as the result of reforms in a department that requires “wholesale change,” Commissioner Anthony W. Batts wrote
Officer Sonny Kim, a decorated 27-year veteran of the Cincinnati Police Department, died along with the man involved in the Friday morning shooting
The commission found that chief violated no moral character standards
Chief David Brown said the suspect told authorities he was James Boulware and blamed police for having lost custody of his son and for “accusing him of being a terrorist”
Department’s rush to provide the public details on an officer-involved shooting was to blame for a false narrative that the man killed was reaching into a car for a gun
Talat Hamdani spoke up during the question and answer portion of the NYPD’s pre-Ramadan conference, saying her son was an active cadet when he died
Specialized training to de-escalate potentially deadly situations may be best reserved for experienced officers
Everyone in law enforcement loves driving in a super clean vehicle, so I set up a Deputy of the Month program where winners get their assigned take-home squad detailed
Amid demonstrations, riots, and presidential action, police leaders must address citizens’ assertion of police wrongdoing — one way of doing that is emphasizing strong supervision strategies
Planned a bomb attack targeting the Ferguson police chief and other officials
Just as we lose too many officers to trees and phone poles in completely avoidable single-vehicle crashes, the sad truth is that police dogs die in hot cars all too frequently — we must end that problem now
As with any official document that represents the department, thoroughly review every aspect of the P&P manual at your new agency, and ensure it is updated and tailored to your department
Unique policy was launched Monday in the Massachusetts city of Gloucester
Sheriff Jim McDonnell is expanding his recruiting department and launching a hiring push, but it won’t be an easy goal to achieve
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill faces a misdemeanor charge of reckless conduct in the May 3 shooting
Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto says officers do not want children to be scared of police when they need help
Learn about how to curb abuse in your agency or facility
Deputies’ safety is at risk because the department cannot account for the whereabouts of every inmate in the system
Being the grants go-to person means you will be responsible for many decisions made — beginning with whether or not to even pursue the opportunity
City’s police chief said he fears for the officer’s safety
Police Commissioner William Bratton has floated one approach that advocates and others are already supporting: amnesty
A cover letter can very well make the difference between getting an interview in the first place or having your application placed in the administrative equivalent of the “circular file”
If taking the next step in your career is becoming a chief of police somewhere, even getting an interview largely depends on your resume — here are five keys to successful resume-writing for police executives
Chief said no one at command post set up to monitor the event was aware that the FBI had sent a memo about Elton Simpson hours before the May 3 shooting
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