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.
Police1’s “What Cops Want” survey highlights not street-level trauma but internal administrative practices as a primary reason for the exodus of police officers
Deputy Chief John McMahon discusses the LAPD’s adoption of advanced technologies, aiming to boost efficiency, improve community interaction and address the policing challenges of tomorrow
The program seeks to bolster public safety efforts and promote community resilience
Here are two things you can do to prepare yourself to be a more knowledgeable — and therefore more attractive — candidate for the position
State oversight would increase and officers would get more training dealing with the mentally ill under several proposals being considered
A few years ago, violence on Chicago streets thrust a recently elected mayor into the national spotlight as shootouts fueled nearly constant bloodshed
Bill that would have kept the names of cops secret for two months was inspired by last year’s events Ferguson
Governor has until Monday to sign or veto the bill
Fresno’s deputy police chief was among four people arrested on federal drug charges, including conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and heroin
Bill would require police to keep the names of officers involved in shootings secret for two months
Handwritten note arrived in Col. Marcus Brown’s suburban Harrisburg mailbox on Monday night amid an increasingly ugly battle over Brown’s nomination
How the Riley County Police Department adopted the 5 phases of project management with its body camera pilot program
When approached by officers, the man sprayed an “incapacitating” spray and was fatally shot
Overturning tattoo and facial hair policies would be an instant morale booster at no cost to the city
Even as he’s emerged as a leading national advocate of reform, top cop now finds his own agency under scrutiny
Complaints have fallen 40.5% and use of “personal body” force by officers has been reduced by 46.5%
If you create the budget as you are developing your project, you will save yourself a lot of stress — and work — as the deadline for submission approaches
If you keep putting these words in your reports, there’s a good chance you’ll end up eating them in court
The audit offers 40 recommendations to improve recruiting, hiring, training and supervision aimed at more quickly identifying problem officers
The facts leading to the conclusion that there is a pattern of citizen mistreatment — quite deliberately encouraged by Ferguson’s city governance — are sound
A police chief in suburban Atlanta resigned Wednesday before a grand jury decides whether to charge him with a misdemeanor crime
City says in a statement that it reached a mutual separation agreement with Chief Thomas Jackson
Denver officers’ body cameras recorded just 21 of 80 documented uses of force in the downtown district during the trial
In many places, failure to cooperate with other public safety entities is not an option – there’s no embarrassment in asking for help when the situation requires it
Chief said he has gone out of his way to avoid what he once called Ferguson’s “missteps”
Evidence supported story that the shooting was an accident, but the prosecutor said it also could have been avoided
The sheriffs from Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska say that Colorado’s 2012 marijuana legalization vote violates federal law
Whatever you think of the report, you’d be wise to use it as an opportunity to learn and steer your department away from a similar fate
Report concluded that city law enforcement practices are discriminatory and unconstitutional and calls for sweeping changes
Any person in (or seeking) a position of leadership must develop the ability to do collaborative work — this is becoming an increasingly more important aspect of leadership
To become a police chief, most individuals follow one of two paths, either rising through the ranks within their department, or coming in from the outside
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