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.
This philosophy can enhance morale, motivation and performance while fostering trust and cooperation
Hear from a handful of IACP speakers about the importance of facility dogs, recruitment and retention advice and more
How the communication skills developed in an alternative discipline class can improve the way police leaders communicate with their officers
Maj. Ralph Norton, succeeds Rickey Wilson, who retired after a little more than four years as the city’s top cop
Has your agency done the necessary planning for large-scale crowd control, or is there a pervasive ‘it can’t happen here’ mindset?
Kevin Davis was sworn in Tuesday morning as Anne Arundel County’s police chief
The agency’s leader “needs to be someone who knows law enforcement, understands anti-terrorism efforts, and is a top-notch administrator”
A long standoff between SWAT and Jared Lee Woosypiti with the death of the suspect, following the chief’s orders
With agencies being asked to do more with less — or everything with nothing — developing, nurturing and mining fierce followers is more critical than ever
It’s pretty unlikely that there’s even one jurisdiction in America in which a roadside body-cavity search falls within agency policy
A new state law makes it harder for municipalities to fire police chiefs unless there is misconduct, insubordination, violation of a written policy or a felony committed
Police Chief Jane Castor lost the tip of a finger during a boating incident, had to retrain herself on drawing and firing her weapon
Colorado sheriffs go before a federal judge Wednesday to argue a law that bans magazines that hold more than 15 rounds
Freeh said hackers seeking to take control of, or take down, key pieces of U.S. infrastructure could do more damage than the attackers of 9/11
Lt. Scott Swain said the decision is for the officers’ safety after the uniformed officer shot the dog four times on Sunday
Waukegan Police Chief Robert Kerkorian stepped down after acknowledging he made false claims, and will return to his former rank
Chief Beck concluded that a veteran female officer violated department policies by her actions during the arrest
Whether you are a unit commander, area commander, or the top cop, certain leadership principles remain static
Police Chief Charlie Beck released surveillance video in hopes that the public can identify a man they says is a suspect in the shooting of 2 detectives
The suicide victim, 19, was wanted for several drug-related charges and killed himself days after a Facebook post was made
A sheriff’s sergeant had sex with a bikini barista coffee shop owner in exchange for tipping the women to a police investigation
Under Connecticut law, gun owners who want to carry a handgun outside their homes must file an application for a pistol permit with their local police chiefs, or first selectmen in towns that don’t have a police force
As long as we fixate on leaders at the expense of followers, we will perpetuate the myth that followers don’t matter much
Chief Jeff Jaran was at ‘The Squealing Pig’ pub when the song from N.W.A.'s 1988 album “Straight Outta Compton” began to play on the sound system.
Sheriff Wayne Rausch is requesting a four-percent across-the-board increase for his staff
Chief Thomas E. Szoke is borrowing the outreach program from another police department
In 2010, Florida had the third-highest number of arrests of blacks for marijuana possession in the nation: 26,711, behind New York and Illinois
Tony Patterson, who has been serving as interim police chief for six months, plans to remain on the police force as a patrolman
David Slusser was scheduled to have a pre-disciplinary conference on June 12, but he waived his right to that conference
Prosecutors in San Francisco and New York call for the formation of a nationwide coalition of police, prosecutors, and other officials
His injuries were non life-threatening and he is expected to make a full recovery
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