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.
New sergeants must implement intentional work routines that will create opportunities to communicate with officers, peer supervisors and command staff
A city police association president shares eye-opening research on police budget allocations and public safety
Leadership workshops are designed to provide the necessary theory and practical training for those wanting to develop into better leaders
Officers who didn’t make a gang or gun arrest or identify gang members on field interview cards for two days were told their “production” wasn’t good enough, the suit alleges
‘The magnitude of societal issues has far exceeded what law enforcement and mental health providers can effectively address alone.’
Leadership failures impacting many larger agencies provide a rare opportunity for smaller agencies to attract trained lateral hire officers
Police said they held back because they didn’t want to escalate a volatile situation
In a recent webinar, Ret. Col. Brenda Dietzman provided examples of what can impede or enhance promotional opportunities
A petition on the website asks residents to call on elected officials to invest in better policing
It will require imagination and ingenuity to address current officer shortages and recruitment challenges
Agencies must implement initiatives to ensure LEOs remain dedicated to the communities that need them more than ever
Chief Arradondo said demonstrators vandalized the building and targeted officers with “commercial grade fireworks”
One of the frustrations of the flood of reform recommendations is that the public is never informed that these practices are nearly universal in policing
“When you are on-duty/working as my employee and representing my Office – masks will not be worn,” the sheriff wrote in an email
The announcement came the same day City Council approved reducing the department by up to 100 officers
Like all stereotypes, the idea that all cops are uncaring, tyrannical bullies is inherently flawed
Arpaio lost by more than 6,200 votes in the Republican primary for Maricopa County sheriff to his former top aide
The coalition says it agrees with banning chokeholds and certifying cops, but not with the sweeping qualified immunity changes
The city’s Fire and Police Commission voted Thursday evening to demote Alfonso Morales to captain
“This is not forwarding the goals of things that are going to lead to better outcomes for people of color,” said Chief Chuck Lovell, who is Black
It is difficult to watch agencies allow their elected leadership do things that violate established tactics
If good officers are leaving your agency, find better ones from other departments
TikTok downloads surpass YouTube and Facebook, but how can police use this social media platform to connect with communities?
The decisions we make in law enforcement should be based on the best available evidence
Non-punitive near-miss reporting can prevent serious injury or line-of-duty deaths by relying on the group’s collective experience
Chief Glenn Olsson said the controversy over the fire department’s flying of the flag partly contributed to his decision to retire
Chief Carmen Best said her neighbors didn’t allow protesters to “trespass or engage in other illegal behavior in the area, despite repeated attempts to do so”
When supervisors and leaders retire, they take with them decades of accumulated skills, experience and patterns of thinking about how things get done
The third-party investigation comes two days after Vallejo Chief Shawny Williams said he was opening an inquiry
The directive from Chief James Craig allows the agency to immediately enact a policy change
The move follows a weeklong conflict between the town of Hingham and the fire department over the display of the flags
How a SARA approach to crime response combined with community outreach netted positive results
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