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.
Future law enforcement leaders must build more than a good resume before they’re ready for a promotion
The survey highlights alarming levels of stress and mental health struggles among law enforcement officers
If your agency chooses to do its public safety policy management in-house, then what unexpected costs could impact your department’s budget?
If you’re managing a police social media account, you’re not just the voice of your department, you’re now the voice of the entire profession
No matter what anyone says, one good cop has always been able to make a difference in any bailiwick
“The mentality out on the street is that you can do whatever you want because there are no repercussions from the court”
There are systemic problems in policing that we fail to address at our peril
We cannot allow officers to use outdated, ineffective and dangerous techniques
Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick said local health officials have not provided data defending local restrictions
“There IS a need to DO something. If you wear a badge and you don’t have an issue with this...turn it in”
The Alameda Sheriff’s Office posted four separate booking photos of the suspect using the hashtag #ZeroBailFail
Proposed budget changes would force state troopers to take nearly five weeks off without pay
As this incident leads the news, it is imperative we identify lessons we can apply to training, policy and community relations
Sheriff Don Barnes said his deputies will not enforce a health order requiring all residents wear face coverings while in public
A random encounter with a Latvian prompted my commitment to learn something new every day
Amy Cooper called police to report she was being threatened by “an African-American man”
For years we have been fishing in a pond that has been void of qualified police applicants, but now we can fish in stocked waters
Members of Open Carry Texas plan to return to Big Daddy Zane’s to “show (Sheriff Mike Griffis) what the Constitution really means”
Dr. John Sullivan, a member of the town’s board of health, said he wants Chief Dennis Minnich fired for refusing to enforce policies he deemed “unconstitutional”
Sheriff Alex Villanueva didn’t show up to a meeting, despite a subpoena demanding he answer questions about the spread of COVID-19 behind bars
“From a law enforcement perspective, it’s not our role. I do fear that enforcement would impact the vulnerable, the homeless, the less-affluent communities”
From chief to CHP officer to game warden, female cops patrol some of the most rural spots in the nation
“I think that is an intentional, willful, desire to want to make things worse and not make things better”
Chief Dennis Minnich sent an email to health inspectors saying the department would not enforce any actions by the board of health
Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the bill, which was written after the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Byrant, was a “very important piece of legislation”
The show had followed Willamson County deputies until August, when the county ended their contract. The sheriff then signed a new agreement without county approval
“Our businesses and citizens have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic and will recover, but we have to get back to some degree of normalcy”
The clarity, consistency and credibility of internal messaging was particularly important during this event
The Baltimore Police Department is using data collection and analysis to make informed decisions about staffing and resource allocation
“This is not political. I’m simply saying we don’t have this problem here. And I don’t want to create a problem where one does not exist”
Leaders in our nation’s jails and prisons should follow these six steps to address the crisis, reduce the risk and provide much-needed support
A Superior Court judge ruled that a recall effort against Sheriff Adam Fortney after he stated he would not enforce the statewide stay-at-home order could proceed
The Espanola police department filed charges against Sheriff James Lujan for obstructing a scene involving a barricaded suspect
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