Law Enforcement Policies
This Policies section highlights how law enforcement policy plays out in the real world, while also connecting you with best practices for drafting, updating and ensuring accountability with policies.
Hosts Kyle Shoberg and Mark Redlich break down two ICE encounters, discussing the decision to pursue a man with an SUV and push a protester to the ground
Lessons from implementing mandatory wellness visits reveal how agencies can build employee trust and strengthen supervisor support
Police officers and supervisors should take special care to enforce the law impartially, especially during election season
Proposition A requires officers to knock, announce their presence and wait at least 15 seconds before entering; it also lowers the priority of misdemeanor marijuana enforcement
The troopers union says a disciplinary panel recommended retaining the veteran officer, who used cannabis gummies off duty following a work-related injury
Chief Scott Wahl says the stops remain a lawful tool for recovering firearms, narcotics and trafficked minors
From managing officer-involved shootings to improving investigations, police leaders are finding new uses for a familiar tool while researchers examine whether it delivers measurable results
Massachusetts State Police announced a slate of reforms following internal and external reviews of training and criminal charging of several instructors in the 2024 death of Enrique Delgado Garcia
Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz purchased 1,000 of the hats for optional use by deputies, citing “longstanding tradition”
The wife of a former Milton Police detective alleges that her husband was let go for using the department’s Flock system to try to save her life during a diabetes-related medical emergency
The Illinois OAG stated that the Chicago PD needed to establish an investigative review committee consisting of law enforcement officers outside the department
The Baltimore Police officer was charged with routinely clocking in early and clocking out late and using another officer’s credentials to award himself “penalty pay”
As staffing strain grows in 911 centers, artificial intelligence offers operational support — but only when leaders implement it with phased oversight, validation and sustained human judgment
The city achieved preliminary compliance in 99% of monitorable consent-decree obligations, according to the latest monitoring team reports
Eligible Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police officers will receive $1,750 as a part of the state-funded program, with the remainder of the money going toward the city’s payroll taxes
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced changes to the use of force review system after an NYPD officer awaiting a disciplinary trial in a 2024 OIS was erroneously allowed to retire
A joint policy framework from CPCA, PORAC and CSSA calls for annual certification, DOJ audits and a criminal offense for ALPR misuse
The updated pursuit policy adopted in 2019 generally restricts pursuits to violent crimes or exigent circumstances “that warrant the need to apprehend the suspect in a timely manner”
A report found that there were faults with officers’ adherence to the policy in 22 of 50 pretextual stops examined; the LAPD attributed the issues to confusing language in the policy
A memo sent to officers in ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division stated they are not authorized to pursue vehicles that fail to pull over under any circumstances
A Metro Nashville Police official stated that during lawful uses of force, officers are “reacting to the level of resistance with which they are confronted” and that the move reflects national trends
Gov. Gavin Newsom approved measures banning shock gloves and officer face coverings while expanding state oversight of immigration detention centers
Three practices chiefs and sheriffs can put in place now to reduce risk and improve supervision
Policies that are inconsistent slow decision-making, create confusion and increase risk
The Florida Department of Transportation is giving law enforcement agencies 30 days to remove license plate readers from all of the state roads it maintains
The San Diego Commission on Police Practices told the police department it recommended the changes in order to limit pretextual or biased stops
Most readers said where an officer lives should not determine where they can serve, pointing to housing costs, staffing shortages and changing expectations
Chief Jim Bueermann explains why the real promise of AI is not simply faster work, but greater organizational capacity — if police leaders know what they want to accomplish
AI is already embedded in policing, and the leadership test is whether agencies govern it deliberately or allow it to shape operations without command direction
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