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.
Drawing on baseball’s 17-inch rule, Chief Sam DiGiovanna delivers a powerful message about consistency and standards in public safety organizations
The 9th Circuit upheld a warrantless search of a man on supervised release, emphasizing probable cause based on residence
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Portland remains the only city of the 75 largest municipal police agencies in the nation without body cameras
The bill wouldn’t prevent search and rescue, explosives detection and narcotics detection that do not involve biting
The change, which some call a “watered-down version” of the original bill, would replace the state’s pursuit law that was passed in 2021 by this summer
The deputies were suspended for five days without pay for failing to keep their bodycams and in-car video turned on while at the arrest location
The study was spurred after hundreds of suspects were released on zero-dollar bail during the COVID-19 pandemic and then rearrested in Yolo County, Calif.
The department noticed they were losing potential recruits to nearby departments with more relaxed tattoo policies
Whether using social media as an individual or as an agency, it’s important to consider the impact your words can have on you and the organization
The test, according to chiefs across the state, is making it difficult for departments to hire and retain officers
Officials: Revision “would do nothing to redirect other agency arrestees, failing to ensure officers take arrestees to a facility that aligns with their gender identity”
Mayor Eric Adams said those fired for refusing to get immunized can reapply for their old jobs
A new seven-page policy stipulates that officers receive fire department training on how to administer it
The new policy is a specific recommendation of a 200-page Transparency Matters report on the Colorado Springs PD’s use of force
A board had voted to ban the display of the flag on township property, police uniforms and officers’ tattoos while on duty
Several community members saw the post and began labeling the flag as a symbol of “extremist views”
“The flag, to me, presents the honor, valor, dedication and sacrifice of LE to protect our communities, but that view is not universally held,” Chief Michel Moore said
It will now be a violation for an officer to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.04% or higher while armed
The officers are charged with second-degree reckless endangerment and cruelty to persons
Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey said three cadets failed the fitness test over the last few years and weren’t allowed to take the written test, one of them a class valedictorian
“Given the lack of actionable information, the cost of the reports, and the possibility of missing a great candidate, we chose to request the change,” Capt. Tim Patton said
The passenger argued that her “constitutional rights” were being violated by the pursuit
What’s the long-term impact of Armstrong v. Pinehurst? A study indicates some agencies reacted by altering policy in such a way that may have led to increased officer-involved shootings
Under the agreement, the NYPD must train all officers in the new policy by Jan. 31
The issue has been placed on hold until questions about its constitutionality can be decided
The agency will use part of the grant to purchase the CordicoShield app, which offers mental health-focused benefits to officers and their families
The changes include centralizing the Crisis Intervention Team and equipping CIT officers with less lethal weapons such as Bolawraps
The bill will help PDs adopt de-escalation training when encountering individuals with mental health issues in an effort to reduce officer-involved fatalities
The judge, who has until Friday to issue a ruling, didn’t rule on a motion to freeze a ban on gun magazines containing more than 10 rounds
The policy will require law enforcement to follow up on the outcome of the search warrant, including whether it was signed by a judge and carried out by LE
The new policy details de-escalation steps officers must take and “professionalism” they are required to show when dealing with mass protests
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