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.
AI tools like ChatGPT are reshaping law enforcement, but without clear policies, departments risk ethical, legal and operational missteps
Agencies must provide their officers with the training they need to be just as competent with their firearm off duty as they are on duty
A recent AI misstep by a police department shows why public safety agencies need clear, enforceable AI policies
The changes outline specific criteria for judges to determine whether defendants should be incarcerated while awaiting trial
The ruling happened just hours after a federal judge allowed the ban on the sale and transfer of high-capacity magazines to take effect this week
The board sent the issue back for further discussion and could vote in the future to let police use robots in a lethal manner in limited cases
Mary O’Connor submitted her resignation after an internal affairs review found she violated police department policy during the Nov. 12 stop
Several local sheriffs have said publicly they won’t enforce Measure 114, which is scheduled to go into law Dec. 8
In a surprise move, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently voted to allow San Francisco PD to deploy robots equipped to deliver lethal force
“It’s hard to see officers charged but it’s also what we’ve been talking about from the beginning. We need to be accountable, period,” Chief Karl Jacobson said
Raising a Monell claim is one way plaintiffs try to get at the purse of the government agency in the role as the officer’s employer, supervisor and policy-maker
Argument pits First Amendment rights against Fourth Amendment reasonableness
Former DEA agent and trainer Dan Mehdi discusses the parallels between training for the military, DEA and police agencies to develop leadership and moral courage
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Departments are now required to produce public reports when officers are found to use excessive force, lie on the job or engage in other misconduct
While female officers have experienced a growing sense of belonging in a profession dominated by males, there remain gender-specific challenges
At least three sheriffs say they will not enforce Measure 114, a law that bans the sale of magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition
To better inform policies regarding the training and use of VNRs by law enforcement, emergency medicine doctors published their latest research
Talks first began in 2015 regarding the implementation of body cameras and in-car dashboard cameras at the Olympia Police Department
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The sheriff spoke out after a newly passed measure bans the sale of magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition
A six-month study says the most common problem investigators face is microphones not being turned on
The department’s exit interviews unveiled officers left the APD to join other law enforcement agencies with a take-home car program
The captain claimed a policy that forbids deputies from having a relationship with a known felon violated his constitutional right to free association
Police Superintendent David Brown contested the findings, saying the shooting did not violate department use-of-force policies
The audit is in response to concerns about the state’s former medical examiner’s testimony in the death of George Floyd
“A lot of the officers wanted to have beards, and as an administrator, I’m just trying to change with the times,” said New Ulm Police Chief Dave Borchert
Officials say the cameras are long overdue for the troopers, the largest law enforcement agency in the state
Demand for training is outweighing the current availability of police academy training for newly hired officers
Prude’s death was ruled a homicide caused by “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint” with the drug PCP cited as a contributing factor
Attorneys for the victim indicated the city was liable because officers did not terminate the pursuit earlier
Six officers who resigned over the past year said the department’s lack of a traditional pension was a primary motivation
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