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.
The goal is always to have legally sustainable policy and practice guidelines in place that are supported by officer training
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Exposing the startling lack of consistency in police policies and standards across different states, from training requirements to pay scales
Chief denounced the behavior and commended the officer who acted inline with the department’s policy to intervene
“For anybody out there that says they get plenty of time off, they get plenty of rest, I call bull----. It’s not true. It’s not sustainable.”
A discussion about the pros and cons of law enforcement adopting a fire service shift model
The Axon Signal Sidearm uses a magnet to detect when an officer’s firearm has been removed, which then activates their body camera
The council’s passage of the 2021 rule was “unlawful interference with police procedures and tactics,” officials said
Kansas City is the largest U.S. city without local control of its police force, the mayor said
Agencies throughout the state have seen an increase in suspects refusing to stop for law enforcement after last year’s change in pursuit law
A protester arrested in 2020 claimed that a lengthy, warrantless seizure of her cellphone violated her Fourth Amendment rights
House Bill 562 allows 48 hours of time off post-critical incident, but issues of messaging and pay are vital to ensuring peace officer support
“Eliminating gender bias is key, and can have a real impact on the safety of survivors”
A new grooming policy aims to improve officer morale and build public trust
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The order also requires the state patrol to work with the Attorney General to “carefully scrutinize” cooperation requests related to reproductive healthcare
“It’s like playing a game and telling the players after it’s over what the rules are,” said Sheriff Joe Gamble
The proposed reforms include reevaluating police “coaching” practices, creating a new community liaison and expanding mental crisis response programs
The law requires California police agencies to disclose their inventories of military-grade equipment
Officers will now be stationed within sight of one another
Officers can only pursue if there “is a valid law enforcement need to detain the person” that outweighs the dangers of pursuit
Last week, a police union said the officers were not trained for water rescues and followed protocol by waiting for a boat
“This is an illegal pursuit. They’re not supposed to be able to pursue,” a man says on the call
The agency released videos that show multiple drivers refusing to stop for deputies who cannot pursue them
A team of nine, including current and former law enforcement officials, will review the police response to the mass shooting
As the state’s first certification deadline approaches, some police groups raised concern with certain language in the guidelines
The concern focuses on a new rule that requires agencies to assess if officers “promote public confidence”
In one incident, a driver called 911 and cited the state ban on certain police pursuits to explain why he wasn’t stopping
The document urges action in the face of rising violent crime and the coexisting challenge of recruiting and retaining police officers
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