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.
Following a Ninth Circuit decision on use of force, one sheriff’s new policy has sparked debate over legal interpretation, responder safety and the future of crisis response models
The Omaha Police Department has adopted an approach where its interviewing investigators do not watch video evidence before interviewing officers involved in serious uses of force
The 8th Circuit ruled in U.S. v. Hamber that an officer lawfully extended a stop to frisk a sleeping driver in a high-crime area
According to Adams, the question is how, not if, stop and frisk should be used
Every officer must prevent or stop any misconduct by another officer and report officer misconduct when they become aware of it
There’s an old saying, what you don’t know won’t hurt you. This saying doesn’t apply here
The agency will institute updated guidelines pertaining to the use of the precision immobilization technique
The consent decree, one of the first in the country enacted by a state official, is expected to last approximately five years
Conducting a law enforcement training audit can help agencies identify and rectify deficiencies, reducing training-related risk
In a committee hearing, police leaders blamed rising crime in part on prosecutors who don’t charge the offenders they arrest
The duty to intercede in law enforcement has legal roots, but we must go further, instilling it as a core organizational value
The notion of the least amount of force sounds nice, which makes it deceptively easy to believe – however, the concept is inherently flawed
“This is not something we have a blueprint for. We have to be very critical and learn from our mistakes,” said Police Chief Joe Chacon
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The troopers were sued for allegedly failing to protect a woman before her ex-boyfriend went on a shooting rampage in 2015
Now, an independent unit will investigate police incidents involving the death of a community member
Unifying what loyalty means in policing today and understanding how police officers experience the same inhibitors to intervening as everyone else
The new policy aims to keep people who can’t make bail out of jail if they’re stopped for a minor traffic infraction
Helping other officers to avoid behaviors that put their livelihoods, emotional well-being and freedoms at risk has no downside for a department or community
How agencies can weave the duty to intercede throughout their policies and training
Trusted and Explainable Police Artificial Intelligence (TruePAL) technology aims to improve situational awareness for officers while driving and on the roadside
Currently, LASD doesn’t consider pointing a gun to be a use of force, so there’s no process for reporting those incidents
The Raleigh Police Department shares how LE agencies can team with social workers to benefit both cops and communities
City officials said the review is about finding best practices, not about any particular incident
This California drone team has become a critical resource that supports search and rescue, law enforcement and fire department operations
The policy, which went into effect this month, is aimed at “protecting the innocent from misidentification in every way possible”
The law makes it a crime to stand within 20 feet of officers with the “intent to impede, provoke or harass” them
Previously, local police assigned to federal task forces were not allowed to release videos of arrests
Agencies must weigh the pros and cons of shift schedules to do what they can to ensure success – for officers, the agency and the community
Agencies should have solid policies and procedures in place to ensure the proper operation of their UAS program
Reflecting on the decision of the Associated Press to no longer name people charged with minor crimes
A proactive approach can take the sting out of new legislation and spike in public records requests
Sheriff Brian Burnett said deputies “had to abandon the pursuit” when the driver refused to stop
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