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.
Discretion requires officers to think ahead to possible, unintended consequences. Are we adequately training officers in the valor of its use?
The FirstNet Health and Wellness Coalition leads efforts to enhance first responder mental wellness through comprehensive strategies and policy changes
Signs of backlash against increased crime associated with oppressive and punitive police reform measures are coming to light
The new commission, once established, will have investigatory and subpoena powers the review board doesn’t currently have
The city will go forward with both a pilot program that excludes police and a separate co-responder plan that includes police officers, paramedics and mental health professionals
Under new guidelines, no-knock warrants would only be acceptable in high-risk circumstances such as a hostage situation
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms has vowed to reform the agency’s use-of-force policy and bolster de-escalation training
New rules say officers must record detainees agreeing to a search if officers are making a stop without reasonable suspicion
St. Paul City Council is expected to pass a resolution this week that will lead to auditing routine 911 calls
Personnel with proven comprehensive firearms knowledge help prevent costly accidents, mistakes and legal battles
There are limited exceptions, like if the head covering obscures a person’s full facial features
The public needs to be told what to expect should non-permitted protests erupt and disrupt traffic
Local and state ballot measures passed largely in favor of shifting funds away from law enforcement and towards social services
When the Torrance Police Department launched its drone program, little did the agency know the many ways drones would be used
Two police reform ballot measures passed Tuesday, adding more oversight to the sheriff’s office and removing a minimum staffing requirement for the police department
Understanding the concerns of both community advocates and officers is key to working through many issues in policing
Union officials blame the bill for increasing violence in several Connecticut cities this year
Educating civilians about mass violence prevention and investigation technology procurement and policy development
New project looks at how officers can balance the need for accessing critical data while driving safely to an incident
Commissioner Dermot Shea tweeted that the behavior of the officer was “One hundred percent unacceptable. Period.”
Some critics say the city is “piling on” a police force that has been under a microscope over the fatal arrest of Elijah McClain
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The new legislation is called the Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act, also known as CAREN
The director of a Michigan police chief’s association said there is no legal basis to enforce the Secretary of State’s edict banning open carry at polls on Election Day
The union said that the point of qualified immunity is to make sure cops aren’t “deterred from acting in split-second situations”
The city will now begin the process of creating a team to handle nonviolent calls currently handled by police
Boston is now set to create a new police oversight office with the subpoena power to investigate internal and external complaints
Critics say the new policies would damage officers’ ability to proactively fight crime and keep Virginia’s roadways safe
The 20 reforms include more recruitment of minorities, additional body cameras and expanded police training
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