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 Supreme Court’s ruling in Barnes v. Felix could help resolve whether use of force should be judged by the moment of threat doctrine or the totality of the circumstances
The most relevant and important human factors that every investigator, administrator and trainer should understand when conducting use-of-force investigations and reviews
Administrators who prohibit their officers from firing at or from a vehicle are tying their hands from possible life-saving solutions
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation last June requiring state troopers to wear body-worn cameras
Smoking marijuana while driving is still illegal in New York, but the smell by itself is not enough to establish probable cause, officials said
Under the proposed plan, the Ithaca Police Department would be split into armed and unarmed divisions
Gov. Michelle Grisham is expected to sign a bill that lawmakers approved Wednesday
Currently, women make up 12% of sworn officers. The 30x30 Initiative is trying to change that
Some law enforcement officials are arguing the bill is too broad and hasn’t been properly vetted
A review found that most of the extreme risk protection orders granted by judges came from cases initiated by police
Researchers are investigating the full spectrum of injuries that officers sustain while interacting, arresting, detaining, or pursuing suspects
The bills include making it easier to sue cops for excessive force and require the NYPD to track the race of drivers in traffic stops
The case involves a 2015 incident where officers took a man’s guns after his wife, fearing he was suicidal, called police
The bill would prohibit the city of Cedar Falls from continuing its public safety officer program
The bill now heads to the House floor for a vote. It passed the state Senate unanimously last month
When respondents were asked if they thought the police should be abolished, 67% overall said they were opposed
Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed the bill, which now goes to the Senate for more debate
Qualification is a physical skills test and not an assessment of an LEO’s judgment, understanding of policy or propensity to comply with deadly force law
The bill’s sponsor, a retired police officer, says the legislation comes in response to last summer’s violent protests
The SAFE-T Act restricts LE’s ability to pursue offenders and make arrests
The comments came during a hearing about guidelines for investigating sexual misconduct allegations
Under the proposal, the city would create a new Department of Public Safety
The bill would repeal citizen’s arrest from state law but allow for some exceptions, including police officers who make arrests outside of their jurisdictions
The move comes amid blowback for a police raid at the wrong home in 2019
The bill will next head to the Senate, where its future is uncertain
It’s difficult to empathize with someone who isn’t experiencing the same things we are, which is especially true for police chiefs and line-level officers
Dr. Nikki Johnson is the Denver Sheriff Department’s first chief of mental health services and is charged with improving in-custody mental health services
Under the proposal, officers would have to reapply to keep jobs as armed “public safety workers”
Understanding the progressive reform agenda starts by understanding the language
A foundation of data is essential in conversations from the squad room to the halls of legislative bodies
The tactic of a cop playing music while a member of the public is recording them to prevent the dissemination of the material online does not pass the “smell test”
Case law provides public employers with precedent to dismiss employees whose personal associations are deemed antagonistic to the employer’s mission and integrity
Officers must now turn on their body cameras to talk privately when responding to calls
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