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.
Policies help foster accountability in public safety and in our personal lives; effective policies foster success in all areas of life
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
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
“I get where the legislature is coming from. The problem I have is the unfunded mandate”
Police lobbyists questioned the objective of the proposal and said they worried the officers’ names could be used to vilify officers
More qualifications mean more opportunities for failure
Changing people’s work schedules is a significant disruption to not only their lives but their families as well
The court framed its task as determining not whether officers used best police practices but whether they violated the subject’s rights under the Fourth Amendment
The NYPD’s new disciplinary matrix will not change the fact that the police commissioner still has ultimate discretion over how punishments are meted out
The move comes after two fatal police shootings drew national attention last month
Lt. Franklin Paz alleged he and other lieutenants were urged by the head of the unit to increase the number of traffic stops, arrests and citations
The slate of bills will propose restrictions on ketamine use and no-knock warrants
Language in the bill creates “unacceptable consequences” and puts the public and officers in “unnecessary danger,” said one LE official
City negotiators opened talks by seeking new educational requirements for officers pursuing promotions and greater ability for city officials to speak publicly about alleged police misconduct
The bill, a sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system, must still be signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker before becoming law
Certification of adherence to two minimum standards is a prerequisite for eligibility for DOJ discretionary grant funding
4,000 officers speak up about police reform, recruitment and more in Police1’s State of the Industry survey
“They’re a town that’s used to very large gatherings and protests. I’m surprised that they didn’t seem to have a second layer of response ready”
A bill passed by the Senate’s veto override last week includes new guidelines for federal officers
Using some real-world incidents, we can identify four basic de-escalation principles that may be of immediate applicability in your agency
I have often regretted that Police1 did not exist when I first climbed into my squad in 1974
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