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.
Please indicate the scenarios where a vehicle pursuit is deemed permissible by selecting the appropriate options below
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Always be prepared for questions about your agency’s traffic stop responses, policy and patrol officer training
The measures include more independent investigations, oversight boards and a ban on carotid restraints
Recent incidents in Colorado have brought prehospital ketamine administration and police/EMS interactions under debate
Overall, police leaders and students have different views about how drugs should be treated for hiring officers
Should the ever-increasing list of states becoming more lenient on marijuana alter our hiring criteria?
Even if you are not a campus cop, you should be familiar with the requirements of this federal law
Combine these reading recommendations with tabletop training to become the ‘go-to’ use-of-force expert in your agency
Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has said the licensing of police officers could help keep out the few bad cops
By law and by department policy, officers are required to intercede in certain circumstances
A grant-funded behavioral health team will consist of 8 Buffalo Police officers and 4 social workers
Police officials are looking to tweak sections that include restrictions on use of force and broadened grounds for termination
From COVID-19 to civil unrest, police departments nationwide face unprecedented challenges
Some council members have softened their rhetoric, saying now that they do envision officers as part of any revamping of public safety
Video shows Andre Lee losing consciousness during the arrest. His wife tells responding officers he was under the influence of cocaine
The city’s department of youth and recreation will take over crisis intervention services, Mayor Lovely Warren announced Sunday
Police Chief James Craig said this won’t change anything because his officers have only used force when the protests turned violent
Gov. Greg Abbott has been critical of recent Austin City Council cuts to the agency’s budget
Law enforcement groups argued that the proposed system lacked basic due process protections
When you see another officer using force that you know is unreasonable, you are required to intercede
Throughout our police careers, we are told to intervene if we see another officer doing something wrong or illegal, but it is unclear exactly what we should do
The agency on Monday unveiled a draft of a discipline matrix that will guide punishment decisions
The new policy bans officers from shooting at moving vehicles and reclassifies a threat of force as a use of force incident
Advocates for the proposed program say it would be a more humane way to treat people in crisis and police could still be called for backup
Agencies that familiarize themselves with extremists’ cyber haunts stand a better chance of uncovering potential problems before they materialize
The mayor ordered police to stop using plainclothes officers in unmarked cars and to stop wearing camouflage at protests
A petition on the website asks residents to call on elected officials to invest in better policing
Violators could be charged with a gross misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 and up to one year in jail, the release said
The civil complaint alleges the city’s new codes limiting the type of force officers can use conflict with state laws
The new unit is called the ACORNS Team, which stands for “addressing crises through outreach, referrals, networking and service”
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Supporters of the tactic say kettling helps police control a space, while critics say it can become dangerous if there’s no way for people to escape
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