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.
A simple policy shop for police has grown into a comprehensive suite of operational and wellness solutions for first responders
A mandatory, non-punitive annual fitness assessment is essential for improving the health, fitness and quality of life of first responders
Police need to understand what law enforcement interests might outweigh the free speech protection of livestreaming – and under what circumstances
Are freeway pursuits inherently safer or more dangerous than those on city streets?
FOP president Rick Snyder said that the number of officers leaving versus being recruited is coming at a time when the city is experiencing record violence
A vote by San Francisco supervisors this week to abruptly cut funding for police TASERs has stirred doubt about whether officers will ever get them
“They’re telling me produce, or be shamed,” said an anonymous officer
A police union called what’s happening in the Seattle Police Department a “mass exodus”
The consent decree came following the fatal 2014 OIS of Michael Brown
The legislation would allow police to use deadly force only where it is necessary to prevent imminent and serious injury or death to the LEO or another person
Officers are now instructed to first attempt to de-escalate and mediate disturbances between property owners and accused offenders
Current policy prohibits officers from shooting at people in moving vehicles unless they pose an “immediate threat” with a weapon like a gun
Los Angeles police’s rank-and-file officers’ union said it was baffled by the ruling
While police leaders should be encouraged to widen the scope of voices they hear, inviting hostile and unqualified persons to implement policy is another matter
The goal is to get more patrol cars out in the community to help deter crime, the department said
The family of a Texas officer who was severely injured on duty said the LEO has been unable to receive proper medical care
Police in D.C., New York City, Chicago and Las Vegas are loosening policies to allow officers to fire at moving vehicles to stop vehicular attacks
A state legislator plans to introduce a bill to change the legal standard for LE in California from using “objectively reasonable force” to “necessary force”
We need to consider policies that address prevention of mass murder as a possible reason an officer might open fire on a moving vehicle
Officers were shot at during two separate incidents and supervisors would not allow officers to give chase
Change is necessary to grow and remain relevant, but how do you get risk-averse decision-makers to buy in to your ideas?
The new policy requires officers to verbalize their reason for turning off the microphone
In addition to the creation of a model policy, 14 recommendations address topics such as licensure, training, protocols and data/records management
The LAPD’s years-long practice of keeping video from body cameras and patrol cars under wraps will soon end
The commission voted to adopt a policy regulating how officers can use TASERs, bringing a months-long debate to an end
The road to justice is difficult, so recognizing our inconsistent beliefs and justifications is paramount to acting appropriately
Mayor Mark Farrell and Chief Bill Scott are at odds over a controversial ballot measure to arm San Francisco officers with TASERs
Since being named commissioner last month, Darryl De Sousa has announced several strategies to root out corrupt cops
Current law provides officers with extensive due process rights that critics say sometimes shield them from internal discipline
Darryl De Sousa was confirmed as Baltimore’s new police commissioner, winning a position that one analyst called “the hardest job” of any new chief in the U.S.
Jim and Doug discuss some ways in which police agencies can improve the way cops are treated following a critical incident
Under the “red flag” law, police could obtain a court order preventing people from having guns if they are a danger to themselves or others
The Tukwila Police Department’s UAS program proved its worth during the first month of operations
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