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.
Bodycam footage that is properly integrated into your agency’s training program can have a profound impact on officer behavior and organizational culture
Make mental health a priority to strengthen your personnel’s resilience
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Under the deal, a cop in some non-emergency encounters would need to give a name, rank and command, the reason for the stop and hand out business cards
The nation’s ninth-largest city continues to struggle with hiring and retaining police officers
A bill would prevent landlords, mobile-home parks, condo associations and the like from restricting the display of the flags
We asked our members what they would like see change in their agency in the coming year
Officer Mark Hovan said he believes the suspension violates his religious freedom
The city reached its goal to provide the cameras to more than 7,000 officers one year earlier than originally planned
The state will reject FirstNet, which was created in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
Sgt. Nick Stevens decided to let a shoplifting suspect go after he told the officer he stole food because he hadn’t eaten in two days
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The exchange, captured on video, occurred when an officer questioned a statistic about violence against transgender people
The Honolulu PD sent letters to at least 30 gun owners, saying they had 30 days to surrender or transfer ownership of their guns
The names tied to those demotions came as a shock to many former and current officers
The officers allege that employees at the San Gabriel PD used racial slurs and that the department refused to promote Asian officers
A police department must understand its state’s public records law, and any existing exemptions, before implementing body-worn cameras
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Scott Calhoun, president of the Fraternal Order of Police union, said the policy is a mistake and the officers left because of the restrictions
It’s important to consider the level of training required to ensure successful use of the devices
The issue had been debated and rejected in the city for 13 years
Your daily and ongoing responsibility is to ask yourself, what problems are lying in wait?
The new standards will provide guidance on the tactical, legal and ethical use of unmanned aircraft systems
With increasing public expectation that police officers will render care on scene, what is the interface of law enforcement and prehospital care?
How you approach the release of BWC video could mean the difference between driving the narrative and trying to catch up
Police agencies are increasingly relying on photos and videos captured by the public to solve cases. Axon’s new product is designed to streamline this process
The LAPD has become the largest agency in the nation to try using the devices
Police have been instructed not to cover their name tags after some troopers violated policy by putting black tape over their tags during a rally last month
The bill requires officers “to the extent reasonably possible” arrest specific individuals who are responding with violence, rather than issuing general orders to disperse
Police say mistakes were made in leaving a suicidal man alone in the ER, where he grabbed a CO’s ECD from an unattended bag before the OIS
A group of nearly 125 officers filed the suit, claiming the policy violated their Second Amendment rights to use their service weapons for self-defense
One of the most critical components of any policy is determining when an officer should activate the camera and audio
Policy for the release of footage isn’t necessarily one-size-fits all, but the public does expect to see it, and PDs need to craft their BWC policy accordingly
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