Administration
The Administration topic covers everything from clerical behind-the-scenes tasks to departmental changes in policy. We offer strategies and tactics that have helped chiefs and sheriffs in agencies of any size to secure grants, assure that their trainers are top-notch and recruit the best young officers to join their ranks.
This month’s selection deals with how humans behave in the face of great risk, and what we can do to improve our chances of survival
Your EIS can be a proactive tool to promote officer health and wellness, enhance transparency internally and externally, and help achieve agency goals
Today’s candidate pool wants immediate gratification. The idea of applying for a job that may take up to 12 months or longer to secure is unfathomable
Chief Chuck Lovell has said Portland PD would cooperate with the investigation
Police Chief Chuck Lovell said he’s unsure which officers will do the work or how the bureau will pay for them
There are four big mistakes that seem to be endemic to any sexual harassment, sexual assault, or gender discrimination case
A review of media-reported cases involving sexual harassment of female police officers by male officers from 2000-2019
The call comes four years after a DOJ recommendation that Chicago Police adopt a foot pursuit policy
Currently, Atlanta PD is about 400 officers under its authorized level amid a spike in violent crime
“The only differences between the Titanic and PPB? Deck chairs and a band”
Hundreds of officers are considering retirement or finding jobs elsewhere, union officials said in a statement
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 bill would prohibit the city of Cedar Falls from continuing its public safety officer program
Cities and counties will receive $130 billion in aid for COVID-19 response
The pick comes after Chief Art Acevedo said he’d be leaving to head Miami’s police department
The city’s five police unions predicted that the surge in gun violence will get worse unless the bail reform laws are changed
Calculations of the cost of crime refute the idea that reducing LE budgets is financially beneficial for municipalities
The plea comes days after yet another unruly crowd incident led to arrests
“This is like getting the Tom Brady or the Michael Jordan of police chiefs,” said Miami Mayor Francis Suarez
The plan now faces a far higher chance of making it on the November ballot than it did last year
The move comes after two officers died by suicide within five days, and months after a commander took his own life
Officers will no longer respond to runaways, medical welfare checks and some traffic incidents, among others
Kristen Clarke is expected to play a pivotal role as the Justice Department focuses more on criminal justice and policing policies
When respondents were asked if they thought the police should be abolished, 67% overall said they were opposed
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown has promised action after a police sergeant criticized the department’s response
“If you lose the unit focused on removing firearms from the hands of violent offenders, people will die”
Under the proposal, the city would create a new Department of Public Safety
“What we heard from the community is there’s an opportunity to actually bring some relief to the officers and what they have to do in the community.”
“We want to break the us v. them mentality: ‘you are with the cops, or you’re with the community’”
The cloud provides unmatched benefits in speed of deployment, security, budgeting, operational flexibility and more
Under the proposal, officers would have to reapply to keep jobs as armed “public safety workers”
Does your department keep a list of possible projects for grant-funding opportunities?
In December, the city’s mayor ordered all city departments to cut their budgets by 7.5% amid pandemic recovery efforts
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