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.
One agency is using virtual reality to tackle both
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A total of $53 million is up for grabs this year to make schools safer
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’”
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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
The LAPD says last year 40% of guns recovered by law enforcement were ‘ghost guns,’ weapons made from kits that don’t require background checks
In total, 35 officers are facing internal investigations, an agency spokesperson said
12 agencies are partnering on trial security in hopes of preventing widespread unrest and property damage
Three police leaders, including former chief of U.S. Capitol Police Steven Sund, have been invited to testify
The bill also calls for the state to begin planning for the creation of a law enforcement degree
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