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.
“When officers make mistakes in their career, 95% of the time it’s the fault of the department.”
Hiring a lateral officer can be a great experience for all concerned, but the new agency still has an obligation to ensure the new hire is everything they expect
Offering educational options versus punitive responses can make all the difference
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department adopted eSOPH to increase speed, access and the amount of information they are able to collect for each applicant for a more thorough profile
6 ways eSOPH helps investigators dig deep to learn more about applicants faster and more securely
The city tapped into a line of credit in order to exempt public safety workers from the cutbacks, but said additional funding will be needed to prevent future cuts
The ordinance signed Monday will “create a single point of entry for residents issuing complaints and would offer an enhanced level of civilian input”
Leaders can act now to proactively address staffing, equipment and other financial impacts of the pandemic
An attorney for Louisville detective Joshua Jaynes, who received a pretermination letter Tuesday, said his client hadn’t done anything wrong
Four technologies that agencies can quickly deploy to help raise the bar in hiring and training along with corrections and policy management practices
Rochester, New York’s former police chief says the city’s mayor fired him when he refused to lie about her handling of Prude’s death
The escalating feud began over the summer with a union billboard campaign that bemoaned the city’s homicide rate
“These are not just low-level disputes,” Police Chief Moore said. “They are amplifying quickly into multiple shootings, multiple victims”
It’s the first time a major league sports team has funded police safety technology for their community, Axon officials said
Despite the decline, police officials noted that the 2020 rate still puts Chicago police ahead of its 2016 rate of about 29%
Grant applicants must identify, understand and objectively address contemporary political, social and financial issues in the grant application process
While it is difficult to predict what changes are in store, you can be sure that change is coming
City Council had initially planned to drop the force’s size to 750 officers in 2022, but reversed course late Wednesday
A committee narrowly approved a proposal to bring down targeted cuts from 951 sworn positions to 355
The move came as part of efforts to reach a deal for a 2021 budget, the first since George Floyd’s death
The photo, shared by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Department, showed a Christmas tree decorated with mugshots
Minneapolis leaders must strike a deal this week about the future of policing in the city
Faced with a growing financial crisis, budget analysts recommended cutting roughly 10% of rank-and-file officers
Saint Paul Police Officer Anthony Dean shot and wounded a man sought by police last week
A document, signed by the president of San Francisco’s police union, identifies 17 types of calls in which civilians, not cops, could be the primary responders
Because City Council rejected the contract, a third-party arbitrator was called in to make a decision and ended up giving police more of a raise
Members of the city’s police disciplinary panel overruled Superintendent David Brown in two cases where Brown called for more lenient punishments
The fourth police chief to step down in the last three years said his departure was due to a “hostile work environment” at the hands of the mayor
The city expects to reduce overtime and leave some positions unfilled
The order comes after some residents raised concerns about thin blue line masks
Some police officials say it’s sensible for officers to wear masks during routine work, but reasonable exemptions are necessary -- such as in sudden, dangerous situations
The officers say they were illegally disciplined after being wrongly accused of faking illness over a holiday weekend
Councilmembers argued that a proposal to stop the hiring of 100 police officers would shrink the force too quickly
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