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.
Putting more information at the fingertips of law enforcement agencies nationwide helps keep the bad apples out
Law enforcement leaders prepare because the pendulum is finally swinging back in favor of public safety
Approaching the community, whether private citizens or local businesses, is beneficial to the sustainability of a drone program
NYPD intelligence officials told Jewish community leaders that last year’s Boston bombing shows that people inspired by al-Qaida are capable of operating under law enforcement’s radar
St. Louis police are running a pilot program aimed at resolving bitter but relatively minor conflicts between citizens and officers
Superintendent says he’d been thinking about adding a walking beat to the arsenal of new community policing tactics he’s rolled out
The de Blasio administration Friday named the city’s first-ever inspector general to oversee the police department
Houston is losing ground in a competition to find qualified recruits, due to lower pay than what is offered by other major cities and significant changes in retirement benefits
Officer Francesca Quaranta has alleged that she began to face hostility from some officers, and the treatment became so bad she went on paid leave
Commissioner William Bratton said officers are working out of ghastly precinct buildings and that it would cost an astronomical amount of money to fix them
The new curriculum — released last Monday after pressure from community members and the media — shows that the firearms training block was cut by 11 hours
NC Sheriff David Carpenter said he would continue the tradition of firing employees orally, declining to create written documents to satisfy public requests
The bill, titled “filing false complaints against a law enforcement officer,” was introduced in February by the Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Union officials did not present their report challenging the findings of a task force that said health care benefits for personnel are “richer” than those of their peers
Saying he “leads from the front,” the chief himself made three drug arrests last month
Chief says the incident, which left two people dead and nearly two dozen injured, would have happened even if the officer declined to pursue the suspect
Tensions between police and fire department are documented in over 200 pages of documents compiled in connection with the death of 15-year-old Ye Meng Yuan
Let’s take a page from the old IBM playbook and let our troops — and their families — know how much we appreciate them
State Rep. Charlie Stallworth charged Friday that the city’s police department is not hiring enough female and minority officers to adequately represent population
The candidates for LA County Sheriff acknowledged that the department must be reformed, but blamed management for the problems plaguing the agency
The move is exactly one week after the settlement agreement was signed between the borough and former police Chief Mark Kessler
The San Diego department, with 1,856 sworn officers, has long been considered one of the nation’s best
On March 3, police will leave it up to drivers in minor accidents to do the right thing
As a young cop, Vanessa Lopez has run up against what she and others describe as a divide between the old and new guards of the LAPD
Even some criminals sympathize with Detroit’s cops
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Three Latino police officers contend they were routinely passed over for promotions
Bill would require officers to prove to a judge that there are no less invasive methods possible for obtaining permission for a “no knock” entry
Commissioner William Bratton continued to put his stamp on the department by ordering the reassignment the chiefs of the detective bureau and internal affairs
Judge cited a lack of progress in completing a decade-old reform drive from official overseeing the Oakland Police Department
Employees got pay raises this year for the first time in five years — but sheriff says it’s not enough of a bump to keep his deputies from fleeing to other agencies
“I know what it’s like to be mistreated by this department. I know what it’s like to feel like it’s hopeless”
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