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.
All agencies should be on notice that the administration is clearly seeking ways to encourage agencies to adopt common police reform measures
Even the smallest departments can conduct basic crime analysis and evaluation of the impact of police operations
A review of the potential benefits of marrying yearly performance evaluations with physical and psychological wellness programs
Despite past endorsements, Gov. Walker is looking to curb fire and police unions’ collective bargaining powers
Rep. Monique Davis says she is just repeating what she has been told when she says the community blames the police for some murders
As a federal court nears a decision over the legality of stop-and-frisk, Kelly is defending the policy that he says has made the difference in NY
Attorney General Eric Holder pledged $10 million on Wednesday to the Puerto Rican government as it finalized a deal to reform the U.S. territory’s police agency
The agency’s leader “needs to be someone who knows law enforcement, understands anti-terrorism efforts, and is a top-notch administrator”
The department’s Civil Rights Division released the findings of an 18-month investigation Tuesday
Legislators voted Thursday to create an outside watchdog for the police department and to make racial profiling claims easier to bring against the dept.
Whether or not you belong to a large or small agency, there are ways to increase the effectiveness of your training without breaking the bank
Whether or not you belong to a large or small agency, there are ways to increase the effectiveness of your training without breaking the bank
Former George W. Bush administration official James Comey has a bipartisan background and 2 decades of law enforcement experience
“It will ban cops from identifying a suspect’s age, gender, color or disability” — or risk being sued for profiling
The Odessa Police Department asked the city manager for eight more officers and increased pay for crime technicians and recruits in a preliminary budget submitted this week
The city’s police officers have been instructed not to shoot at suspects who are using vehicles as weapons
Both sides agree on one point: there’s no easy solution
The city of Tupelo received the deed for the property that had been used in a scheme to store cigarettes in the 100,000-square-foot warehouse to avoid paying taxes
The bill would allow police to confiscate a phone after an accident, and would increase the penalty for texting while driving
Any type of physical action aimed at intimidating a police officer could be punishable by up to 4 years
Body-worn, on-officer cameras ensure that there is more than just one video recorded of a use-of-force incident
A D.A. spokeswoman said she did not believe prosecutors had found fault with any on-duty police shooting since Seth Williams became D.A. in 2010
The day its police commissioner said he is seeking a review of the department’s use of deadly force, Philly police were involved in 3 shootings
The department agreed to pay $20,000 to the Seattle Times to avoid a lawsuit over withholding a report
Officials reached the agreement last year calling for sweeping changes in police practices and policies
Was only state to prohibit practice; each public institution to set its own policies and practices regarding armed officers
Administrators said they couldn’t financially support the department even as federal and state grants went unused
“An example of how not to police a city, is now a national model”
Blue Alert would quickly notify the public when a search is on for a suspect who seriously injures or kills a law enforcement officer in the line of duty
Cashing in unused sick leave, payment in lieu of vacation, and/or payment for any fringe benefit to “spike” one’s final compensation is causing a certain amount of public outcry
Critics want more details of the rise in shootings; while police defend the ever-changing statistics
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