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.
From the continuing disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic to staffing shortages and rising crime, 2021 presented many challenges to policing
Professionalism, efficiency, and data security can all be improved by implementing an electronic background investigation system like eSOPH
Supervisors want to be understanding of their employees’ concerns, but there is always work to be done and goals to be met. However, those two objectives need not be mutually exclusive
A federal judge ruled in a stinging rebuke for what the mayor and police commissioner have defended as a life-saving
Announcement is part of a comprehensive prison reform package which will also include alternatives to prison for non-violent offenders
West Palm mayor to meet with police chief and state attorney following an incident in which a career criminal apparently threatened the lives of West Palm Beach officers
Under agreement, city will no longer store names, addresses of people whose cases are dismissed
The announcement marks the latest delay in the timeline for the report on the Dec. 14 shootings
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
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