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.
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Discover the overlooked vulnerabilities in police station safety and review practical strategies for enhancing security, including tactical response, proactive planning, and improving perimeter and weapons security
Tradition and local power keep 18,000 police agencies alive, but small departments are collapsing under financial strain. It’s time to talk about bold solutions that could fix the system, and improve both officer and community safety
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act includes funding to expand mental health and support services in schools
“We have to send a strong message that if people choose to sell drugs in our city, that they will be held accountable,” Brooke Jenkins said
The federal money can be used to supplement officers’ pay or cover the cost of law enforcement certifications and other efforts to expand the police force
A recent measure was passed to clear the way for the city to offer six deputy police chiefs a $300,000 payment to retire
Checklists and reporting systems are key steps to reducing risk in all professions, including law enforcement
One agency is using virtual reality to tackle both
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor called the raises “both necessary and well deserved”
City council members said the situation is a crisis that demands immediate action
The CBS special, “Code Blue: Officers in crisis,” takes a deeper look at what the department can do to provide better mental health support for officers
In a recent CBS interview, Steven Dettelbach said there is “no one solution” to ending gun violence in the U.S.
“For anybody out there that says they get plenty of time off, they get plenty of rest, I call bull----. It’s not true. It’s not sustainable.”
“What we see in this career, the calls that we get, can take a toll on somebody’s mental health and wellness,” said Cheshire County Sheriff Eli Rivera
Thomas L. Datro said he wants to incorporate Portland residents into police training and strives to teach officers to be problem-solvers
Kansas City is the largest U.S. city without local control of its police force, the mayor said
Brooke Jenkins was named to the interim post Thursday, drawing praise from San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott and the police union
“This is simply unsafe and cannot be allowed to occur,” said union head Larry Calderone
A new grooming policy aims to improve officer morale and build public trust
A look at how transparency is key to understanding risk in organizations
The new system will allow police to find information about illegal firearms “the same way we all Google,” officials say
The arts center cited an “opportunity to embrace and reflect diverse community viewpoints”
The measure will leave the community with up to five fewer LASD deputies on patrol at a time when crime has increased 137%
Officers will essentially live at the police station for two days and then have four days off
The union has asked the town to provide an alternative work location free of hazards until all issues have been resolved
Despite bonuses, raises and recruitment marketing, the agency is seeing less than half as many candidates as in 2019
The city unanimously passed an ordinance to extend LODD benefits to suicide deaths
FOP president John Catanzara rebuked the mayor, saying that the city’s policy of canceling days off is unsustainable
A total of $53 million is up for grabs this year to make schools safer
Participants would be diverted from the traditional criminal justice system for first time, lower-level offenses
The City of Aurora had revoked the parade’s permit earlier this week because not enough officers signed up to work an overtime shift
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