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In addition to a decertification process, agencies need funding to address the recruitment and retention crisis
If signed into law, it would provide $60 million in grants each year to “smaller” law enforcement agencies, from 2023 to 2027
Personnel feel unrecognized, many do not trust agency leaders and few are willing to recommend their career to others. How can we fix this?
One officer who responded to the Newtown shootings is too emotionally traumatized to work and faces possible termination
To clean up a toxic environment, we have to remember we’re all on the same team
Deputy Edeania Nettles attacked another female officer who was found with Nettles’ husband
The new spending blueprint anticipates $71 million in overtime for police next year
Is the profession holding us back, or do we lack the ambition?
Don’t wait until a critical incident happens before you establish partnerships in your community
The activities aboard US Airways Flight 1880 from Washington Reagan National to Orlando International on September 2, 2013 should serve as a wake-up call for all of us
If we want officers who can execute defensive tactics under stress, they should have realistic practice
The former Marine who handcuffed a female soldier also faces assault charges