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With supportive peers, an inquiring mind, and a mix of confidence and humility, a young chief might be just the thing a department needs

In a surprise move, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently voted to allow San Francisco PD to deploy robots equipped to deliver lethal force

A recent bill signed by Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom legalizes safe street crossings in the state that has the highest number of pedestrian deaths

A discussion about the pros and cons of law enforcement adopting a fire service shift model

Following the Uvalde school shooting, the question of whether teachers should carry firearms is in the news again

“We may have a false choice to make here: college or no college.”

A woman whose rape kit DNA was used by San Francisco police to arrest her for an unrelated property crime is now planning to sue the city

Since two overdose prevention centers opened in NYC in late 2021, health department officials report they have prevented 59 overdoses

A UK agency recently swore in 24 part-time officers to make policing "open to more applicants” with a “flexible alternative." Our experts debate the pros and cons of part-time cops

California has raised the age of hire for law enforcement from 18 to 21. Our columnists debate whether age is an effective measure of a candidate's maturity

After 7 people were shot, including a child, an Illinois mayor announced an indefinite curfew. Our experts debate the pros and cons of such a measure

The Dream Keeper Fellowship will give high-risk individuals $300 a month to avoid violence

Despite fewer cars on the road due to COVID-related shutdowns, the national trend has been higher incidents of speeding and fatalities

Many cities are piloting programs that take police officers out of certain duties such as mental health response

Following the deployment of a robotic K-9 in February 2021, public backlash led the NYPD to send ‘Digidog’ back to the doghouse