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Technology
Public Officials' Work-Related Personal Email Public Record, CA Supreme Court Rules
Texts and emails sent by public employees on their personal devices or accounts are a matter of public record if they deal with official business, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a unanimous decision.
March 3, 2017
Patrol
Baltimore Police Ban Plainclothes Duty
Command staff members are now discussing new rules governing plainclothes work. Officers could wear distinctive colors that change by the day or week, to make them quickly identifiable to fellow officers but not to the people they are trying to arrest, or use code words.
January 11, 2011
Technology
PDSI Software Scheduling Software
PDSI
PDSI Software’s Telestaff v. 2.2 Scheduling and Staff Management software combines the intricacies of computer software with simple telephone components to simplify staffing needs. The software uses an agency’s individual work code and rules to ensure appropriate staffing during any shift or unpredicted event. The program roster interfaces with industry-leading CAD systems and the software can also manage payroll, cost reports, and time keeping.
April 30, 2005
Careers
How To Stay In the Job Application Game
The real secret for success is to make it as easy as possible for the people handling your application. The more they have to work on your application, the more you'll get noticed (not in a good way). If you can't follow simple directions, play by the rules, and complete simple tasks, the process will weed you out.
February 14, 2012
Patrol
Law Enforcement's—and Society's—Only Hope
Today, for the most part, the best and the brightest in law enforcement still run directly toward the violence and the trouble when it erupts. But if special interest groups continue to go unchallenged in setting the rules for how we work and how we defend ourselves, society will be left with mediocre and desperate officers shuffling toward the trouble and perhaps even running away.
October 8, 2014
Special Units
Unions Protest New Overtime Rules
Hundreds of workers rallied on the steps of the Labor Department in Washington this week to protest new rules that redefine what type of worker qualifies to receive overtime pay. The changes went into effect Monday.
August 25, 2004
Patrol
Chief Beck Asks LAPD Union to Relax Overtime Rules to Solve Staffing Issues
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck this week went public about ongoing contract negotiations with the union that represents rank-and-file officers, threatening that the Los Angeles Police Department would likely be forced to send home thousands of officers unless the union agrees to extend a deal on overtime benefits.
June 8, 2011
Patrol
Rules of Engagement
They wanted to know why Walters didn't shoot the knife out of Collins' hand? Shoot to maim? Why would Walters be in fear for his life since he was wearing body armor? And they wanted to know, could an X-acto knife really kill you?
May 6, 2010
Patrol
NYPD Union Slams Mayor for Allowing Unvaccinated Pro Athletes to Play While City Workers were Fired
The city's Police Benevolent Association said the Democratic mayor’s policy reversal, which will let Brooklyn Nets’ star Kyrie Irving play in home games for the first time, imposes a double standard in the city because mandates on municipal workers and other private-sector employees will remain.
March 25, 2022
Patrol
Working Informants
Informants can provide a wealth of information. However, that information can come at a price if you’re not careful how you deal with them. Too many officers fall into a few common traps with informants, leading to bad cases, blown operations or personal complaints against them.
April 30, 2007
Training
Proposed Illinois Legislation Would Require Bachelor Degrees for Police Recruits
Under the proposed legislation, in order to receive a permanent position as a law enforcement officer, probationary police officers must have a bachelor's degree with a major or a minor in social work.
March 17, 2021
Weapons
MAR1071 1-4.5 x 24mm
March Optics
MAR1071 1-4.5 x 24mm was specifically designed for the Service Rifle match shooter who shoots at various distances up to 600 yards.
October 24, 2016
Patrol
The Reality of Police Retirement: Live Lean or Keep Working
Are you doing your retirement planning in the briefing room or through the patrol car window? It may be better to seek a financial professional who knows your police retirement system and can guide you though the intricacies of retirement.
September 22, 2014
Patrol
How To Work With Fire Rescue
It's important to communicate with firefighters and rescue personnel and not get in each other's way.
September 5, 2017
Patrol
Portland Leaders Announce Plan to Reduce Gun Violence
Portland city commissioners unanimously passed a nearly $6 million plan to address gun violence in the city. None of that money will be going to the Portland Police Bureau.
April 9, 2021
Patrol
Workplace Communication: Closing the Generation Gap
For the first time in history, we have four generations working side by side in the modern workplace. They consist of Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials (also known as Generation Y or Nexters). With four different groups working together, there is bound to be a collision between each other's set of values.
February 16, 2011
Patrol
Denver Crime Lab Manager Quits After Allegations of Altering Reports, Other Violations
A former high-level manager in the Denver Police Department’s crime lab quit rather than accept a demotion and a large pay cut following allegations he violated numerous city rules – including allegations that he repeatedly altered crime scene reports.
March 2, 2017
Patrol
Does Community Policing Work?
If there is a sacred cow grazing in the field of law enforcement, it can be named in two words: community policing.
November 30, 2005
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