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Section: Procedures & Policies
Procedures & Policies
AG William Barr Voices Support for LE, Derides "Social Justice" DAs at FOP Conference
Attorney General William P. Barr delivered opening remarks Monday at the Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police's 64th National Biennial Conference. He took the opportunity to voice his and the Trump Administration's support for law enforcement, and plans for how to support their mission.
August 12, 2019
Procedures & Policies
Baton Rouge PD Tries New Recruiting Efforts Amid Officer Shortage
The number of fully sworn Baton Rouge, LA, police officers is now 100 short of their full allotment of 698, a deficiency that has slowly grown over the last few years as officers resign and retire at a pace above that of new hires.
August 6, 2019
Procedures & Policies
Pennsylvania School Police Officers to Lose Arrest Powers
Seven months after a Snyder County judge granted full arrest powers to Selinsgrove Area School District Police Chief Mark Wolfberg and two of his part-time officers, Pennsylvania lawmakers have stripped much of their authority away.
August 2, 2019
Procedures & Policies
De-Escalation Tactics May Have Led to More Attacks on LAPD, Paper Says
The 2018 use-of-force report shows a second year of rising attacks on officers. That year, officers were attacked 784 times, a 6-percent increase over 2017 when there were 741 attacks on officers. In 2016, there were about 590 such attacks.
May 28, 2019
Procedures & Policies
St. Louis Police Cracking Down on ATV Drivers
St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden said in a statement: “We are going to enforce the mentioned state statute, which prohibits the operation of ATVs in places open to the public for the purposes of vehicular traffic within the State. This includes our City streets."
May 13, 2019
Procedures & Policies
Louisville Police Union Says New Traffic Stop Rules Endanger Officers
The changes, which go into effect Aug. 1, say removing motorists from cars, patting them down and handcuffing them should not be employed “as a matter of routine” and should only be done based on factors that include the motorist’s behavior, size and history of assaulting officers or fleeing.
May 13, 2019
Procedures & Policies
LAPD OIS Numbers Down 25%
The Los Angeles Police Department saw a 25% reduction in officer-involved shootings last year, compared to the previous year, according to a report presented to the Board of Police Commissioners Tuesday.
April 17, 2019
Procedures & Policies
Pennsylvania Parents File Suit over Proposal to Arm Teachers in Schools
The Tamaqua (PA) School District "endangered their community" when they approved a "manifestly illegal" policy to give weapons to teachers and other school employees, according to a lawsuit filed by three parents and a grandparent.
January 7, 2019
Procedures & Policies
San Francisco Officers Told Not to Make Suspects Sit
The practice is viewed as “demeaning” to suspects, city police Chief William Scott has determined.
December 12, 2018
Technology
Dragon Nuance to Hold Webinar on Improving Report Writing Efficiency through Speech Recognition Technology
Dragon Nuance will hold a webinar titled "Transforming Police Reporting with Speech Recognition Technology" Thursday Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. Eastern time.
December 5, 2018
Patrol
University Police at Connecticut Campus Reforming Policies for Investigating Sexual Assault Allegations
Among the changes will be the addition of mandatory two-hour sexual harassment prevention training as well as training for several police officers on strategies for working with sexual violence victims. There will also be several changes to policies and procedures related to disciplinary matters.
November 30, 2018
Patrol
FBI Announces Launch of National Use-Of-Force Data Collection
The FBI says that the goal of the collection is not to provide insight into specific use-of-force incidents, but instead to offer a comprehensive view of the circumstances, subjects, and officers involved in such incidents nationwide.
November 22, 2018
Patrol
North Carolina Officer Dies in Crash Responding to Robbery Call
Officer Jared William Franks, 24, died when his car collided with another police car during a pursuit.
November 12, 2018
Patrol
Washington Voters to Decide on Lowering Bar for Police Deadly Force Prosecutions
Voters in Washington will decide on Tuesday whether that state should lower the barrier to prosecuting police for use of deadly force. Ballot initiative 940 would remove the state's malice requirement, which says prosecutors must prove an officer acted with "evil intent" when bringing criminal charges for killing in the line of duty.
November 5, 2018
Patrol
New York Man Awarded $1.5M in UOF Suit Calls for Mayor to Hire Outside Chief
A Syracuse man who was awarded $1.5 million for an incident in which he accused police of using excessive force in his arrest has asked the mayor to hire the next police chief from outside the agency.
October 25, 2018
Patrol
Chicago Mayor, Illinois AG Agree on Plan to Overhaul Police Department
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan have finalized a proposed court order intended to bring sweeping change to the Chicago Police Department.
September 13, 2018
Patrol
Chicago Officers to Document Every Time They Point a Gun at Someone
Chicago police officers would be required to document every instance in which they point a gun at someone under an agreement reached Wednesday between Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, two sources familiar with the deal confirmed.
September 6, 2018
Patrol
DA: Police Not at Fault for Death of Pennsylvania Man During Search
Berks County District Attorney John Adams has concluded that the death of 51-year-old Gregory Longenecker as he fled police into a thicket of tall grass was his own fault, not the fault of the police who were chasing him.
August 31, 2018
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