
Welcome to POLICE’s 2022 special coverage of innovative law enforcement leaders. On the following pages you will find profiles of 10 officers who are taking new or particularly creative approaches to police leadership and to providing security for their communities.
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“So far, every county that we've been in, no one's turned us down. Everyone has felt very confident in the way the system works and our ability to deploy it. Every county has given us the green light."
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“I don't think there's literally a price we can put on officer safety. When it's your dad or your uncle or your son or your daughter or mom, there's really no price that can be put on officer safety if they're going to be in the line of fire."
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"So, I grabbed a pot of coffee, and I walked around to tables and started pouring coffee. And what that did was completely changed the dynamics of the conversation."
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Take a hint from our pilot friends. In an emergency, you need to be able to access all of your equipment without looking.
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Agencies can manage risk and provide accountability with a well-written pursuit policy.
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A lot of law enforcement leaders look great on paper, but their work history has been embellished, and they are not ready for a crisis.
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InTime scheduling software helps schedulers ensure the right officers are on duty and can help them reduce overtime costs.
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Correcting an officer's violations of safety policy can save their life and their fellow officers’ lives.
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“I think the most surprising thing to me when I sat down in it was how skinny the steering wheel was. I had totally forgotten how large the steering wheel was, it was large, and it was very thin. So, it was kind of a flashback in time,” Judd says. “And I thought dad’gum, I don't even remember that the steering wheel was this flimsy.”
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