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Newsby Staff WriterMay 31, 2018

How To Deal With Being Passed Over For Promotion

Although when you don’t get the promotion it might seem like the end of the world, it isn’t. Here's how to handle this situation.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 28, 2018

How to Respond to an Emotionally Disturbed Person

In dealing with EDPs, one must use a variety of skillsets to de-escalate or defuse situations, requiring officers to communicate respectfully, practice active listening, and avoid stereotyping.

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Articlesby Ron MartinelliMay 3, 2018

Batons: More Than Just a Club

The baton is a multi-purpose tool that you can use to strike a subject, push a subject away, or as a lever to move a subject into a control position.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 2, 2018

Terror Attacks Lead Cities to Rethink Vehicle Shooting Policies

Police in Washington, New York City, Chicago and Las Vegas have begun allowing officers to fire at moving vehicles to stop such ramming attacks.

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoMay 2, 2018

How To Develop a Policy

Do your research and follow an outline to create a fleshed out protocol that benefits your agency and officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2018

Cleveland's Restrictive Pursuit Policy Endangering Officers

"Officers shall err on the side of caution and interpret this policy in the most restrictive manner if, for any reason, this directive does not offer clear guidance for a specific set of circumstances," the policy says in bold type-face.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 11, 2018

California Chiefs Rail Against Proposed Use of Force Bill

“We find ourselves dumbfounded that legislation of this magnitude was introduced without consulting law enforcement stakeholders,” said California Police Chiefs Association President David Swing.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2018

Proposed California Lethal Force Law Dangerous, Sheriffs Say

“I myself have been placed in situations where I in fact had to use lethal force and I can tell you that it doesn’t come easily. For those that think that these decisions are made easily when it’s time to use lethal force – it’s not,” Boudreaux said.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2018

California Legislators Want to Require Police Shootings to be "Necessary," Not "Reasonable"

Under the legislation, officers would only be allowed to open fire if “there were no other reasonable alternatives to the use of deadly force."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2018

Anti-Police Activists Get Say in Chicago Police Reforms

Under the agreement, the community groups can provide input as the city and the attorney general’s office continue to negotiate the terms of the consent decree. And once the decree is in place, they can object if it is inadequate or push for enforcement if the Police Department fails to follow through on its commitments.

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