Procedures & Policies

Patrol
NYPD Going “Old School” with Uniform, Facial Hair Policy
“It’s absolutely ludicrous that you have an officer with pink hair and nails longer than their fingers,” one Manhattan officer said. “We’re a police department not a hip hop department. Let’s go back to being police officers.”
Procedures & Policies
AZ POST Considers Revision to Marijuana Rules for Recruits
“My recommendation for your consideration is we go for a six-month window,” said Matt Giordano, executive director. “We would go to six months of the last use.
Command
Time to Change Our Pursuit Policies
Complicated guidelines that require officers to make decisions during the heat of the moment are not working.
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Point of Law
Baltimore Police Complying with Key Consent Decree Requirements, DOJ Says
If the court grants the motion, BPD must maintain compliance with the provisions for one year before the court can terminate these sections of the consent decree.
Procedures & Policies
Study Finds Consent Decrees Onerous, Ineffective, and Often Harmful
The report concludes: “When a consent decree is truly warranted, it must focus on the most urgent concerns. The violations should be clearly identified and fully supported by rigorous evidence."
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Procedures & Policies
DOJ and Consent Decree Monitor Praise Albuquerque PD for Reforms
Monitors tracking civilian oversight, one of the largest remaining roadblocks in reaching full compliance, called it “a mess” that was being cleaned up, and advocates applauded the work done by the department to come so far, so fast.
Procedures & Policies
Portland Loosens Restrictions on Vehicle Pursuits
“We have seen a significant propensity for criminal suspects to elude traffic stops, often driving extremely dangerously despite no officers chasing them,” the Bureau said in a statement.
Screen shot from aircraft video of stolen vehicle speeding through Portland. Police did not pursue. But they follow the vehicle by air, and the suspect was arrested.
Procedures & Policies
New Seattle Policy to Limit Police Use of Ruses
The new ruse rules seek to set clear standards on how SPD officers can use the tactics going forward, and limits use to five scenarios.
Blogs
10 Tips for Starting a New Police Department
Chief David Howard shares what he learned while working to start a new police department in Pembroke Park, FL.
The Pembroke Park Police Department opened last October after not being in existence for more than 40 years.
Featured
Minneapolis City Council Approves Sweeping Police Reform
Mayor Jacob Frey hailed the agreement, which emerged after staggered and sometimes strained negotiations between the city and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. But he also acknowledged challenges ahead, especially when violent crime flares.
Featured
WA Legislators Want to End English Language Requirement for Cops
The bill applies to applicants for the city police agencies, city firefighters, sheriff’s deputies, and fish and wildlife officers.
Procedures & Policies
NJ Officers Must Now be Licensed by State
The new law will require all law enforcement officers to hold a valid, active license issued by the Police Training Commission (PTC) in order to be employed as officers in the State of New Jersey.
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