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The downturn in the economy that began in 2008 and continues today, particularly at the city and county level, has had a devastating impact on local policing. The COPS Office analysis of 2011 estimate...
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Staffing police departments is a continuous challenge and one that has become more complex in recent years. Immediately prior to the onset of the 2008 recession, police agencies had difficulty recruit...
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Many IACP members represent the nearly 18,000 state, local, and tribal agencies in the United States who serve populations of 50,000 or fewer with fewer than 25 sworn officers. These agencies are led ...
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Online or elearning has been around for years. However, law enforcement training has sometimes been challenged to use it to its maximum effectiveness.
The state of Washington has found a solution. ...
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The mayor of crime-ridden Camden, New Jersey, has announced layoffs of nearly half of the city’s police force and close to a third of its fire department.”
“The jobs of five police officers a...
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Over the last four years, the economic downturn has impacted every employer—public, private, and nonprofit. During this time, law enforcement agencies have been forced to endure furloughs, freezes, ...
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By now, the benefits of citizen law enforcement volunteer programs are well established. However, the stories above illustrate one aspect of these programs that rarely, if ever, gets discussed: the in...
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For the past several years, the California POST Commission has committed resources to an array of symposiums and publications focused on the identification of best practices for recruiting peace offic...
