“Since the inception of the Women in Blue Initiative, SDPD has increased the number of females sworn to nearly 17% and as a result, exceeds the national average of 12%. Yet, more effort and awareness are needed to achieve gender parity as police departments operate best when they reflect ...
Law enforcement agencies were moving to adopt nunchucks in the 1980s, including police departments in San Diego and Los Angeles that used them to help break up chaotic protests at abortion clinics. But the weapons started to fall out of favor after the LAPD agreed in 1991 to stop using them...
(2010). The showdown with shrinking budgets: Police departments in the economic downturn. Paper presentation at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences meeting, San Diego, CA. February.Irwin, Darrell D., "The Showdown with Shrinking Budgets: Police Departments in Economic Downturns," Economic ...
By the mid-2000s, police were encountering more drug users and mentally ill people as stimulant use increased and psychiatric hospitals closed. Departments adopted Tasers as a less-lethal alternative to firearms, but there was a problem — hundreds died after being jolted. ...
On display for the world to see was what we did in these catastrophic events. The Police and Fire Departments do what they do best under the most harrowing conditions. (Continued ... click below for full newsletter) RFPNews 2025 Q1 web.pdf ...
Several departments are banking on AI to help draft police reports February 2, 2025 Many officers still in uniform can remember the day when reports were all written by hand. If the shift supervisor happened to identify any errors in a report, the...Read More ...
He spent time as a Patrol Officer, a Field Training Officer, and a Detective, working in Vice, Narcotics, and Financial/Computer crimes, among other departments. He was graduated from Utah POST (Peace Officer Standard and Training) the Utah Drug Academy and completed several courses relating to...
If approved, the budget would give Congress' internal police department an annual budget larger than the police departments of several major American cities. Mar 27, 2023 U.S. Capitol prepares for potential unrest Officials in Washington, D.C., and New York are boosting security efforts in case...
He has had a long career in law enforcement and academia; leading police departments in Atlanta, Houston and New York over the course of nearly four decades. With practical experience and a doctorate from University of California, Berkeley, he has combined research and operations in his career....
Departments adopted Tasers as a less-lethal alternative to firearms, but there was a problem — hundreds died after being jolted. Supporters of Wetli’s research, including the medical examiner in Miami-Dade County, ruled again and again that excited delirium was the cau...