From an organizational culture perspective, the legal duty to intercede must be far more expansive
Duty to Intercede and the Five Pillars of Organizational Risk Management
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Category: Policies
Considerations When Developing a Law Enforcement Drone Policy
Agencies should have solid policies and procedures in place to ensure the proper operation of their UAS program
Community Review of Police Policy: Choosing How & What to Review
Community review of police policy is a powerful tool in the future of policing and gaining community buy-in
5 Tips for Law Enforcement Agencies Responding to a Freedom of Information Act Request
Don’t wait for an officer-involved shooting or other critical event to determine how you’ll comply with a records request
Top 10 Tips: Conducting a Community Review Board for Police Policy
It’s important to ensure everyone is on the same page and unified in the goal of creating safe, effective and relevant policies
Improper Impound Not Saved by Proper Inventory
Impounds must be justified by a “reasonable, non-pretextual community-caretaking rationale”
Slow and Tow: Proper Pre-Tow Inventory Policy Defeats Suppression Motion for Drugs
Slowing down and following policy led to admission of the drugs
Fire Department Policies on Recording Conversations in the Workplace
In a “one-party consent” state, can a department prohibit recording of conversations?
Lexipol Announces Free Police Reform Webinar Series
Public safety industry leader hosts three-part series focused on educating law enforcement and the public on use of force, crisis response and officer training
There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch, but What About Free Speech for Officers?
Courts apply the Pickering test to determine whether a government employer infringed on an officer’s First Amendment free expression rights
Interference with Man Recording Police Rewarded with Lawsuit
Several federal circuit courts of appeal have upheld the right to record police carrying out their official duties in public
Lexipol’s 2020 Law Enforcement Policy Training Topics Focus on Field Investigations
DTBs use a proven system of solid, realistic, ongoing and verifiable training