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Tag: Officer Staffing
Command
NC Chief asks City Council to Cut Sworn Positions to Boost Pay
Greensboro (NC) Police Chief John Thompson wants the city council to reduce his number of sworn officers and use the funds to better pay his existing officers and improve recruitment chances.
April 12, 2023
Patrol
Retaining Great Police Professionals by Training Great Police Professionals
By investing in excellent training programs, police agencies can create pathways for career advancement that incentivize longer careers, cultivate future leaders for challenges that lay years or decades down the road, and ensure the best possible level of public safety in the community.
July 25, 2022
Patrol
Police Unions Sue Boston Over Staffing Levels and Ban on OC at Protests
The Boston Police Superior Officers Federation and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society, accused the city council of “unlawful interference” with the department by legislating rather than negotiating the non-lethal weapons restriction over the bargaining table.
July 19, 2022
Technology
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March 19, 2021
Patrol
Memphis Hires Accounting Firm to Track How Officers Spend Time on Job
The Nashville-area office of Deloitte will receive $230,000 for analyzing how MPD uses its time, according to city of Memphis human resources chief Alex Smith and city documents.
December 16, 2020
Patrol
Passage of San Francisco Proposition Paves Way for Police Force Reduction
Under Proposition E, the Chief of Police would provide a report to the Police Commission that evaluates the current number of full-duty sworn police officers and the number of officers recommended in the future. The Police Commission would hold a public hearing on the report.
November 4, 2020
Patrol
Texas Officer Turning in Her Badge Over Anti-Police Sentiment
Kat Ratcliff knew she wanted to be a police officer from a very early age, but following the protests and anti-police sentiment in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, she determined that the best course of action for her and her family was to put that lifelong desire to be in the ranks of law enforcement to the side.
October 23, 2020
Patrol
Seattle PD Sees "Mass Exodus" Amid Anti-Police Protests
The Seattle Police Department has reportedly lost more than 100 officers in recent weeks, the agency has recently confirmed.
October 16, 2020
Patrol
Milwaukee PD Facing Loss of 150 Officers if Grant Falls Through
The Milwaukee Police Department could lose as many as 150 police officers in the event that a federal grant the agency has applied for does not go through.
October 15, 2020
Patrol
Pennsylvania Department Struggling to Put Even One Officer on Shift
The Colwyn (PA) Police Department has had significant attrition due to early retirements of officers, placing the agency in a spot where they may only have one officer on duty per shift in a community of 2,600 residents.
October 6, 2020
Patrol
Massachusetts Department Announces Retention of Seasonal Officers
The agency said in a written announcement that the seasonal force—consisting of 12 officers—patrol duties usually end after Labor Day, but "as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic their duties have been extended into the fall."
September 24, 2020
Patrol
Atlanta Police Department Reports "Critical Shortage" of Officers
The Atlanta Police Department is reportedly suffering what it calls a "critical shortage" of patrol officers as retirements and departures have left the agency woefully understaffed.
September 24, 2020
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