The American Legislative Executive Council, otherwise known as ALEC, is being accused of tax evasion – passing itself off as a tax-exempt charity when it’s really using taxpayer dollars to subsidize its lobbying efforts. One of the top items on its agenda is to eliminate unions and collective bargaining—both public and private sector—throughout the U.S. […]
Cleveland’s settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice calls for civilians to have more power for both investigating police misconduct and establishing policies and procedures. A federal judge must approve the agreement. Once that happens, an independent monitor will be brought in to oversee the compliance process. DOJ officials announced in December that an […]
Ed. Note: At PubSec Alliance we thought you might find this report from the Harvard Kennedy School’s Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety interesting. Here’s the link to get to the report if you want to read it in more detail. I know Sean Smoot, the Director & Chief Legal Counsel for the PB&PA […]
Ed. Note: This post was written by the board of directors of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA), a collective bargaining agent representing nearly 1,000 Deputy District Attorneys who work for the County of Los Angeles. A recent New York Times story suggested it’s time to reform the criminal justice system because according to […]
The contract between Baltimore and the Fraternal Order of Police contains several impediments to accountability, according to a report from a criminologist who often examines policies for the U.S. Department of Justice. According to a story in the Baltimore Sun, in an 11-page report, Samuel Walker, a professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, […]
When one of your members does a rescue and there’s a photo like this one, give it the widest possible distribution on your website and all social media. This one image can counteract a thousand bad ones. The story was distributed by the Indiana State Police Public Information Office. THE STORY: At around 9 am […]
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) has taken his defense of the nation’s law enforcement profession to the White House. After delivering an unannounced, pro-police speech on the Senate floor two weeks ago, the Pennsylvania Republican sent a letter to President Obama calling for an end to the newly announced ban on transferring military-grade weapons to local […]
The Labor Relations Information System (LRIS) has just published the seventh edition of Will Aitchison’s book, The Rights of Law Enforcement Officers. Written for everyday use by law enforcement officers and their labor organizations, the book details the constitutional and statutory employment rights of law enforcement officers. Scroll down below ad to get a free […]
If you are a State Trooper in New Jersey, you probably will want to read this article. Actually, everyone who is worried about whether their employer is making their pension fund payments as required by contract and law, should read this. No matter whether Governor Chris Christie wins or loses a New Jersey Supreme Court […]
An Omaha police officer and new mother became the first female officer in that department to die in the line of duty. Officer Kerrie Orozco, 29, was killed Wednesday, her last day of police duty before taking the rest of her maternity leave to spend with her first-born child. Orozco, who was part of the […]
North Providence’s Acting Police Chief, Chris Pelagio, has punished the head of the local police union for wearing his uniform while attending a city budget hearing. “I guess you can’t tell the truth at a public hearing if it strikes a nerve with certain people,” said Lt. Dennis Stone, president of the North Providence Fraternal […]
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard has unveiled a 12-point plan for police reforms. Bouchard says he doesn’t believe policing is broken but does need an upgrade—what he calls “Policing 2.0.—and his recommendations focus on enhanced training, boosting accountability, and weeding out problem candidates before they are hired. It’s an ice-breaker for law enforcement and legislative […]
Ed. Note: This article was written by Craig Lally, President, Los Angeles Police Protective League. Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of violent events and public demonstrations that have dominated news coverage in outlets across the nation. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those communities as they look to rebuild. […]
Ed. Note: This essay written by Eric Kaiser, the chief of the Jourdanton Police Department, in Texas, expresses perfectly what so many of us feel about our careers in law enforcement. We thought it was one of the best pieces that we’ve seen on this particular theme. Eric wrote it especially for Police Week. Let […]
Ed. Note: The following is an op-ed written by Sgt. Sal Giarratani (Ret.). We have created in this country a rift between law enforcement and the communities that depend on them for public safety. When either or both sides of this equation lose trust in the other, the order in our society is disrupted. Two […]
In a huge victory for public safety unions and associations and all public employees and retirees across the State of Illinois, the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled unconstitutional a landmark state pension law that aimed to scale back government worker benefits to erase a massive $105 billion retirement system debt, sending lawmakers and the state’s […]
The Los Angeles Police Protective League is calling out LAPD Chief Charlie Beck for his comments about a deadly officer-involved shooting in Venice. The shooting occurred near Pacific and Winward avenues near the beach late Tuesday night. An unarmed transient man, identified as 29-year-old Brendon Glenn, was shot and killed by an LAPD officer who […]
According to The Huffington Post, Chuck Wexler, the executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, said his organization has “never before encountered” the types of profit-driven policing practices it found in parts of St. Louis County, “Our organization found a situation that, in many ways, is dysfunctional and unsustainable,” Wexler said in a statement yesterday […]
As city officials in Madison, Wisconsin, put together a special task force to review its police department’s policies and procedures, Police Chief Mike Koval says he is not willing to change the rules that guide when officers can use deadly force. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that although Chief Koval says he welcomes the review […]
Finding good talent is tough. Keeping it is even tougher. According to The Dallas Morning News, a recent study conducted by the Dallas Police Association of 1,279 of its members—about a third of the 3,500-member department—found that 80% rated morale “low” or “the lowest it’s ever been.” And 354 said they were looking for jobs […]
Body cam believers say the technology can help provide accountability and transparency in potentially controversial circumstances. At least, that’s the idea. But the recent controversies and scandals also have introduced questions about how often officers’ stories line up with what’s on video. Last summer, a rookie police officer in Oakland, Calif., pulled his gun on […]
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Whoever said, “A few bad apples can bring the whole place down” knew what they were talking about. Here’s one story that certainly reinforces the that notion. According to The Boston Globe, 20 Massachuetts State Troopers are being investigated for theft of overtime pay. Reporters Mark Arsenault, Travis Andersen, and Shelley Murphy write: “In another black […]
When is Police “Use of Force” Justified?
It seems like every law enforcement agency is grappling with changes in use-of-force policies, which are too often implemented by people that are not familiar at all with the complicated, risky, and high-pressure world of law enforcement, especially when it comes to the use of deadly force. The press conference you are about to watch […]
FBI Will Not Investigate Detective’s Homicide
The FBI won’t be taking over an investigation into the homicide of a Baltimore city detective who was slain amid a corruption investigation. Detective Sean Suiter was shot in the head with his own weapon on Nov. 15, a day before he was to testify before a federal grand jury investigating wrongdoing by fellow officers […]
The Madison Police Department in Wisconsin is making some changes to its policies on the use of deadly force. According to an article in the Wisconsin State Journal, the changes come after several law suits against the city were successful with payouts in the millions. “When it comes to the rules our police officers are trained […]
Via the Chicago Tribune: On his first full day as president of Chicago’s largest police union, Officer Kevin Graham appeared at a news conference to address reporters seeking details of his plan for leading the embattled rank-and-file of the police force. With cameras and reporters ready at the Fraternal Order of Police lodge in the […]
No matter how you feel about Donald Trump, this bit from “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will leave you laughing.
Deputy Martha Lohnes of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Department in South Carolina has responded to some weird 911 calls, but this one takes the cake. Aaliyah Ryan is just two years old. But she knew enough to call 911 when she was having a problem. The dispatcher told Deputy Lohnes that it sounded like a […]
In this section we will bring you articles, videos and pictures that make it obvious who needs a union – we all do. When employees have the right to sit
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