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This article addressed key points that plays into the Law Enforcement Exodus. I have to say not every department/agency has the resources to pay top salaries or even be competitive in some cases. I believe recruitment/retention starts with leadership. Supervisors that know their officers, support them daily, and provide them with quality officer wellness programs and resources are well on their way to establishing a strong department. I see way too much turn over in departments to be able to develop consistency and strong morale. Supervisors need to step out of the office and out from behind their desks and remember why they got into this job. They need to listen to their officers and develop a trust moving forward. A strong bond is what creates strong morale, consistency, community support, and most important retention and recruitment.

🚨California's Recruiting & Retention Crisis 🚨 The Los Angeles Times wrote an article about PORAC (Peace Officers Research Association of California)'s report Police Staffing in California. If you are in the #LE profession, this isn't news but it is a critical issue: California's rural police departments are severely understaffed. Key takeaways: • Police staffing in California is at a 30-year low • Rural areas are struggling the most to recruit officers • This shortage is leading to longer response times in rural communities But here's the real kicker: While urban departments grapple with their own challenges, our rural law enforcement is facing an exodus. Why? Competitive pay, emotional toll, and negative rhetoric are just a few reasons. As law enforcement professionals, we're seeing firsthand the consequences of anti-police sentiment. It's not pretty, and it's time for change. What can we do? ▶ Support initiatives to boost officer recruitment and retention ▶ Advocate for competitive pay and benefits in rural departments ▶ Encourage high-caliber candidates to consider a career in law enforcement Our elected officials need to step up. We need the best and brightest protecting our communities, urban AND rural. #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #RuralAmerica #PolicingCrisis #PORAC #WeArePORAC #Staffing #Police #Policing https://lnkd.in/gKdEgcWu

Just more foolishness by politicians that are playing to a anti-police agenda pushed on my activists whose narratives are built on lies and misinterpreted facts. If you look at the number of people that are killed on the roads each year it is just common sense that traffic safety is not only major part of public safety but also a key factor in a community's quality of life. However, politicians and activists often lack common sense as seen by no U-turn signs being removed because they “offend” a very small amount of people. It is essential that Law Enforcement Leaders speak out against police being removed from traffic enforcement before more idiotic and unsafe decisions/law are made. #police #policeofficer #policeofficers #officer #officers #lawenforcement #lawenforcementofficer #cop #cops #sheriff #policechief #policedepartment #deputy #criminaljusticesystem #copscountpolicematter #policing #policeman #criminallaw #publicsafety #communitysafety #qualityoflife #trafficsafety #trafficenforcement #commonsense International Association of Chiefs of Police Police Executive Research Forum Major Cities Chiefs Association FBI National Academy Associates, Inc. (FBINAA) FBI National Academy California Police Chiefs Association California College and University Police Chiefs’ Association PORAC (Peace Officers Research Association of California) California Peace Officers' Association TEEX - Institute for Law Enforcement and Protective Services National Police Chiefs' Council National Policing Institute National Police Association National Sheriffs' Association Police1 Fox News TV Fox News Media American Police Beat Law Enforcement Today https://lnkd.in/g9Extcya

During a time in which the State’s “progressive” Criminal Justice System is faltering and Law Enforcement Agencies across California are understaffed and facing recruitment issues, this decision by the Governor will create so many more problems then it will solve. Unfortunately, it appears there are tougher times to come for Law Enforcement and Public Safety in California. #police #policeofficer #policeofficers #officer #officers #lawenforcement #lawenforcementofficer #cop #cops #sheriff #policechief #policedepartment #deputy #criminaljusticesystem #copscountpolicematter #policing #policeman #criminallaw #publicsafety #communitysafety International Association of Chiefs of Police Police Executive Research Forum Major Cities Chiefs Association TEEX - Institute for Law Enforcement and Protective Services FBI National Academy Associates, Inc. (FBINAA) FBI National Academy National Police Chiefs' Council National Policing Institute Police Strategy Forum National Police Association National Sheriffs' Association California Police Chiefs Association California College and University Police Chiefs’ Association PORAC (Peace Officers Research Association of California) California Peace Officers' Association Police1 American Police Beat Law Enforcement Today National Tactical Officers Association Fox News TV

Dear Friends and ColleagueI, I couldn’t agree more with Chief Weitzel. I have been saying for years, we need to have a serious conversation regarding Police Agency Oversight. We have seen over the last several years, how elected or appointed government officials (Chicago, Seattle, Portland, New York, Denver, New Orleans) in very short order can implement irrational, baseless, and radical public safety policy changes that puts their law enforcement officers and law abiding citizens at the mercy of violent criminals. Not surprisingly the vast majority of the individuals who are making these life and death policy changes have little to no Public Safety, Emergency Response, or Emergency Management experience. Many of these radical policy changes continue to be driven by the The Defund/Demonize the Police Agenda and have very little to do with making their city safe for it’s s citizens. I’m not sure we can ever have an meaningful discussion about Reimagining Policing without including the topic of Oversight. FYI, I believe my old PD, the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, is still the only police department in the country that is state run. Oversight of the police department is provided by a Board Of Police Commissioners. The commissioners are long-term residence of the city, and have a vested interest in its reputation, stability and success. The commission is made up of 5 commissioners, 4 appointed by the Governor with the Mayor serving as an ex- officio member. The Chief reports to the Board, NOT the Mayor. This oversight model has worked pretty good for over 50 years. #behindbadge #bluelivesmatters #oversight #police #lawenforcement #whereareourleaders #standupandspeakout #makeshithappen Defund the police 'isn't dead,' it's just taken new form with massive implications: retired police chief https://lnkd.in/e_q3f8KC Explore the Fox News apps that are right for you at https://lnkd.in/g_d6pZ73

If you think taxation is theft, don't participate in the economy. Go off the grid, don't buy or sell anything with US dollars, and use only what you pay for yourself, in full. If you like things like paved roads, sending your kids to public schools instead of coughing up for private schools, being able to call the fire department if your house catches fire, and access to your regional power grid and municipal water and sewage system, shut up and pay your taxes. On a related note, PRISONS ARE NOT FREE. The carceral state is just a welfare state with extra steps, and tons of extra human suffering just for funsies. The former might be cheaper, but I strongly doubt it; a welfare state doesn't have to pay wardens, jailers, district attorneys, or public defense attorneys. When your tax dollars go to your local police department, the county sheriff's office, the state department of corrections, you're paying for housing, food, health care, and more, for criminals. Call me a bleeding heart pinko if you will, but I'd rather pay for lazy people to sponge off the system than pay for desperate people to be kept alive in prison; we're paying for them one way or another, why do it the crueler way? (I mean, other than because racism and classism.)

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I was sent an article about yet another small department disintegrating: in Alexandria TN, the chief quit and then all the other officers quit, too. All three of them. There's a dispute ongoing in local news between the mayor and the former chief about why. He says she was micromanaging and wanted to abolish the department anyway. She says she just wants them to do their job. Here's my real question- Alexandria only has a population of 900 and a bit. How does that tax base support a modern, well-trained, appropriately-equipped police department of its own? What does their hiring process look like? The mayor was the only candidate on the ballot; only 88 of those residents voted for her. One of the big current issues in the village (besides the police department) is a failing water system. I wrote this article for Police1 , knowing it would be controversial, because this exact situation is happening on repeat in every state. Maybe it shouldn't be a situation at all. Maybe it's time to look at what a real overhaul of American policing would require. (Hint: it's not just money. ) #lawenforcement #accountability #reform #radicalchange #courage #criticalthinking #visionary #changeisscary #control #power #money #ethics #integrity #policing

Though public safety in #Boston is highly stratified by race, the commonwealth’s incarceration and violent crime rates for all races have continued to fall. The city's approach to violence prevention connects public safety with public health, leading to historic lows in Boston’s homicide rate. The city is now on track to surpass its goal of reducing homicide rate 20% by 2026. Foregrounding equity, investing in diversion and reentry programs, and working closely with communities will be integral in Boston’s continual efforts to reduce violence and build public safety. https://lnkd.in/e_szH6YS

It seems that every new generation of Law Enforcement Officers are looked at by the Officers of earlier generations with skepticism. They aren’t as tough, they are soft, they have no life experience, the job isn’t the same, they couldn’t have handled the old days, they aren’t as good, etc. etc. This has probably been going on since the beginning of Lawl Enforcement in the United States in the 1600’s. In my mind, I can see a veteran Night Watchman in 1685 looking at a new daytime Constable and thinking, “What is this job coming to?” When the new generations come in, sometimes with thought processes and views that are different, too often we veterans are to quick to denounce them and declare the profession dead. We do this with the attitude that our own generation was never questioned or looked upon with suspicion by previous ones. Each generation, just as the individual people in them, has strengths and weakness and no matter how much we hate to admit it, things and times change and that has a major impact on the nature of Policing. However one thing that never changes no matter what the generation, is that a good Cop is brave, selfless, dedicated, committed, and willing to risk all to do what is right. Minneapolis Police Department Sergeant Jeremy Depies and Officer Ashley Bergersen actions during this rescue showed that bravery, commitment, and dedication in Policing is not dead. They are the perfect example of what Tacitus meant when he said, “In Valor There Is Hope.” #police #policeofficer #policeofficers #officer #officers #lawenforcement #lawenforcementofficer #policedepartment #policechief #cops #cop #sheriff #deputy #marshal #constable #policeman #prosecution #prosecutor #crime #criminaljustice #crimnallaw #crimes #crimnaljusticesystem #law #criminals #criminal #communitysafety #publicsatey #drugs #narcotics #copscountpolicematter #policing #policematter #policingmatters #consequences #backtheblue #accountability #accountabilitymatters #crimeprevention #lawandorder #leadership #leaders #statelaws #violentcrimes #supportpolice Minneapolis Park Police Department Police1 American Police Beat American Security Today International Association of Chiefs of Police Police Executive Research Forum National Police Chiefs' Council Police Strategy Forum California Police Chiefs Association CA Commission on POST TEEX - Institute for Law Enforcement and Protective Services National Police Association National Sheriffs' Association Law Enforcement Today National Policing Institute National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) https://lnkd.in/gD_qCvZU