Chief Mckinley And Field Training Officers

The Warrant Officer Program is also affords me a great opportunity to serve as a key member of the detachment leadership. I have served on teams both with and without warrant officers and recognize the importance of this role. The warrant officer is a key source of continuity for the detachment due to the longevity provided to them. This allows them to pass guidance on to new team leadership and minimize disruptions in training during leadership changes. This longevity and continuity is vital to the shaping of the team, developing the long term path, and ensuring mission

USlegal.com refers police chase as a pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law by a police officer. The police felt there was a need to pursue Victor Harris after he failed to stop his vehicle after the lights on the patrol car was activated. In this pursuit Victor Harris was driving at speeds up to 100 miles per hour. The officers continue to pursue him in the dangerous conditions. At this point the officers had reason to think the driver was running for something more than a speeding ticket.

FTOs will have a significant influence on their trainees and thus influence the future of law enforcement making the selection of the trainers a critical component of the process (Scoville, 2005). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed 90% of officers interviewed stated their FTO was the most significant

The second reason why law enforcement should not be involved in high speed chases is because they sometimes they are unnecessary. For example, it is not necessary to chase someone who ran a red light, stop sign, or failed to turn on their signal light before turning into another lane. It is not worth risking a police officer 's, drivers, or innocent bystanders life over a minor offense. The Washington Post states ”Ninety one percent of high-speed chases are initiated in response to a non-violent crime, according to a fascinating report from the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the National Institute of Justice. They analyzed nearly 8,000 high-speed chases in the IACP 's database. What they found was that the overwhelming majority of pursuits -- 91 percent of them -- were not initiated in response to a violent crime. Most -- 42 percent -- involved a simple traffic infraction. Another 18 percent involved a stolen vehicle. 15 percent involved a suspected drunk driver.” There are certain

Gilmartin begins by describing the typical rookie officer. Most are energetic, idealistic, enthusiastic and very driven. Quickly this enthusiasm can change from one of positivity to one that is very cynical and emotionally charged. These behaviors and thoughts over time if not corrected become exacerbated leading to noticeable mental and physical changes. The author, Gilmartin, uses personal experiences and other real life stories effectively so that many officers can relate and identify with the topic of the book.

My current position as an Area Commander for the Federal Protective Service (FPS) is not without its challenges. I am responsible for supervising eleven federal law enforcement officers to include two K9 units and approximately forty-five contracted protective security officers. As a team we address security related issues on a daily basis. Our position description encompasses two major disciplines; the first is federal law enforcement and the second physical security. Both occupations can be viewed as one, yet separate in their ever changing complexity of development. The greatest challenges are staying up with the constant progression of technical advances in the way each vital role is implemented. Combining two occupations into one job description can at times be overwhelming.

Ten people were killed due to police pursuits in 1998. “Of the ten fatalities, eight of the people were drivers fleeing from police officers”(1998 Analysis, 1). And the other two deaths were people who were not involved in the pursuit. The good thing for police officers is that none died during a pursuit in 1998. Some people say that there should have been no fatalities, including the people fleeing from the police officers. The majority of pursuits in the last four years that have had fatalities occur are provoked by the fleeing driver and also injure passengers in that car and innocent bystanders.

Are the people placed in these roles fit as being a leader? Are they capable of leading in a large quality in the future? There has been research on the varied of different leadership styles with in law enforcement agencies. Other views on the research focus on leadership and how it effects organizational commitment. There is a need to push out research and create different models in order to redesign of law enforcement agencies. According to Patrick J. Hughes “Increasing Organizational Leadership Through the Police Promotional Process”, he explains the current process used in promoting ranks and the available leadership education for law enforcement agents. There are clear connections between leadership styles and how to proper assess a true

As a young college graduate COL Mahoney wanted to join the Army and make an immediate impact in law enforcement; so he became a member of the Military Police (MP) Corps in1982. With discipline and dedication, he climbed the ranks, obeyed the orders of his superiors, motivated his peers to persevere, encouraged his subordinates, and honed his personal leadership skills. Time after time he led the physical training sessions and the complex mission requirements training of the MP force in each of his units.

As a police officer, the major objectives are to maintain order, enforce the law, protect one’s property, and to save lives. In addition, police are divided into two roles based on how they perform their duties. The two roles of a police officer are a public servant and a crime fighter. A police officer whose role as a public servant is to serve all types of people, as well as criminals. Public servants regularly provide advice and make judgments as to the degree of risk they should take with the public. Many decisions involving risk are relatively easy to make, but others are complex and significant consequences (Kernaghan and Langford, 2016). These risks may involve using force and the consequences could be media backlash or a potential termination. Public servants abide by the oath and uphold the integrity and honor of the organization as an officer. Also, public servant officers like to play it safe because they like to be known as ordinary citizens who like to go home to their

The myriad of issues surrounding police pursuits have been sensationalized to the point that the general public has been presented with an inaccurate and highly suspicious picture of pursuits (Barth, 1981). Police officers understand that their actions in many pursuits will be questioned and scrutinized by administrators as well as scholars researching the issues surrounding their decisions. Debate concerning the viability of a national pursuit policy has generated much controversy as speculation and pseudoscience have been used by the unscrupulous in efforts to portray pursuits as highly dangerous and in need of new administrative

Additionally, being that the department has a rule and a policy on NO hot pursuit, officer Speedy should have cleared a pursuit with a supervisor first. Officer Speedy broke policy when she made the choice to pursuit the sport car, which she assumed all liability on her own, although she was a represented by the department the officer disregard policy and took on the responsibility to pursuit on her own, so she is assuming all liability of the pursuit. Also if officer Speedy had keyed up and advised radio dispatched

Deputy Chief Buck is responsible for 77 police officers, to include 8 supervisors, and 7 lead Police Officers. He supervises four twelve hour shifts, a training department and an administrative department. His supervisory duties include, but is not limited to: development of guidelines and SOP’s, coordinates major plans involving other Directorates/Offices on security issues; resolves problems concerning work relations, and integrates program objectives into total organizational programs, supervise police investigations, handle public complaints, organize police response to request for service, the enforcement of federal and state laws to protect life and property, management of police equipment, safeguarding of sensitive information, preservation

A pursuit is a multi-stage process in which a officer initiates a vehicular stop and a driver resists the signal or order to stop by increasing speed, taking evasive action and/or refusing to stop. In East Valley a pursuit is justified when a vehicle fails to stop after being given a signal to stop by an officer and there is reasonable expectation of a successful apprehension of the suspect. At this point it is the decision of the officer who initiated the stop to pursue the suspect; no other officer should engage in the pursuit because it could pose more risk to the community. Constantly thought the pursuit, the officer should consider the impact and danger the pursuit poses the the community; if the pursuit poses to much of a threat to

A police administrator is exposed to liability due to negligence such as reckless driving, use of force, improbable search and seizure, false arrest, off duty incidents, accidents, wrongful hiring, leadership and etc. Managing these liabilities are vital to the police department’s reputation and success in the community (Schultz, 2010). One must have the skill to manage liabilities due to lawsuits, and perhaps it could possibly cost someone their life or job. Managing liabilities can be somewhat troublesome due to the determination on what cause the liability and how to control it before it gets out of hand. Not to mention trying to manage a tight budget putting the department and community at risk. All departments must build a culture of safety awareness through liability management (Schultz,