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    You've just become a first-level supervisor for the first time. Now what do you do? Here are five things to consider as you transition to this new leadership position.
    William L. Harvey
    April 16, 2025
    You've just become a first-level supervisor for the first time. Now what do you do? Here are five things to consider as you transition to this new leadership position.
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    The Muskogee Police Department will continue to keep officers at Hilldale Public Schools through the school year, but a staffing shortage could keep them away for the start of the 2026 school year.
    Charles Fox | The Philadelphia Inquirer | TNS
    Flint, MI, Police Department
    “Staffing is directly related to morale. Now that we are hiring more officers, officers are getting more days off,” Flint Police Chief Terrence Green told City Council members.
    Chitose Suzuki | The Dallas Morning News | TNS
    It’s the second time the nonprofit Dallas HERO has said it would sue the city since voters approved changes to the city charter that requires the police department to maintain 4,000 officers.
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    A bill approved by Indiana lawmakers and awaiting the governor's signature would provide deterrents from law enforcement agencies poaching officers and from officers leaving for higher paying private sector jobs.
    Luiz C. Ribeiro | New York Daily News | TNS
    At the same time it was reducing college credits for incoming recruits to 24, the NYPD also planned to prioritize fitness at the academy and reinstated a requirement of finishing a 1.5-mile run in less than 14 minutes, 21 seconds.
    Feb. 26, 2025
    At the same time it is reducing college credits for incoming recruits to 24, the NYPD also plans to prioritize fitness at the academy and reinstate a 1.5-mile training run requirement...
    DeKalb County, GA, Police Department
    A $10.4 million recruiting and retention plan has been introduced to improve the DeKalb County Police Department's vacancy rate by boosting salaries and other benefits.
    Feb. 25, 2025
    A $10.4 million recruiting and retention plan has been introduced to improve the DeKalb County Police Department's vacancy rate by boosting salaries and other benefits.
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    William L. Harvey
    Feb. 19, 2025
    Much like college sports coaches, today's police chiefs and sheriffs are facing a rapidly changing environment when it comes to staffing an agency, with more pressure to field...
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    The controversial bill—signed by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox amid protests in Sal Lake City—goes into effect July 1 and bans unions for police officers and other public employees from negotiating contracts on behalf of the workers they represent.
    Joe Vince
    Feb. 17, 2025
    The controversial Utah bill, which was signed amid protests, bans unions for police officers and other public employees from negotiating contracts on behalf of the workers they...
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    Feb. 13, 2025
    Salaries for Virginia Beach police officers, firefighters and emergency medical services workers are 5% to 10% below the comparable market average, says a new compensation study...