It is vital to agency operations that police leaders continuously consider the ramifications of their leadership decisions in the context of liability and risk management. Lawsuits alleging officer misconduct bring with them financial costs, organizational stress, and potential damage in the court of public opinion. But law enforcement is, by its very nature, a high […]| Dolan
For many law enforcement agencies, summer represents an increase in call volumes, violent crime, public events, and other factors that place significant strains on sworn officers in the face of increasing public demands. This may be an ideal time to discuss the risks associated with officer burnout that result from too many hours worked without […]| Dolan
In your community, is elementary, middle, and high school enrollment down? With the exception of a few private schools that have seen a recent influx of students, are schools closing and consolidating? Do you notice more retirement age citizens than in past years, and fewer young people? Is your community building 55 and over living […]| Dolan
The years following George Floyd’s in-custody death in 2020 have been bloody ones for the people of Minneapolis—particularly those living in low-income communities that were already experiencing the bulk of the city’s violent crime long before 2020.[1] The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) has struggled to recover from a mass exodus of officers in the […]| Dolan
Over the last few years, we at Dolan Consulting Group have published an article early in the year focused on the topic of negligent hiring liability in law enforcement. We do this because the issue of negligent hiring is so fundamental to every other aspect of law enforcement operations in the near future and in […]| Dolan