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In recent weeks, a flurry of news stories have been published touting record declines in homicides in several of America’s largest cities. These news stories have claimed that in the first half of 2025, the number of homicides in Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and other major cities were significantly lower than for the […]| Dolan
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
Internal affairs investigators, police leaders, and veteran officers can attest to the fact that certain types of police misconduct tend to appear again and again over time. These types of misconduct damage careers, compromise the public trust, and lead to substantial legal liability. Even with all of the distinct details that may be involved in […] The post Internal Affairs Lessons from Saint Thomas Aquinas appeared first on Dolan.| Dolan
When I entered law enforcement as a deputy in 1980, I had just completed three years as a scholarship athlete, playing Division One basketball for Western Carolina University. I was in the best shape of my life. But within a few years of police work, I had put on a significant amount of weight, and […] The post Why This is the Time to RAISE Standards for Physical Fitness in Law Enforcement appeared first on Dolan.| Dolan
In the face of widespread staffing shortages, there is an inexcusable, but understandable, temptation for law enforcement leaders to lower hiring standards and skip steps in the background investigation and field training phases in an effort to get “warm bodies” onto their departments. As a result, it is painfully easy to find headlines from […] The post Negligent Hiring Liability for Law Enforcement in 2025 appeared first on Dolan.| Dolan
November, 2024 In the summer of 2018, we published an article entitled The Public’s Confidence in the Police Might Be Better Than You Think that revealed two things. First, while there is always year-to-year fluctuation in public support for the police as news events sway public opinion, the overall rate of support for the police […] The post The Public’s Confidence in the Police Might Be Better Than You Think appeared first on Dolan.| Dolan
During training sessions for law enforcement agencies across the country, it is not difficult to spot the officers in attendance who have just worked the night shift. They rub their eyes, they yawn, and they stand in the back of the room to help keep themselves awake. They often tell the instructor flat out, […] The post Rethinking How We Train Officers Working the Night Shift appeared first on Dolan.| Dolan
As we observe Father’s Day, I want to reflect on the importance of quality parenting, with a focus on our law enforcement fathers. I started my police career in 1984 in Indianapolis, and had the honor of working alongside five generations of officers: the greatest generation, baby boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. As founder […] The post Thoughts on Father’s Day for Cops appeared first on Dolan.| 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 most other schools closing or consolidating? Do you notice more retirement age citizens than in past years, and fewer young people? Is your community building age 55 […] The post Michigan’s Aging Population and the Impact on Law Enforcement appeared first on Dolan.| 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
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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
This comprehensive course will provide participants with the knowledge necessary to prevent, identify and manage legal liability in personnel matters.| Dolan
You'll learn to develop a recruiting and background investigation program that improves your agency’s ability to respond to an emerging staffing crisis.| Dolan
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In an era of unparalleled transparency and calls for police accountability to the public they serve, internal affairs investigations are more vital to agency operations than ever before. This training is geared towards any investigators or supervisors who are involved in the process of investigating law enforcement officers for potential wrongdoing, making disciplinary decisions, or defending those findings and decisions in court, arbitration, or other civil service proceedings.| Dolan
Toxic police officers are few in number but create big problems for law enforcement. Learn the strategies for effectively dealing with them.| Dolan
Recent public opinion surveys have revealed that a substantial portion of the American public believes that racial bias has a significant impact on police operations and that this bias is widespread. At the Dolan Consulting Group, we find this very concerning. First of all, because it undermines police legitimacy among so many of our citizens. Secondly, because there is a lack of evidence to support the assertion that bias-based policing is a widespread issue. | 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
On September 28, after a much-publicized move away from a long-held unwritten dress code on the U.S. Senate floor, a bipartisan reaction resulted in the unanimous passage of a formal dress code. Over the course of the preceding days, some Senators had signaled support for allowing casual attire on the Senate floor, prompted, in large […]| Dolan