…and Community Policing Development (CPD). These grants can assist with technical training, the development of policing strategies, applied research, guidebooks, the hiring of officers (both new and previously laid-off officers),…

…tailored and thus avoid undermining community safety. Opioid Abuse Hearing On December 8, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing entitled, “Opioid Abuse in…

…enforcement, including: H.R. 4641, which would establish an interagency task force to review, modify and update best practices for pain management and prescribing opioids The Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act…

PORAC released a short whitepaper that reveals foundational flaws in the methodology of racial profiling research employed by the California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory (RIPA) Board.

…that can be lacking in some areas. This was a no-nonsense, one-cop-speaking-to-the-community piece. If you haven’t seen the video, you can view it on PORAC’s YouTube channel (www.YouTube.com/PORACalifornia), Facebook (www.Facebook.com/PORAC)…

…located is to conduct a pre-contact threat and PME assessment. In the case of subjects presenting with agitated-chaotic behavior, it is extremely important that officers not compress distance in approaching…

…Privacy and Consumer Protections Committee. Because they were unable to reach a compromise, the bill was held in committee and is now a two-year bill. AB 86 by Assembly Member…

California Governor Gavin Newsom rolled-back orders of opening counties across the state during the COVID-19 pandemic due to a sharp rise in cases. Effective July 13, 2020, ALL counties must…

…the package was a reaction to the recent massacre in Orlando. The Legislature used the “gut and amend” process, in which the current language of an existing bill is completely…

…Well, as we have reported in previous months, former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and former San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio have submitted two pension- and benefit-slashing initiatives for…