Recently the City of Brookings, South Dakota commissioned the Center for Public Safety Management, LLC. (CPSM), a subsidiary of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) to conduct a study and review operations at the Brookings Police Department. The consultant’s analysis evaluated all aspects of the department’s operations with focus on staffing, workload, community demographics, crime…
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Roswell, GA Fire Dept. Transitions to Full-Time Staffing following CPSM recommendations
Fire Dept. Transitions to Full-Time Staffing To better serve its growing community, the City of Roswell will transition the Roswell Fire Department (RFD) over the next five years from a staffing model that has relied on part-time employees to one that will be staffed entirely by full-time employees. The first phase of the transition to…
Scofflaws cripple Medford police efforts to combat crime
Chronic offenders who fail to show up in court, and lack of jail space, undermine the ability of Medford police to fight crime, study says The ability of Medford police to combat crime has been undermined by chronic offenders who fail to respond to citations or court dates, a study has found. The Washington, D.C.-based…
18 on 2018: Predictions on Local Government from 18 Experts
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to predict the new set of possibilities local government professionals are likely to encounter in 2018?
5 Myths about Police Metrics
In the ICMA webinar “Making Good Data-Driven Decisions by Asking Your Police Chief the Right Questions,” Leonard Matarese busts some common myths about police metrics.