Law Enforcement
Best Practices
- How to Conduct an After Action Review (PDF)
- Steps to Best Practices for Court Building Security (PDF)
- Line of Duty/Serious Injury Policy (Alachua County) (PDF)
- Concealed Firearms Arrest Study (PDF). Law Enforcement officers making arrests for concealed firearms without sufficient probable cause that results in the case being nol-prossed, a damage claim filed in civil court for an unlawful arrest, or both.
- Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety: A philosophy for accountability and productivity, from FSA summer conference 2012 (PDF)
- Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety: Operational Guidelines (PDF)
- Crime Prevention Tips
- FSA Law Enforcement Listserv
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Resources
- COVID-19 Conference Call – March 18, 2020
- Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission Report (PDF)
- Lone Offender: A Study of Lone Offender Terrorism in the U.S. – November 2019
- Protecting America’s Schools: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Targeted School Violence – 2019
- Las Vegas Shooting After Action Report – July 2019
- Veteran Response Teams: Law Enforcement Officers Respecting Service, Restoring Honor for Vets in Crisis (2019) (PDF)
- Ambushes and Unprovoked Attacks: Assaults on Our Nation's Law Enforcement Officers (PDF)
- Final Report of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing (PDF)
- Trauma-Informed Approaches: Federal Activities and Initiatives (PDF), September 2013 report
- Sandy Hook Final Report (PDF)
- Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for Law Enforcement, updated 2012 (PDF).
- Law Enforcement Guidelines: Domestic Violence Investigations (PDF)
- Boating Under the Influence: The Differences Between BUI & DUI Law (DOC)." Includes a DUI/BUI Conversion Chart. Authored by Carla Oglo, AGC, and Captain (Ret.) Alan S. Richard, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Updated May 21, 2013.
- Eyewitness ID Standards and Commentary. The Florida Sheriffs Association is urging all sheriffs to establish an agency policy based on the eyewitness ID standards created by the Florida Innocence Commission Criminal Justic Workgroup. Download Final Commentary (PDF) Download Revised FINAL Standards (PDF). Model Policy from Volusia County Sheriff's Office (PDF)
- Florida Innocence Commission Final Report 2012 (rtf)
- Abstract: "The diffusion of accreditation among Florida police agencies," by William G. Doerner and William M. Doerner, (2009).
- Abstract: "Police accreditation and clearance rates," by William M. Doerner, William G. Doerner, (2012)
- Florida Fusion Center Brief: New Unregulated Psychoactive Substances Marketed as "Bath Salts" (PDF)
- Study: The Crime Drop in Florida: An Examination of the Trends and Possible Causes (4/15/12)
- 2012 Public Safety Industry Study: "The Changing Requirements of Communications Technology for Public Safety"
- Decentralization: Pros and Cons by Tommy Aman, Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Senior Leadership Program
- Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories: A Look at the Hazards That Remain If the Site Is Not Properly Remediated by Arnold L. Brown, Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Senior Leadership Program
- Crisis Intervention Teams: Have You Refreshed Your CIT Training? by Frank Baker, Jr., Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Senior Leadership Program
- Law Enforcement and Mental Health Partnerships, National Sheriffs' Association
- Trauma-Informed Approaches: Federal Activities and Initiatives (PDF), September 2013 report
- Florida Mortality Study: Fla. LE and Corrections Officers compared to Fla. general population (PDF)
- Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's Prescription Drug Diversion and Abuse Roadmap (PDF), presented at the National Prescription Drug Abuse Summit, Orlando, April 12, 2012.
- White Paper: Adverse Possession: What deputies need to know, by David Brand
- Subject Matter Experts (Please note: registration/log in required)