This two-hour webinar training is intended for law enforcement leaders responsible for developing and implementing effective policies and procedures in their agencies. Attendees will gain a working knowledge of the essential principles of policy development, which are intended to ensure consistently professional performance by agency members in a way that meets ethical and legal standards.

Best practices in creating policies and procedures will be examined in a way that is designed to benefit those who are new to policy-making as well as veterans of the process in search of new approaches to this critical process. The webinar training will include a discussion of the critical steps of identifying high risk/critical tasks, creating over-arching policies, formalizing procedures necessary to further stated policies on a regular basis, and embedding a process of policy review and revision as one that is ongoing within the agency.

• Prioritizing high risk/critical tasks in policy-making
• The purpose of policies and procedures—clarifying the “rules of engagement” for officers
• Avoiding a “liability gap” in which agency practices fail to match written policy
• Creating policies and procedures that are clear, concise, realistic, and relevant to your particular agency and jurisdiction
• Policy review and revision as an ongoing process in light of changes in technology, case law, and community expectations