Subjects Public Safety Police and law Enforcement
Police & Law Enforcement Services Organization and Management
Updated 01/2011
Police and Law Enforcement Services Organization and Management
Contents
- Introduction
- Administration
- Strategic Planning
- Provisions Establishing Police Departments
- Police Advisory Boards
- Police Review Boards
- Police Reserves
- Risk Management
- Public Records
- Related MRSC Pages
Introduction
This page focuses organization and management issues of interest to police and local law enforcement, including planning, boards, reserves, risk management and public records.
Administration
- Police Chiefs Desk Reference: A Guide for Newly Appointed Police Leaders (
), 1st ed., International Association of Chiefs of Police, under grant number 1997-DD-BX-0043, awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 2004.
- Police Facility Planning Guidelines: A Desk Reference for Law Enforcement Executives, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Published in collaboration with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, 12/001
- Intelligence-Led Policing: The New Intelligence Architecture (
), Marilyn Peterson; Bureau of Justice Assistance, 09/2005. NCJ 210681
Strategic Planning
- Edmonds Police Department Multiyear Strategic Plan 2010-2014, updated 06/2010 (
)
- Kent Police 2007-2011 Kent Police Strategic Plan (
)
- Kent Police 2010-2013 Kent Police Strategic Plan (
)
- King County Sheriff's Office
- Richland Police Department Strategic Positioning Document
- Seattle Police Department 2010 Strategic Plan (
)
- Sequim Police Department Five-Year Strategic Policing Plan FY2006-2012: The 2012 Policing Plan (
), 11/2006
- Tacoma Police Department Police Department Strategic Business Plan (
), 11/2006
Provisions Establishing Police Departments
- Bothell Municipal Code Ch. 2.28 - Police Department
- Kent Municipal Code Ch. 2.22 - Police Department
- Lynnwood Municipal Code Ch. 2.36 - Police Department
- Poulsbo Municipal Code Ch. 2.26 - Police Department
- Renton Municipal Code Title III, Ch. 8 - Police Department
- Snoqualmie Municipal Code Ch. 2.16 - Police Department - Regular
- Union Gap Municipal Code Ch. 2.06 - Police Department
- Yakima Municipal Code Ch. 1.48 - Police Department - Organization
Police Advisory Boards
- Ocean Shores Municipal Code Ch. 2.30 - Community Police Advisory Board established
- Oak Harbor Community Advisory Board
- Poulsbo Municipal Code Ch. 2.30 - Community Police Advisory Board established
Police Review Boards
- Citizen Review of Police: Approaches and Implementation, (
) by Peter Finn, National Institute of Justice, NCJ publication 184430, 2001
- Seattle Professional Accountability Review Board
- Seattle Municipal Code Sec. 3.28.600-660 - Office of Professional Accountability Review Board
- Seattle Civilian Oversight of Seattle Police Department (
)
- Spokane Municipal Code Ch. 4.26 - Office of Police Ombudsman
Police Reserves
- Everett Municipal Code Ch. 2.52 - Police Reserve Unit
- Longview Police Reserve Unit
- Pullman Police Professional Reserve Information
- Selah Municipal Code Ch. 1.51 - Police Reserve Unit
- Sumner Municipal Code Chapter 2.70 - Police Reserve System
- Sunnyside Police Reserve Officer Program
- Tumwater Municipal Code Chapter 2.40 - Police Reserve
- Tumwater Police Reserves
Risk Management - Liability
- Issues: Police Practices - American Civil Liberties Union Washington
- Risk Management Issues in Law Enforcement - Public Entity Risk Institute PERI Resource Library
- Two Risk Management Studies Support Accreditation - Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc, CALEA
Public Records Management and Disclosure
- Washington General Retention Schedule for Law Enforcement Agencies - Choose from Records Retention Listings
- Public Records Act (
), MRSC Report No. 61 Revised, November 2009
- Standards for Law Enforcement Agencies 5th edition, Chapter 82 - Records, Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. Contact CALEA
- Sample Police Public Records Request
- Oak Harbor Request for Police or Accident Report
- Redmond Police Records Request
Related MRSC Resources


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