Most law enforcement agencies in the United States are small-sized. Per the Bureau of Justice Statistics, about half of local police departments employ fewer than 10 full-time sworn officers. Small and rural police departments experience similar challenges as larger agencies, as well as unique issues like delayed access to backup. Small agencies, however, often lack Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, May 8, 2026 — State and local law enforcement agencies rely on funding from the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant programs to carry out their critical work. With the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Act (OBBBA), supplemental funding was infused into both programs. Police agencies are Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS, May 6, 2026 — In February, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. was working in Minneapolis, a city that had, in the weeks prior, become a crucible of open hostility toward federal immigration officers, where activists organized to track, follow, and engage agents in the field, sharing vehicle locations and Read more »
Indianapolis, May 1, 2026 — As technology continues to advance, it has become easier for those with nefarious intentions to access a police officer’s private information. Publishing this data is a means to intimidate, harass, and silence officers, and it places them and their families at risk of harm. It also creates an added level Read more »