How To Develop a Policy

Very few people are trained in how to write a policy, so most agencies just obtain policy samples from other departments and cut and paste something to fit their needs. If they are accredited or in the process of becoming accredited, they will go one step further and include the accreditation company's guidelines for a specific topic. Add a legal review by a staff attorney and that's pretty much it.Since law enforcement officers are primarily trained to deal with public safety and not in how to