At the time of this writing, we have had 22 officers involved in shootings, an increase from last year at this same time. Being a police officer in this…

In 1975, under the guidelines set forth in the City of Phoenix’s Meet and Confer Ordinance, a core group of forward-thinking Phoenix police officers…

As police officers, we are continuously analyzing situations and striving to do the right thing. Whether as a patrol officer answering calls for service or a…

PTSD is a greater cop killer than all the guns ever fired at police officers” (Allen Kates from his book, CopShock). This may be surprising to some as PTSD…

In a profession like ours, it seems there are certain things that do not need to be said. There are certain expectations of conduct that should be displayed,…

This has been quite a year for our Department, to say the least. We have been faced with a lot of adversity. I will try to put the past year or so into context.

I think we can all agree that being a police officer with the Phoenix Police Department is challenging these days. The manpower crisis we find ourselves in, a…

Recently, at the direction of the human resources director and city manager, the Budget and Research Department conducted a class and comp study of the Police…

At the April 19 PLEA Board meeting, Britt London resigned as PLEA president. He began his well-deserved retirement on the last day of April. At that same Board…

A point of pride for PLEA and its membership is our charities section. PLEA Charities began as a way for the membership to provide for our families in times of…

Happy new year! I’m sure many of you are looking forward to a new year and the possibility of making it better than last year.

As we enter the holiday season and the end of 2021, we can’t help but reflect on the past year and hopefully begin to think about what we want to accomplish…