NEWS AND EVENTS

Media Coverage

Tampa Bay Online, July 17, 2011
Dade City Police Still Seek Accreditation.

The Press Enterprise, Riverside, CA, June 20, 2011
"Many Cities Weighing Police vs. Sheriff"

Seattle Weekly, February 23, 2011
"Cops Gone Wild"

The Ledger, January 12, 2011
"State Accreditation 2 Years Away for Lakeland Police Department"

The Hartford Advocate, January 8, 2011
"One High-Speed Chase, Three Police Departments, Two Spike Strips, Six Civilians With Ruined Tires, and One Nonviolent Criminal. What the Hell Happened?"

TheLedger.com, June 12, 2010
"Paul Leslie's Record Raises Questions About Polk Sheriff's Policies"

IndyStar.com, June 12, 2010
"Civic leaders: Remake IMPD internal affairs"

abc 2, June 5, 2010
"City officer shoots and kills man outside nightclub"

The Capital, May 16, 2010
"Police arrested wrong man in stabbing"

Willamette Week, April 14, 2010
"Above The Law"

Press of Atlantic City, March 30, 2010
Bridgeton man charged in high-speed chase that ends in death of 81-year-old Vineland man

Andrew Scott, a former police chief of Boca Raton, Fla., and a consultant specializing in police procedures, said police too often start chasing criminals who aren’t a threat.

"Law enforcement has started to recognize that engaging in high-speed pursuits for nonviolent criminals is not worth the liability if lives are not endangered by the fact that it’s a non-violent felon," Scott said.
Read the full story.

Observer-Dispatch, Utica, NY, March 20, 2010
Police spending continues to dominate Utica’s budget

When the sacred cow — public safety — comes into view, they then have to cut all of the services to keep public safety," said Andrew Scott, a retired police chief in Boca Raton, Fla., and the president of AJS Consulting, which works with police departments and law firms.

In terms of public safety taking up such a large portion of Utica’s budget, that’s the norm, Scott said. And it leaves communities everywhere asking the same tough question in difficult economic times.

"What degree do we want to cut public safety?" he asked. Scott suggested some savings might come out of a review of police and fire shifts, enabling the city to use its resources as efficiently as possible. Read the full story.

USA Today, March 15, 2010
Automakers' competition fierce for law-enforcement fleets

"The patrol car is indeed their office," says Andrew Scott, former chief of police in Boca Raton, Fla. ... If a manufacturer can come up with a best-case scenario providing fuel efficiency, coupled with room and protection and performance, and make it at a cheaper price, police agencies (will) be loyal," says Scott, now a police consultant." Read the full story.

Naples News, December 10, 2009
"Expert: Deputies not at fault in false accusations against Barron Collier coach"

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Resources on police and law enforcement matters:

• International Association of Chiefs of Police
• National Sheriff’s Association
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA)
• National Neighborhood Watch Institute
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