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POST Library
The purpose of the POST Library is to assist the Commission, POST staff, and California peace officers in their research efforts to improve California law enforcement. The POST Library collection includes titles on law enforcement in California and the United States, with special emphasis on selection, education and training; management and administration; and demographics and forecasting.

  • Library Information

  • Information on the POST Library's collections, hours of operation and contacts.

  • Library Catalog
    The online catalog consists of four databases: one for books, one for journal/magazine articles, one for Command College projects, and one for Master Instructor Development Program (MIDP) projects.

POST Clearinghouse
The POST Clearinghouse serves as a primary resource for California peace officers to seek out and exchange information on any law enforcement topic.

  • CallBox Network
    Provides an online bulletin board for California dispatchers and records supervisors/managers to post questions or concerns, exchange information, and discuss job-related issues.


  • Flagships
    Highlights law enforcement agencies with outstanding programs in a variety of areas, such as community policing, police canines, and domestic violence.


  • Flagship Network
    Provides an online bulletin board for sworn law enforcement officers to post questions or concerns, exchange information, discuss sensitive law enforcement issues, access POST’s Calendar of Events, and the terrorism-related training opportunities.


  • Law
    Provides access to California codes related to law enforcement. Also includes links to California Attorney General legal opinions, California courts, California statutes, federal law resources, law library resources, the Supreme Court docket, and other law related resources.


  • Legislative Resources
    Includes links to the California legislature, as well as other resources with information on state and federal legislation.

Other Law Enforcement Resources
These additional resources provide access to more than 1000 websites of interest to law enforcement. Some of these links connect pages outside the POST website, and POST is not responsible for the content or security of these external pages.