Individual sections describe effective disciplinary policies and summarize cases involving civil rights, criminal conduct, demotion, discrimination, dishonest, employee drug testing, due process, police use of force, free speech, insubordination, police misconduct, rule violations, sexual harassment, suspension, termination, and unbecoming conduct. A section on funding strategies provides guidelines for seeking funding and preparing proposals. The final section focuses on labor and grievance strategies. The cases discussed focus on arbitration, attorney fees, civil rights, civil service, collective bargaining, disability, discharge, discrimination, employee drug testing, due process, grievance procedures, libel, misconduct, pensions, political affiliations, probationary employees, promotion, reassignment, reinstatement, retaliation, retirement, rule violations, sexual harassment, termination, wages, and workers' compensation.