July 2006

Technology Update

he Police Chief magazine normally publishes this column in each issue, but a number of factors precluded us from including the column this month. Please use the back button on your browser to return t...

Traffic Safety

Halting Impaired Driving

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in the United States in 2004, 16,694 people were killed in crashes involving alcohol, representing 39 percent of the 42,884 peo...

The Economics of Prevention: Reducing Costs and Crime

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Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: House Passes Fiscal Year 2007 Homeland Security Bill

On June 6, the House overwhelmingly approved the $33.1 billion fiscal year 2007 funding bill (H.R. 5441) for the Department of Homeland Security....

Traffic Safety

Humanizing Motor Vehicle Collisions

Thousands and thousands of driving under the influence (DUI) collisions occur every year in South Carolina and across the United States. Many of the fatal DUI collisions are single-vehicle collisions ...

IACP

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IACP

Leadership, Crime Prevention, and Community Outreach Programs

Crime prevention is not the exclusive province of law enforcement agencies, but because the police have the responsibility for dealing with crime where, when, and as it occurs, there is a tendency to ...

Community-Police Engagement

McGruff House: A Crime Prevention Tool for Local Law Enforcement

The McGruff House Program started in Utah in 1982 in response to several child abductions by child sexual predator Arthur Gary Bishop. Local volunteers, law enforcement representatives, and the school...