August 2008

Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting: Understanding the Extent of a New Transnational Crime

he pervasive presence of counterfeit pharmaceuticals worldwide, especially in developing countries, causes serious harm to users, including injuries and deaths due to ineffective or toxic treatments. ...

Police Response to Political Controversies: Illegal Immigrants in Farmers Branch

“You might want to see this!” my wife shouted as I prepared for work. It was my first day as chief of the Farmers Branch Police Department, and my wife was drawing my attention to a televised news...

Remote Lineup Application

ince their inception, photographic lineups have been a major component of criminal investigations for law enforcement agencies. Eyewitness accounts, supported by a photograph selected from a police li...

Survivors’ Club

he IACP/DuPont Kevlar Survivors’ Club® pays tribute to those deserving officers who have avoided serious or potentially fatal injuries through the use of any kind of body armor. This column is dedi...

Recruitment & Personnel

The Impact of Drug Decriminalization on the Future of Police Recruiting Standards

Recruiting and hiring qualified peace officer candidates is a critical component in providing quality police services. This has never been an easy task, but the task is becoming even more difficult in...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: When Does an Employer’s Search of Employee Work Areas Violate Privacy Rights?

Government employers are sometimes faced with conducting searches of their employee’s work areas. When doing so, they must understand the level of privacy public employees legitimately expect in tho...

Investigations

Year of Preventing Identity Crime: Moving Forward? Identity-Related Crime in the European Arena

he May 2007 issue of the Police Chief provided a brief overview of attempts to address the problem of identity crime in the European Union (EU).1 More than a year later, progress remains slow. Althoug...