August 2009

N-DEx Implementation Update: Ready and Able

A detective in San Diego arrived back at the office after leaving the scene of a homicide. The body, which had been discovered in a remote area by a utility crew, had multiple gunshot wounds. Although...

New York’s Traffic Incident Management and Targeted Traffic Enforcement Efforts

ver the years, traffic congestion has become an increasingly persistent and pressing concern. Vehicle backups not only cause serious delays and result in substantial losses (such as lost work hours, m...

Officer Performance in High-Stress Situations: Considerations for Technology Design

fficer safety is of utmost importance for law enforcement executives. Although training can help decrease the number of injuries and deaths, advancements in technology can also prove highly beneficial...

President's Message

President’s Message: Safeguarding Officers’ Mental Health

As police chiefs, we have many critical responsibilities. We are responsible for ensuring that our communities are policed effectively, providing expert guidance on public safety to our elected leader...

Stress Management Research at the Ontario Police College

istorically, research about stress in policing has traversed two very different paths. The first path has investigated the effects of physical and psychological stressors on police officers in dynamic...

The CompStat Process: Four Principles for Managing Crime Reduction

epresentatives of many law enforcement agencies in the United States and around the world have now had the opportunity to attend training sessions and/or workshops on the principles, practices, polici...

U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Security: Improving Security through Collaborative Partnerships

he mission of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Security (OS) is to secure the department so the department can secure the United States. The security challenges facing DHS requ...

Education & Training

Understanding the Benefits of Emotional Intelligence for Officer Growth and Agency Budgets

The public image of the law enforcement profession is as diverse and complex as the people served by this profession. Due to the nature, visibility, and impact of law enforcement services on society, ...