February 2012

Closing the Case: Solving Violent Crimes Quickly and Efficiently with Public Records

The job of a police officer is not easy. Tasked with apprehending criminals, maintaining public order and preventing and detecting crimes, police officers put their lives in danger every day. In order...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: D-Block Agreement Not Reached

On late 2011, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3630, the Payroll Tax Deduction Extension legislation. This legislation included the Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum (JOBS) Act ...

Product Update

Product Update: February 2012

The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. Items about new or improved products are based on news releases supplied by manufactur...

Products & Services

Advances & Applications: February 2012

Where do the good ideas come from? In this column, we offer our readers the opportunity to learn about—and benefit from—some of the cutting-edge technologies being implemented by law enforcement c...

Line of Duty Deaths

Line of Duty Deaths: 11/14/2011-12/21/2011

“They will be remembered—not for the way they died, but for how they lived.” The IACP wishes to acknowledge the following officers, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their communities and the...

Index to Advertisers

February 2012 Index to Advertisers

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From the Director

From the Administrator: February 2012

In December 21, 2011, I joined a number of law enforcement and national security leaders at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia for a memorial honoring the 270 lives lost when a bomb exploded onbo...

President's Message

President’s Message: Homeland Security Is Hometown Security

In the 10 years since the horrific events of 9/11, law enforcement agencies throughout the United States and the world have worked tirelessly to protect their communities. During that time, law enforc...