March 2012

President’s Message: An Assault on the COPS Office

There can be little doubt that the community policing philosophy has caused professional policing to witness a dramatic change in the last 20 years. This edition of Police Chief is dedicated to explo...

Technology

Arresting Results: How One District Achieved a 70 Percent Closure Rate with Video Alarms

In addition to ensuring the safety of about 70,000 schoolchildren and thousands of staff members, the Detroit Public School Police Department (DPS PD) is responsible for protecting more than 230 facil...

Community-Police Engagement

Civil Disturbance Readiness: How Ready Is Your Agency?

How ready are we? This is the question that political and law enforcement leaders should be asking themselves, assuming they have seen the television coverage of the turbulence in the Mideast and the ...

From the Director

From the Director: Effective Intelligence Must Remain a Top Priority

The terrorist attacks of 9/11 served as a catalyst for dramatic changes to the United States national security enterprise and in the relationships among the various national security agencies. Among t...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: Fiscal Year 2013 Proposed Budget Released

The Obama administration recently released its fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget proposal. The proposal includes funding for U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) programs that fund state, local, and tribal ass...

IACP

IACP Foundation and Northwestern University Invest in Future Law Enforcement Leaders

One sergeant plus one lieutenant plus 10 weeks of no-cost training add up to an invaluable investment in local law enforcement leadership. The IACP Foundation is proud to recognize the two candidates ...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Information Technology and Radio Convergence: What Law Enforcement Leaders Can Do to Develop Their Members

In 1979, I helped with the first implementation of a computer-aided dispatch and records management system in Ottawa. Part of the project dealt with Canada’s first ever use of mobile data terminals....

Research & Evidence-Based Policing

Is Your Agency an Integrated Strategic Management System?

Many law enforcement agencies from throughout the United States have long realized some degree of divergence and inefficiency between an agency’s many administrative and operational functions. The r...