May 2015

Mistakes, Reasonable Mistakes, and Unforgiveable Mistakes: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling in Heien v. North Carolina

On December 15, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Heien v. North Carolina, holding that a law enforcement officer’s reasonable mistake of law does not invalidate the search of a vehicle and the s...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Not Just for SWAT Teams: The Importance of Training Officers in Tactical Emergency Medicine

In order to maintain the readiness mind-set at all times, officers tell themselves there is nothing routine about police work, and they are quick to scold others when they use the "R word" in the cont...

Officer Safety Corner

Officer Safety Corner: Body Armor Designed to Safeguard Officers’ Lives

Body armor saves lives. The International Association of Chiefs of Police/DuPont Kevlar Survivors’ Club reports that more than 3,100 officers’ lives have been saved since 1975, thanks to body armo...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Officer Safety Through Offender Management

It is often said that the three best ways to keep officers safe is to get them to slow down when driving, buckle up, and ensure they wear their body armor. That advice seems to ring true for most offi...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Investigation Tools That Improve Efficiency at the Station and in the Field

Investigations and forensics tools capture the public imagination like no other sector of law enforcement. No small number of popular movies and television shows take advantage of this fascination, re...

Product Update

Product Update May 2015

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 manufacture...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Efficacy of Police Body Cameras for Evidentiary Purposes: Fact or Fallacy?

Police body cameras have become a hot topic in both law enforcement and the media. Studies and reviews are already showing some positive results of deploying cameras, but there is a lack of knowledge ...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: The Considerations and Risks of Personal Communication Devices

Technology and its use in the workplace is a topic that is (and should be) often discussed and considered by professionals in all fields, including law enforcement. The recent news coverage regarding ...