March 2016

From the Deputy Interior Minister—A Need for International Cooperation: A Perspective from the Front Lines against Global Threats

We live in a tumultuous world where vicious menaces like terrorist extremism, organized crimes, and narcotics are threatening our world, and combating them is beyond the capacity of one or multiple co...

IACP Working for You

IACP Working for You March 2016

IACP Working for You In the mission to support the law enforcement leaders of today and develop the leaders of tomorrow, the IACP is constantly involved in advocacy, programs, research, and ini...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Is More Training Really the Answer?

It is clear that 2015 was a very difficult and tumultuous year for law enforcement. Continuous critical media analysis, particularly on officer use-of-force and deadly force incidents, has taken its t...

Line of Duty Deaths

Line of Duty Deaths: January 17, 2016–February 5, 2016

Line of Duty Deaths “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 ...

Product Update

March 2016 Product Update

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...

Index to Advertisers

March 2016 Index to Advertisers

The advertisers in this listing can help equip your department with the most efficient tools available today! Always mention the Police Chief when contacting our advertisers American Military Universi...

Community-Police Engagement

Moving the Needle: The Science of Good Police-Citizen Encounters

Some officers are naturally skilled at social interactions. They can be thought of as Masters of Social Encounters (MSEs), as if they have an advanced degree. Others weren’t born with these kinds of...

Officer Safety Corner

Officer Safety Corner: The Connection between Physical Fitness and Officer Safety

The underlying health of officers is key to their overall safety. Most notably, physical fitness is necessary to perform critical and essential job functions faced by many officers on a daily basis. O...