March 2017

Technology Talk: Automation Software Speeds Warrants, Stops False Arrests

December 25, 2010, was spent in a Marathon County, Wisconsin, jail cell by a woman who was wrongfully arrested on a warrant that was no longer in force. The mistake cost the county $50,000 and cancell...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Using Operation CARE to Coordinate High-Visibility Education and Enforcement Initiatives

For the second year in a row, roadway fatalities in the United States are projected to increase from the previous year. According to estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Manufacturers Move to Make Body-Worn Cameras Easier to Use

According to the Pew Research Center, almost 70 percent of all adults in the United States own smartphones. That number rises to 86 percent among adults between the ages of 18 years and 29 years. T...

Line of Duty Deaths

Line of Duty Deaths – 1/10/2017–2/5/2017

The IACP wishes to acknowledge the following officers, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their communities and the people they served. We extend our prayers and deepest sympathies to their families...

Product Update

Product Update – March 2017

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 2017 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....

IACP Working for You

IACP Working For You: Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias in Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Stalking

The crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence are drastically underreported. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics report, Criminal Victimization, 2011, only...

The Dispatch

The Dispatch – March 2017

Police Chief knows that many of the best ideas and insights come from IACP members who serve their communities every day. The Dispatch is an opportunity for members and other readers to share their w...