April 2017

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Evolving the Statewide Traffic Safety Culture in Illinois

Over the past several decades, the United States has made great strides in traffic safety. It has been a collaborative effort among federal and state governments, law enforcement, community leaders, a...

Officer Safety Corner

Officer Safety Corner: Paws for a Pause: Therapy Dogs, Mindfulness Meditation, and Healthy Mind Check-ins for Officer Safety and Wellness

In May 2015, the report by the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing analyzed the state of law enforcement in the United States.1 It included a quote from Will Bowen, a world-renowned faci...

Research in Brief

Research in Brief: Place-Based Investigations to Disrupt Crime Place Networks

Crime is not random. Research consistently shows that crime concentrates across places, victims, and offenders.1 Police administrators who first acknowledged these patterns were also among the first t...

Products & Services

2017 Buyers’ Guide: Provider Directory

The 2017 Buyers' Guide Directory contains contact information for all companies included in the guide. The manufacturers, suppliers, and service organizations listed in the edition have contributed th...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Police Week 2017

Each year during Police Week, communities across the United States hold memorial services in remembrance of police officers who have made the supreme sacrifice for their communities. Also during thi...

Products & Services

2017 Buyers’ Guide: Products & Services

The annual Police Chief Buyers’ Guide is the most important tool available to law enforcement executives putting together their equipment budgets, and the only buyers’ guide supported by more...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Data Management: Making It Easier to Patrol the Digital World

The day began like any other. Daani Svonkin was at her desk, working as an analyst for the San Bernardino Police Department in California. It was December 2, 2015....

The Dispatch

The Dispatch—April 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...