December 2017

President’s Message: Contributing to Healthy Communities through the One Mind Campaign

A healthy community requires hard work and a concerted effort by all stakeholders—governing bodies; medical partners; faith communities; community and nonprofit groups; and, of course, law enforcem...

Mental Health

Supporting Those With Mental Illness: Rethinking the Approach to a Vulnerable Population

The communities in which police officers work encompass a multitude of individuals with different ages, genders, incomes, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, abilities, health statuses...

Community-Police Engagement

Community Wellness through Engagement & Outreach: Strategies from Indio, California

The City of Indio is the largest and most populated city in the Coachella Valley desert region of southern California. The city’s estimated population is about 89,000; nearly 68 percent of residents...

Product Update

Product Update: December 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 manufactu...

IACP Working for You

IACP Working for You: Putting the “I” in IACP

The IACP is the longest-standing and largest law enforcement leadership professional organization in the world. It was started in 1893 by a group of approximately 50 police chiefs who met to share ide...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: The Role of Law Enforcement in Reducing Speeding-Related Crashes Involving Passenger Vehicles

peeding—exceeding a speed limit or driving too fast for road or traffic conditions—is one of the most common factors in motor vehicle crashes in the United States. From 2005 through 2014, there we...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Securing Law Enforcement Facilities with Audio

With 1.1 million law enforcement personnel scattered across more than 12,000 local police departments and 3,000 sheriffs’ offices in the United States alone, one must wonder if everything possible i...

Product Feature

Product Feature: RMS/CAD: Exploring Technology Brings the Future to the Present

Record management systems (RMS) and computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems are undergoing massive changes. Data from these systems are being collected; organized; and, ultimately, utilized in a number ...