January 2018

Research in Brief: The Untapped Potential of First-Line Supervisors

It is routinely acknowledged that first-line supervisors perform a variety of duties critical to the success of law enforcement organizations. Tasked with balancing the expectations of upper-level man...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Public’s Right to Video-Record Police Should Be Set in Policy

The recording of police activity by members of the public is now such a commonplace occurrence that officers should assume that they are being recorded at all times while on duty. The recording of pol...

Line of Duty Deaths

Line of Duty Deaths: 11/16/2017–12/18/2017

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 famili...

Product Update

Product Update—January 2018

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

Life Members–Class of 2017

Congratulations to IACP Life Members—Class of 2017. These individuals are to be commended for 20 years of active membership....

The Dispatch

The Dispatch: January 2018

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...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: The Importance of Occupant Protection

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2015, seat belt use in passenger vehicles saved an estimated 13,941 lives in the United States. Over the last two decades, g...

Index to Advertisers

Index to Advertisers: January 2018

The advertisers in this issue can help equip your department with the most efficient tools available today!...