May 2018

Product Feature: When It Comes to Fleet Management, Little Things Make a Big Difference

For police vehicles, wear and tear is part of the job. Regardless of make or model, police vehicles must meet the high expectations and demands of an officer’s activities on a day-to-day basis. To m...

Tech Talk

Technology Talk: Got NIBRS? Finding Efficiencies and Funding to Support Your Agency’s Transition

Many, if not all, law enforcement leaders are aware that the FBI is retiring the Summary Reporting System (SRS) of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program soon. On January 1, 2021, the National Inci...

Index to Advertisers

Index to Advertisers: May 2018

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

The Dispatch

The Dispatch: May 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 wi...

Officer Safety Corner

Officer Safety Corner: Saving More Officers’ Lives: 30 Years of Lessons Learned

As much as the law enforcement profession and its leaders strive to prevent the line-of-duty deaths of law enforcement officers, this worthy goal will never be fully achieved because the circumstances...

Recruitment & Personnel

IACP Through the Years: Women Police and Stress (1983)

Police chiefs from around the country often ask me various questions about women police. These questions often include: Why would any woman in her right mind choose a career in law enforcement? Why no...

Community-Police Engagement

Using Armored Vehicles for Emergency Rescues: Coral Spring’s Bearcat Team

When most people envision SWAT officers and armored police vehicles, they associate those images with major crimes, dangerous criminals, and violent riots. However, this article shows how one police d...