May 2019

Spotlight: Leveraging Connectivity to Solve Crimes

Most investigators and law enforcement leaders recognize the value of skilled crime analysts, especially when it comes to connecting the dots that lead to the identity of perpetrators or to close case...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Fostering Positive Outcomes in Policing by Addressing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue

By what metric are positive outcomes measured in policing? Is operational activity and the meeting of “productivity goals” (e.g., the number of arrests, summonses, warrants served) the measure of...

Officer Safety & Wellness

Connecting Mental Health to Community Safety

The Ontario Provincial Police’s Mental Health Strategy Our People, Our Communities, was featured in the December 2018 Police Chief. This article expands upon the internal support elements of the ...

Perspectives

Perspectives: The Evolution of Officer Safety and Wellness

How has the topic of officer safety and wellness evolved over the past 20 years?...

The Advisor

The Advisor: Most Useful Leadership Skills

What skill has been most useful to you as a law enforcement leader?...

The Brief

The Brief: IACP Resolution Addresses Cannabis and Driving—Perspectives from the IACP Drug Recognition Expert Section

In recent years, public policy decisions about marijuana and driving have been challenged by the proposition that consensus is lacking on key issues in the relevant scientific community. A 2018 resolu...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: New Online Resource for Opioid Response

The current opioid epidemic affects people from all walks of life, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or any other demographic, tearing families apart, devastating c...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Using Billboards to Communicate with the Public

Ten years ago, Chief of Police Neil Mahan of the Janesville, Wisconsin, Police Department explained a new high-tech law enforcement tool in Police Chief magazine: digital billboards....