May 2020

The Advisor: Be a Successful Change Agent

I have heard this many times: Two things police officers don’t like, the way things are and change. However, our officers embrace change every day with new babies, marriages, homes, and jobs. So, it...

Index to Advertisers

Ad Index: May 2020

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Product Feature

Product Feature: Expansions in ALPR Technology

Automated license plate recognition (ALPR) systems were introduced during the 1970s as a way for officers to innovate their data collection process. Prior to the use of license plate recognition techn...

Exposition

Exposition: May 2020

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 manufacturers ...

Perspectives

Perspectives: Promoting an Agency-Wide Culture of Health and Wellness

In 2010, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department formally implemented the Office of Professional Development and Wellness (OPDW). Ten years later, wellness is an accepted part of the organizat...

IACP

2020 IACP Officer Safety and Wellness Symposium—Recap

The IACP Officer Safety and Wellness Symposium convened on February 27–29, 2020, in Miami, Florida. The annual OSW Symposium more than doubled in attendance from the previous year, with more than 80...

IACP Net Bulletin

IACP Net Bulletin: Policies on Officer Safety and Wellness Programs

Supporting and improving officer safety and well-being is a concern for all law enforcement agencies. IACP Net contains policies from a wide variety of sources to assist on this topic, many coming ...

Informer

The Informer—May 2020

Research abounds on topics related to law enforcement and criminal justice, and it can be difficult to sift through it all. Informer breaks down three studies for law enforcement leaders to help keep ...