January 2021

Data-Driven Personnel Selection

Staffing issues have plagued police executives across the globe in their search to fill vacancies with qualified applicants capable of dealing with the complex realities of modern policing. These chal...

Criminal Justice Reform

Defund or Rethink Policing?

Police organizations worldwide— including those in the United States—are facing calls to significantly reform or even defund police agencies, leading to a clear need for reenvisioning the role of ...

President's Message

President’s Message: Reimagining Policing

Reimagine policing and police reform. Two terms we hear frequently these days, but what do they really mean? Unfortunately, there is no clear-cut answer to that question. Reimagine policing and police...

Criminal Justice Reform

Community-Oriented Problem-Solving

In the last 50 years, the policing profession has witnessed a proliferation of law enforcement operating models and methodologies. In a large part, this change has been energized by major studies that...

Mental Health

A Smarter Public Safety Model

On October 31, 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy signed a bill meant to free many thousands of people with mental illnesses from life in institutions. It envisioned building 1,500 outpatient mental...

The Brief

The Brief: Reimagining Professional Development with IACPlearn

Adapting police training to address the challenges presented this past year continues to be difficult for many agencies. Agencies must balance the need for physical distancing with demands for enhance...

Traffic Safety

Civil Traffic Agents Protect Colombian Roads

A traffic officer is a familiar sight in many countries, and traffic enforcement is a common role for many police personnel. However, in Colombia, the enforcement of traffic laws can be carried out no...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Mandating Vaccinations for Public Safety Personnel

This is an extended version of the article that appeared in the January 2021 Police Chief, with updates based on guidelines released in December 2020. If proper procedures are followed, it is possi...