January 2022

Answering the Call for Change

Like never before, there is a spotlight on law enforcement practices and how officers interact with their communities. A Gallup poll from 2020 reported that 52 percent of Americans do not have confi...

Spotlight

Spotlight: Culture

Over the past few years, there has been a growing need for law enforcement agencies to find ways to connect with the communities they serve. While there has been a recent uptick in community-police pr...

The Advisor

The Advisor: Leadership in Change Management

Experience is often said to be the best teacher. Each month, a question asked by a new chief of police or future law enforcement executive is answered by experienced leaders. What is the role of leade...

President's Message

President’s Message: Leading Through Change

It could be said that the past two years have resulted in more change to the policing profession than any other time in the last few decades....

Leadership

Building a Resilient, Agile, Change-Oriented Organization

Organizations are like rubber bands; they want to revert to their original shape. How then do leaders help stretch and hold their agencies to a path of development and evolution? How do they meet the ...

The Brief

The Brief: Historic Effort Addresses the Dramatic Increase in Traffic Fatalities

Several factors resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a dramatic increase in traffic fatalities around the world. Specifically, decreases in travel and congestion have given way ...

Research & Evidence-Based Policing

The Next Generation of Academic-Practitioner Partnerships

Over the past several decades, police practitioners and academic researchers have partnered to conduct critical research on all aspects of policing. These collaborations have created a significant set...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Prevent Struck-By Incidents at Crash Scenes

There are more than 800,000 state and local law enforcement officers (LEOs) in the United States. Officers that perform traffic-related duties are exposed to the risk of being struck by passing vehicl...