November 2022

Product Feature: Enhancing Recognition with AI

One of the most discussed technologies of this time, artificial intelligence (AI) has entered the public safety sphere and is only predicted to grow its role. “[AI] gives us superpowers and a...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Collaborative Enforcement Strategies to Address Street Racing

Since automobiles were first introduced, the competitive spirit of some motorists has led to individuals testing their driving skills to their limits. This type of competition traditionally involves v...

Spotlight

Spotlight: Reconnecting with Crime Victims

When hoping to revitalize relationships within the community, the Saginaw, Michigan, Police Department (SPD) looked inward and found a lack of victim services practices. After coming across the IAC...

Exposition

Exposition: November 2022

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 a...

Informer

Informer: November 2022

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 ...

The Brief

The Brief: Not Yesterday’s Campus Cop

Policing at the campuses of higher education institutions has existed for over a hundred years. The first U.S. “campus police officers” were commissioned in 1894 at Yale University in Connecticut...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: The Unseen Vulnerability of Law Enforcement

It has become clear that organizations across virtually every sector of the economy are becoming the targets of cyber attacks—and there has been an increasing number of public sector cyber at...

From the Director

From the Director: Going Farther Together

There is an old African proverb that states, “If you want to go fast—go alone. If you want to go far—go together.” The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has had the great privilege and honor ...