April 2023

Tech Talk: Did You Know?

Records management systems (RMS) are an essential tool for law enforcement agencies and community stakeholders. To promote uniformity in reporting among law enforcement agencies and facilitate data...

Exposition

Exposition: April 2023

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...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Do They Know It When They See It?

Justice Potter Stewart infamously found himself unable—or unwilling—to define “hardcore pornography,” but he knew it when he saw it.1 Law enforcement officers frequently adopt Justice Stewart�...

Product Feature

Product Feature: Gaining Trust through Cameras

Transparency and accountability. Two of the hottest topics in modern policing have roots in Sir Robert Peel’s policing principles. For law enforcement officers to fight crime effectively, they must ...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Safe System Approach and Speed Management for Roadway Safety

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that 42,915 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the United States in 2021—a 10.5 percent increase from the 38,824 fat...

President's Message

President’s Message: Using Data to Drive Policing

The collection and use of data by law enforcement agencies are among the most valuable and powerful tools law enforcement agencies can employ to “tell the story” of crime and other incidents in th...