September 2024 - Police Chief Magazine

Empowering Communities to Counter Violent Extremism

With more than 1 million visitors expected ahead of Super Bowl LVII (2023), the Arizona Fusion Center—also known as the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC)—knew the Phoenix metro ...

Global Policing

Leveraging Crowd Psychology to Prevent Violence

As the United States ebbs closer to its next election season, with the anticipated risk of protests becoming violent, the swath of campus disturbances across the United States in April 2024 prompts th...

Human & Civil Rights

The Right to Assemble

The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” Throughout U.S. history, this liberty has shielded public assemblies and contributed to po...

Crime & Violence

A Nation in Turmoil

The beginning of the newly elected presidential government in Brazil in 2022 was marked by an attempt to break the democratic regime through the invasion and vandalism of the headquarters of the three...

Crime & Violence

Preparing for Contentious Elections

The U.S. presidential election process has become longer and more contentious, with major implications for U.S. police and sheriffs’ departments. The United States is not alone in this challenge. Ex...

Terrorism

Police in riot gear stand in front of the U.S. Capitol during the 'Justice for J6’ rally in support of those charged in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on September 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. Protestors to gathered in Washington, DC on Saturday to support over 600 people arrested and charged in connection with the January 6 attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Interdicting and Investigating Political Violence

Examining the psychology of violence in today’s political landscape not only is inherently complex, but it also invites scrutiny. If one analyzes specific events or references incidents as examples,...

President's Message

President’s Message: Police Play an Important Role in Ensuring Democracy

For generations, elections in the United States were remarkably peaceful. People in most communities went to local schools or municipal buildings to cast votes in elections organized by counties and s...