November 2024

Tech Update: Five Ways to Supercharge Data and Evidence-Building

Policing is changing. Technology and data are essential to delivering the best public safety outcomes. Technology also allows for more seamless collaboration with adjacent fields such as mental health...

Roll Call

Roll Call: Brian Gulsby

I joined to take advantage of the professional resources, research articles, and model policies for professional growth and to stay current with law enforcement trends and new technology. In order ...

Leadership

Pioneering Integration and Leadership in Policing

Civilian police employees have played a significant role in policing for decades.1 According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in 2018, civilians accounted for 35 percent of the 1,214,000 employees...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Officers’ Duty to Intervene

A review of federal court decisions during 2023 confirms that the same principles enunciated in the leading case on the subject, Byrd v. Brishke, which was decided over 50 years ago, are still in pla...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Reducing Struck-By Incidents and Recreating a Culture of Safety

Since 2015, the Colorado State Patrol experienced five tragic losses resulting from struck-by incidents. In May 2015, a trooper and cadet trooper were investigating a previous crash when a suspect bei...

From the Director

From the Director: The Power of Ballistic Data

On April 21, 2024, after completing his shift, off-duty Chicago, Illinois, Police Department (CPD) Officer Luis Huesca was shot and killed during an alleged attempted carjacking. The suspect fled, tak...

The Brief

The Brief: Guardians of the Flame

In 1979, Chief Richard LaMunyon of the Wichita Police Department attended a Special Olympics Kansas (SOKS) event that would, unknowingly, lead to a lifetime commitment of championing the needs of chil...

Tech Talk

Inside the FBI/CJIS: The FBI’s New Lawful Access Data Collection

Lawful access is used by the police to uncover critical information to save victims and serve justice. However, the policing and national security communities are facing increasing challenges with acc...