January 2025

Ad Index: January 2025

The advertisers in this issue can help equip your department with the most efficient tools available today! Always mention Police Chief when contacting our advertisers. Bell Textron In...

Officer Safety & Wellness

2025 IACP Officer Safety and Wellness Conference Preview

The IACP 2025 Officer Safety and Wellness (OSW) Conference will be held March 11–13, 2025, in Anaheim, California. This event will offer more than 60 educational sessions on topics including evidenc...

Spotlight

Spotlight: Winging It

As they don their aviator glasses and clutch their new flight wings, the boys and girls of Grover Beach, California, stand proud before their family members knowing that they just completed their firs...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Promising Practices in Victim Support

As first responders, police officers and their agencies are in a unique position to shape a victim’s initial experience with the justice system. Victims who report negative experiences with the poli...

The Brief

The Brief: Strengthening Ties Between Police and Communities

Community policing is a culture that enhances trust and legitimacy through collaborative, sustainable relationships with the police and the public to address solutions to crime and improve people’s ...

Perspectives

Perspectives: January 2025

The foundation of empowering the youth starts with our school resource officers. We build upon those relationships to immediately address any of the needs of our youth. We collaborate with community s...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Empowering Departments

In recent years, officer resignations have continued to increase with some agencies reporting nearly 50 percent more resignations in 2022 than in 2019.1 This stark shift can’t be traced back to one ...