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Informer: March 2025

Research abounds on topics related to policing and criminal justice, and it can be difficult to sift through it all. Informer breaks down three studies for police leaders to help keep them up to date.

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: Five Key Things to Know About Using AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming procedures and activities across numerous industries, including policing. Various algorithmic processes power AI systems, including machine learning, natur...

Spotlight

Spotlight: No Good Deed Goes Unnoticed

Imagine a child helping an elderly woman carry her groceries. Or think of a little girl wearing a helmet while biking in the neighborhood. Now, picture a young baseball player practicing good sportsma...

IACP@Work

IACP@Work: Elevating Police Leadership

Police leaders are vital stakeholders in their local criminal justice systems, contributing significantly to justice system reform efforts within their communities and across the United States. The In...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Do You Have 8 Minutes?

In an era dominated by smartphones, the internet, and text messaging, many small joys that once helped people unwind have been lost—from the spontaneous moments during roll call to the camaraderie o...

Technology

Inside the FBI/CJIS: FBI CJIS Division Services

The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division houses many critical programs and services that provide law enforcement and criminal justice agencies with identification and investig...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Gabapentin Primer

The increasing use and misuse of gabapentin, an anticonvulsive medication, pose notable risks to public health and traffic safety. After obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in 1993 fo...

The Brief

The Brief: Internal Procedural Justice

Trust and fairness are the cornerstones of a healthy organizational culture. Police officers who believe that internal processes such as hiring, promotion, and discipline are not handled fairly lose t...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Peer Wellness Programs and Confidentiality

Many police agencies already have or are looking into peer-to-peer counseling programs to assist first responders in dealing with the trauma that accompanies critical incidents. While these programs m...

Leadership

Leadership Insights: Leading the Way in Firearm Safety and Security

As discussions surrounding gun safety, community security, and the role of police chiefs and sheriffs continue, one point is clear—the right to carry comes with an even more important duty to sec...

Exposition

Exposition: May 2025

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...