January 2004

Police agencies of all sizes use the CompStat management model to help improve accountability, decision-making, and crime control. In this issue of the Police Chief, Phyllis P. McDonald reviews CompStat basics, the Los Angeles Police Department puts CompStat to work, and the Washington State Patrol draws on the principles of CompStat to create a new leadership model. Photo © 2000 PhotoDisc, Inc.

Articles

• Beyond CompStat: Accountability-Driven Leadership

  By Ronal W. Serpas, Ph.D., Chief, Washington State Patrol

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• CompStat in the Los Angeles Police Department

  By Walt Schick, Captain and Commanding Officer of CompStat, Los Angeles Police Department

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• Investigator Protocol: Sudden In-Custody Death

  By Chris Lawrence, Team Leader, Defensive Tactics Training Section, Ontario Police College, Aylmer, Ontario, Canada, and Wanda K. Mohr, Associate Professor, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey

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• Tools to Help Educate State and Local Officials

  By Gerald Galloway, Chief of Police, Southern Pines Police Department, North Carolina, and Chair, IACP Patrol and Tactical Operations Committee

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• Third Annual IACP Torch Run Photo Contest

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