March 2009

The scope and the scale of the current economic crisis have depleted the resources of local and state governments. The budget cuts that are currently being forced on police agencies are substantial and likely to grow. Partnerships offer one way for agencies to continue pursuing their law enforcement goals while offsetting costs that would otherwise be prohibitive. This issue describes three of the countless partnership opportunities available.
Photos courtesy of North Shore Credit Union; billboard image courtesy of Lamar Advertising.

Articles

• Citizen Police Academies: A Model for Smaller Agencies

  By Scott Barlow, Chief of Police, Culpeper, Virginia; Jim Branch, Sheriff, Culpeper County, Virginia; and Gary Close, Commonwealth Attorney, Culpeper County, Virginia
  Citizen police academies (CPAs) have become one of the most beneficial programs developed under the community-based policing philosophy. The first CPA was showcased in Orlando, Florida, in 1985; today...

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• SafeCatch

  By Paul Seibert, Certified Management Consultant, and Vice President, Financial Services, EHS Design, Seattle, Washington
  At 2:25 on a Thursday afternoon, a man in his mid-30s, wearing jeans, a white T-shirt, a short jacket, a baseball cap, and dark sunglasses enters a busy bank branch. He a...

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• Digital Billboards and Law Enforcement Agencies: A New, High-Tech Partnership

  By Neil Mahan, Chief of Police (Retired), Janesville, Wisconsin
  In Janesville, Wisconsin, police are using digital billboards as the latest high-tech tool to help close cases and assist the department in its outreach efforts. This new way to get a message out to t...

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• Irvine’s Area Traffic Officer Program

  By David L. Maggard Jr., Chief of Police; and Daniel Jung, Special Assistant to the Chief of Police, Irvine, California
  Each day law enforcement personnel are charged with the challenge and the primary responsibility of addressing crime-related issues. However, addressing traffic-related concerns is increasingly challe...

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• Surviving the Circus: How Effective Leaders Work Well with the Media

  By Gerald W. Garner, Chief of Police, Greeley, Colorado
  It is no secret that many police officers who would not pause before entering a darkened building to pursue an armed offender blanch at the approach of a twentysomething news reporter armed with a pad...

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• The Role of Financial Investigators in Support of Criminal Investigations

  By Rick Ziolkowski, Director and Vice President, Citibank Credit Card Investigations, Hagerstown, Maryland
  Financial and identity crimes are becoming more complex and time consuming to investigate. Frequently, these investigations can be overwhelming and intimidating for law enforcement officers. This ofte...

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