May 2009

Communities across North America have built memorials to honor peace officers who have died or become disabled in the line of duty. May 15 has been designated National Peace Officers Memorial Day, and most local communities hold a memorial service in remembrance of police officers who have made the supreme sacrifice for their communities. Cover photo courtesy of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

Articles

• Silence Is Golden: The Golden Police Department's Vehicle Noise Reduction Strategy

  By By William C. Kilpatrick, Chief of Police, Golden, Colorado; and Glenn Moore, Community Resource Officer, Golden Police Department

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• A Solution for Child Abuse and Neglect: The North Richland Hills BC2 Family Resource Program

  By By Jimmy Perdue, Chief of Police; and Sergeant Matt Clem, North Richland Hills, Texas, Police Department

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• Racial Bias in the Decision to Shoot?

  By By Joshua Correll, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; and Tracie Keesee, Chief of Research, Training and Technology, Denver, Colorado, Police Department
  In 2002, Correll and others published a paper titled, “The Police Officer’s Dilemma.” The paper was, in part, a reaction to the death of Amadou Diallo, an unarmed black man who was shot and kill...

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