Chief's Counsel
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Chief’s Counsel: Asking Right Question

Much avoidable policing liability does not begin with bad intent. It begins with answering the wrong question.    Officers, supervisors, and chiefs are often asked after the fact to explain why...
Perspectives
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Perspectives: July 2026

Gone are the days when police training occurred once or twice annually to meet minimum standards. Progressive agencies now embrace continuous learning through diverse methods to evolve alongside emerg...
Education & Training
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The Space Between the Classroom and the Street

Most failures in policing do not begin with flawed tactics or inadequate equipment. They begin with words spoken too quickly, cues missed under stress, or decisions rushed in moments that required pat...
Education & Training
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Training Together for Shared Strength

Across Canada’s British Columbia (BC), municipal police departments are operating in an environment of expanding regulatory standards, increasing expectations for transparency and continued staffi...
Education & Training
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Elevating Gender-Based Violence Response

High ideals or standards in policing are often described and viewed as being expensive—requiring more staffing, more time, and more resources than most agencies can spare. In gender-based violence (...
Roll Call
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Roll Call: Darrin Simmons

As part of my role as ACCP [Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police] president and previously because of the annual conference....
The Brief
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The Brief: Evidence-Based Policing Is Ethical Policing

In medicine, evidence is not optional. Physicians are ethically obligated to rely on rigorous scientific research, peer review, and validated interventions when treating patients. To prescribe treatme...
Tech Talk
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Tech Talk: Digital Evidence Management and the Future of Trust

The digital transformation of policing has redefined what it means to secure evidence. Every byte collected, transmitted, or stored has potential evidentiary value—and every movement of that data in...
President's Message
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President’s Message: The Growing Threat of Elder Fraud

We in policing must do all we can to protect this population from the predators that lurk in fraudulent spaces to take advantage of the vulnerable. Crime is a phenomenon that I have always found to...
Exposition
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Exposition: July 2026

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...
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