September 2004 - Police Chief Magazine

A New Tool to Combat Pharmacy Theft

RxPatrol, or Rx Pattern Analysis Tracking Robberies and Other Losses, is a Web-based clearinghouse of information regarding crimes involving theft and other losses of prescription drugs that occur at ...

Products & Services

Advances and Applications: September 2004

In this column, we offer our readers the opportunity to learn about - and benefit from - some of the cutting-edge technologies being implemented by law enforcement colleagues around the world....

Technology

Alarm Industry Steps Up to Reduce False Alarm Calls through Enhanced Call Verification

It is no secret that responding to false alarm calls places an undue burden on police resources and affects agencies' responses to more serious calls. There are a number of effective strategies that h...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Back to School, Safely

Every summer, every holiday season, and during every national mobilization, you find it's time to intensify your agency's attention to traffic safety issues. But the key to an effective, results-orien...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Stop-and-Identify Laws

The officer in this case was responding to a caller who reported seeing an assault inside a truck traveling down the road. Police located the truck, which had by then pulled off the road. A man, Larry...

IACP

IACP News: September 2004

Police Professionals Mentor Iraqis at the U.S. Embassy Office in Basra, Iraq First row, left to right: Steve Sweet (Detroit Police Department); Bev Alexander (Blytheville, Arkansas, Police Department)...

Traffic Safety

In Partnership with NHTSA: Washington State Patrol Focuses on Aggressive Drivers

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has sponsored several studies in the last 30 years that attempt to identify causes of roadway collisions. Research consistently reports that ...

IACP

Law Enforcement Jobs: September 2004

Police Chief Location: City of Highland, Illinois Deadline: Anticipated closing date is September 30, 2004 Police Chief Location: Town of Mashpee, Massachusetts Police Chief Location: City of Greer, S...