May 2005 - Police Chief Magazine

112th Annual IACP Conference – History of the Host Departments

In 1913 John Collins and Carl Fisher embarked on an agriculture venture on a piece of oceanfront property and began building a bridge across the bay. The bridge, which at the time was the longest wood...

IACP

2005 SACOP Midyear Conference

David Buchanan, assistant director of the COPS Office in the Department of Justice, addressed the SACOP membership during the business meeting of the midyear conference; in his remarks to the group he...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: A Little Advice May Buy You Immunity

If you find yourself wondering whether you have probable cause to make an arrest or sufficient basis to conduct a search or make an entry into a home, or if you have some doubt about a disciplinary de...

Technology

Advances & Applications: May 2005

Los Angeles Police Department Updates Its Motorcycle Fleet Harley-Davidson announces that the City of Los Angeles has issued a purchase order for 75 ABS-equipped Harley-Davidson Police Electra Glide m...

Education & Training

CALEA Celebrates 25 Years

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA) celebrated its 25th anniversary at the CALEA conference in Austin, Texas, December 1-4, 2004. Almost 1,200 attendees participa...

Community-Police Engagement

Community Programs – Grounded: A Play to Teach Children Choices

The play revolves around a young girl, Aimy Fairfax, and her very big dilemma. Aimy is the new kid in town whose new friends want her to experiment with cigarettes and alcohol. During the play, Aimy e...

Community-Police Engagement

Community Programs – Homecoming High Jinks: House Rolling

A long-standing high school tradition in many communities that accompanies homecoming week and the homecoming dance is late-night house rolling, which involves secretly covering someone’s house and ...

Community-Police Engagement

Community Programs – Operation Fresh Start

In May 1998, Philadelphia’s 25th Police District set up barricades to block all entrances to a drug-infested North Philadelphia neighborhood some called the Badlands. Officers staffed the barricades...