June 2005 - Police Chief Magazine

Advances and Applications: June 2005

Police Departments Use Vans to Support Officers at Special Events Custom Mobile Food Equipment announces that police departments have joined the American Red Cross and other nonprofit organizations as...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: The Police Officer as Expert Witness

During criminal and civil litigation, police officers on the witness stand are sometimes asked to offer their opinions. According to two recent state court rulings, some officers who offer opinion tes...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Highway Safety Initiatives: Speed Management and the Three Es

From the enforcer’s point of view, speeding looks like a simple issue. Either a driver is obeying the speed limit, or he’s not. But speed management can be quite complicated, and solutions...

Community-Police Engagement

Hispanic Outreach and Intervention Team

In 1997 the City of Durham and the Durham Police Department began an innovative program known as Hoist (Hispanic Outreach and Intervention Team). The program was formed through a federal grant and the...

IACP

IACP News

Miami Conference: Proposed Amendment to the IACP Constitution Pursuant to the requirements contained in Article IX of the IACP Constitution, “Amendments,” the IACP Executive Committee has ...

Community-Police Engagement

Improving and Maintaining Public Awareness and Community Teamwork

In a community where one-third of the households live on less than $10,000 a year, police and other city leaders needed an innovative approach to improve the quality of life for El Monte, California. ...

Investigations

Information Vs. Intelligence: What Police Executives Need to Know

It is more vital than ever that law enforcement executives have every available tool to maintain public safety in their communities. Intelligence is one of the tools that must be used to achieve publi...

Community-Police Engagement

Latino Academy

Northern Kentucky has seen a rapid rise in the Latino population over the past five years. The 2000 census showed a 3 percent Spanish-speaking population. This is a baseline estimate but may not repre...