September 2005 - Police Chief Magazine

Advance & Applications

LaBoit Vehicle Built for Police Response to Drug-Endangered Children LaBoit Inc. announces that it has designed and built a 33-foot vehicle for the Jackson, Tennessee, Police Department, which uses th...

Investigations

Apprehending a Fugitive: A Thanksgiving to Remember

On Saturday, November 15, 2003, at 5:40 p.m., 20-year veteran Officer Greg Campbell had a plan. He would work for six hours and then take off early to fly to Oakland, California, with his 11-year-old ...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Fairness and Consistency in Disciplinary Actions

Disciplining personnel is perhaps the least favorite and most difficult aspect of being a police chief. Chiefs must ensure that discipline among employees is fair, lawful, and adequate to address the ...

Community-Police Engagement

Crime Prevention and Community Programs: Building Bridges

The Tallahassee Police Department has found that limiting participation to one year enables more youth to be exposed to the benefits of the Defy program. This exposure serves to channel youth away fro...

Education & Training

Crime Prevention and Community Programs: Drug Education for Youth

Based on an analysis of calls for service, statistical data, and officer observations, it became apparent to members of the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) that the youth who were residing in the ...

Community-Police Engagement

Crime Prevention and Community Programs: National Police Week Activities

Jaffrey has a population of around 6,000, a regional high school and middle school, and a popular state park. There are 11 police officers in the agency. In many ways, this is a typical U.S. police ag...

Crime & Violence

Crime Prevention and Community Programs: I Prevent Crime

Facing an upswing in auto burglaries, the Boca Raton police department developed an innovative crime prevention strategy. The result was the I Prevent Crime campaign, which not only addressed auto bur...

Community-Police Engagement

Crime Prevention and Community Programs: Western Kentucky University Crime Prevention Programs

The Western Kentucky University (WKU) Police Department has developed a citizen police academy that is designed to emulate the various citizen academies conducted by many municipal police departments ...