April 2008 - Police Chief Magazine

2008 Buyer’s Guide

The annual Police Chief Buyers’ Guide is the most important tool available to law enforcement executives putting together their equipment budgets and the only buyers’ guide supported by over a cen...

Youth

A Short History of Junior Police

In 1944, Oliver Cowan, a District of Columbia police officer, remarked: “Many of these kids never had a chance. . . . They never were important in their classes. . . . They get into mischief. Now, i...

Products & Services

Advances & Applications

Where do the good ideas come from? 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 c...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Should Police Officers Who Lie Be Terminated as a Matter of Public Policy?

On September 5, 2007, the State of Washington published the first opinion holding that a police officer who lies should be terminated as a matter of public policy. In Kitsap County Deputy Sheriff’s ...

Youth

Cybercitizenship for the Very Young

Cybercrime is a threat to all societies and touches all aspects of the law enforcement profession. Strong detective and investigative policies need to be developed to protect our communities from this...

ETATS: Ensuring Quality Technology in Traffic Law Enforcement

odern patrol officers have a wide array of tools available to work more efficiently and effectively. Today’s technology provides agencies with a range of capabilities from computerized dispatch and ...

From the Assistant Secretary – ICE ACCESS: A Partnership Approach to Fighting Crime

IMGXYZ1981IMGZYX or law enforcement agencies at the state, county, and municipal levels, keeping pace with changes in criminal activity is an ongoing challenge—particularly in times of flat or decli...

Crime & Violence

IACP and Joyce Foundation Summit and Report: Taking a Stand: Reducing Gun Violence in Our Communities

Nearly 30,000 American lives are lost to gun violence each year—a number far higher than in any other developed country. Since 1963, more Americans have died by gunfire than perished in combat durin...