September 2009

Legislative Alert: IACP Opposed Concealed Carry Legislation Fails in Senate

In late July, the Senate rejected an amendment that would allow an individual to carry concealed firearms when visiting another state as long as the individual was entitled to carry concealed firearms...

President's Message

President’s Message: Law Enforcement and Public Perception

As we are all well aware, recent events have once again renewed focus on the relationship between police agencies and minority communities. Unfortunately, highly publicized national and local incident...

From the Director

From the Acting Director: NIJ—Improving All Forensic Sciences

This issue of the Police Chief focuses on forensics in law enforcement, an issue important to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and this column provides me an opportunity to talk about a few of ...

IACP

IACP News: Pennsylvania Chiefs Honor Their IACP Presidents

At a July 2009 ceremony, the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association honored the three IACP presidents from Pennsylvania, to date. The following are the presidents so honored: Frank Sweeney, Chief o...

Investigations

Portable Field Investigative Tools for Law Enforcement

Just over seven years ago, letters laced with anthrax spores killed five people in the United States, closed Congress and the Supreme Court, and crippled mail service for months. No other anthrax atta...

Research & Evidence-Based Policing

Product Update: September 2009

The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. For free in-depth information, visit us online, or circle the appropriate Reader...

September Line of Duty Deaths

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Index to Advertisers

September 2009: Products & Services

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