November 2009 - Police Chief Magazine

Adult Learning

Instigating change can be difficult, particularly in fields such as policing that are steeped in tradition and that possess a strong culture. Education is the key to the change process, and adult lear...

Products & Services

Advances & Applications: November 2009

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...

Legal

Convenience vs. Security: Federal Court Cases in Jeopardy

Building a criminal case for trial often takes years and tedious investigation, but for the more than 300,000 federal cases being processed yearly there is a little known or understood security mandat...

Education & Training

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Designing the Annual Training Curriculum: A Team Effort

Collaboration is the key to planning successful, effective annual training. Effective collaborators include risk managers, prosecutors, community members, advocacy groups, and officers themselves. Acc...

Legal

Legislative Alert: Forensic Science Reform Continues

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary recently held a hearing entitled “Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States.” The purpose of the hearing was to examine reform proposals for forensi...

IACP

IACP Foundation: Law Enforcement Business Fellowship Pilot Program Scores High Marks

The Foundation recently partnered with Target to provide an addition to its portfolio of professional development programs by establishing the Law Enforcement Business Fellowship (LEBF). The LEBF was ...

Education & Training

NLEARN: The Nation’s First Police Academy Network

America’s law enforcement training academies have been steadily expanding their use of a secure national network. NLEARN—short for National Law Enforcement Academy Resource Network—seeks to shar...

IACP

IACP News: November 2009

Employing Returning Combat Veterans Research Findings Available Law enforcement professionals today are tasked with ensuring a proper transition for their officers who have been deployed supporting mi...