July 2011 - Police Chief Magazine

President’s Message: “The Greatest Threat” to Public Safety

Thanks to the years of dedicated and increased enforcement efforts, improvements in vehicle safety technology, intense focus on the use of protective equipment technology, and stricter laws and regula...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: 35th Annual LEIM Training Conference and Exposition—Recap

The Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM) Section of IACP recently concluded the 35th Annual LEIM Training Conference and Exposition in San Diego, California. The event, held at the Hilton San...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Are Red Light Cameras an Effective Crash-Reduction Solution?

Picture a young family leaving a large suburban shopping mall in a late model SUV after an afternoon of shopping for summer clothes for an upcoming vacation and enjoying pizza and ice cream. As their ...

Community-Police Engagement

Engaging the Public and Protecting Agencies and Personnel on Facebook and Beyond

In November 2009, the Roanoke, Virginia, Police Department launched a Facebook page as part of a crime prevention initiative known as the Safer City Roanoke campaign. The goal was to decrease incident...

Traffic Safety

Data-Driven Practices Maximize Resources amid Shrinking Budgets

Law enforcement agencies are facing unprecedented reductions in resources that have affected all aspects of policing. At the same time, demands for service are rising while the critical mission of pre...

Legislative Alert

Legislative Alert: House Passes Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, Cuts $2 Billion from State and Local Assistance Programs

The House of Representatives recently passed the Homeland Security appropriations bill for fiscal year (FY) 2012, which slashes funding for state, local, and tribal homeland security assistance progra...

IACP

IACP Foundation: Law Enforcement Business Fellowship Program Expanded; Candidates Announced

The IACP Foundation and Target are proud to continue a collaborative effort to bring innovative, no-cost leadership and management training to law enforcement command staff across the United States. T...

Products & Services

July 2011 Products & Services

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...