September 2016 - Police Chief Magazine

The Three Keys to Managing Digital Evidence: Collection, Analysis, Sharing

More than 5,700 runners were still out on the course when two explosions rocked the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. Police officers, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), volunteers, and spec...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Engaging the DMV as a Partner in a Comprehensive Road Safety Strategy

State and local law enforcement agencies that are actively engaged in activities in support of their jurisdiction’s strategic highway safety plan understand the importance of partnerships. But how m...

Technology

Game Changer: The FBI’s RISC Mobile ID Query

If criminals on the streets often have the best and latest technology to help them commit crimes and conceal identities, shouldn’t the officer on the street be equally well equipped to fight these c...

Technology

Forensics and Biometrics: Emerging Technologies in Identity Operations

Armed fighters in indigenous garb attack a squad of military police on a patrol. After the initial skirmish, the fighters surrender their arms and are detained by U.S. military forces, and a search of...

IACP

123rd Annual IACP Conference and Exposition

The 123rd Annual Conference and Exposition of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP 2016) will convene Saturday, October 15, 2016, through Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at the San Diego...

Technology Talk

Technology Talk: Case Closed with Digital Investigative Solutions

The development of new technologies is moving at what feels like the speed of light. New software, devices, and applications are changing the way data and information are acquired, processed, and used...

Technology

Overcoming Law Enforcement Data Obstacles

RMS (records management system) and CAD (computer-aided dispatch) are ac-ronyms that every police officer has probably heard at least once in his or her career. Similarly, predictive policing, intelli...

Technology

Embracing the Cloud: How Third-Party Digital Evidence Can Make the Case

As technology advances, it becomes a larger part of “traditional” criminal investigations that previously had little nexus with technology. Law enforcement administrators should consider proactive...