January 2017

Closing the 9-1-1 Gap: How Streaming 9-1-1 Audio Can Transform Emergency Police Response

The rookie officer had only recently downloaded the department-provided Rapid Assistance for People in Distress (RAPID) app on his smartphone, and his training officer asked him to open the app and le...

Criminal Justice Reform

New Approach to Early Intervention: Baltimore Police Department Case Study

In August 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Rights Division, issued a report on their investigation into the Baltimore, Maryland, Police Department (BPD). The report focused on several...

Officer Safety & Wellness

What We Don’t Know CAN Hurt US: Training for Low-Light Encounters

Most law enforcement agencies spend a great deal of time creating policies and procedures to ensure some level of control over every device officers utilize on patrol, except for one—the flashligh...

Leadership

10 Essential Attributes of Effective Leaders

When it comes to the knowledge, skills, and ability to embody leadership qualities, most law enforcement executives have the tools and resources to lead successful agencies. These leaders get the job ...

Leadership

Turning Around Problem Performance in Five Questions or Less

Most leaders have encountered an underperforming employee or team member during their careers. The challenge for leaders and coworkers is that these “underperformers” affect not only their own tas...

President's Message

President’s Message: Leadership in an Age of Disruption

We find ourselves leading our profession and our agencies in a time of accelerating change and increasing disruption. Law enforcement isn’t the only field facing this challenge—in his latest book,...

Officer Safety Corner

Officer Safety Corner: A Trusted Perspective: A Peer Support and Outreach System for Chiefs

Being in the middle of a TV-style gun battle as a law enforcement officer is rare—and even rarer when you are a chief. Nonetheless, Chief Tim Fournier of New Hope, Minnesota, found himself in the th...

Leadership

Followership: An Essential Component of Leadership

Leadership is a word everyone is very familiar with, and it is a concept that is ingrained in officers’ minds from the time they enter the law enforcement profession. For many officers, leadership b...