March 2018 - Police Chief Magazine

Considerations in Employing Video Technology into a Law Enforcement Agency

Technological advances in law enforcement have made video a critical component of an officer’s day-to-day tool kit. Video sources in law enforcement include traffic cameras; privately owned video su...

Research & Evidence-Based Policing

Collaborative Partnerships and the DNA Testing of Unsubmitted SAKs

For many years, recommendations have been made for law enforcement agencies to form collaborative working relationships with local academic institutions. The benefit of these collaborations to law enf...

Drugs & Alcohol

Opioid Use Disorders Among Police and Public Safety Personnel: What Law Enforcement Leaders Need to Know

It is well-established that opioid use disorders represent a current health crisis. In October 2017, Acting U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Hargan declared the opioid crisis a public health e...

Drugs & Alcohol

Law Enforcement Needn’t Serve Alone on the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis

The opioid crisis is capturing attention across the United States as the sharp spike in overdose deaths continues its upward trend. In fact, accidental death from drug overdoses now far exceeds fatal ...

Drugs & Alcohol

Police officer giving sobriety test to young man to see if he is driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Police cruiser is out of focus in the foreground.

New Challenges and Old Solutions: Combating Drugged Driving

Driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) is having a serious impact on roadway safety as never before. In the United States, the involvement of drug-impaired drivers in automobile crashes is at an ...

Drugs & Alcohol

Leading a Community Solution to a Community Problem

The current opioid epidemic did not start overnight, and the situation has continued to progress significantly over the past two decades. Since the late 1990s, chiefs of police have battled this epide...

IACP Working for You

IACP Working For You: Improving Officer Safety and Wellness Every Shift, Every Day

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) remains committed to providing law enforcement professionals with the resources they need to remain healthy and safe every shift, every day....

Drugs & Alcohol

Opioid Distribution on the Dark Web

Since its creation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE’s) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has had a longstanding commitment to safeguard public safety and protect people from t...