August 2018 - Police Chief Magazine

Are You Ready? NIBRS for Large Cities

Thousands of U.S. law enforcement agencies participate in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program via the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), but many agencies still use the Su...

Policy

Equity in Community Policing

Every time a new police chief, sheriff, or other law enforcement leader gets sworn in as a public servant, the community members he or she will serve cannot help but hope for an improvement of their n...

Youth

Every Relationship Starts with a Conversation

How can police officers and young people who fear and distrust law enforcement change the negative dynamic that has often been generations in the making? New policies or general orders—even new laws...

Community-Police Engagement

Community Safety, Security, and Quality of Life—Whose Responsibility?

History shows that many great ideas, discoveries, or breakthroughs began with a question. Therefore, it seems reasonable to begin this discussion with one: Who is responsible for community safety, sec...

Community-Police Engagement

Community Engagement through Coffee with a Cop

In 2011, Hawthorne, California, Police Chief Robert Fager realized that his officers needed a more personal and engaging way to communicate with the residents in the city. Tired of the traditional Q &...

Community-Police Engagement

IACP 2018 Photography Contest: Community-Police Engagement

Earlier this year, the IACP sent out a call to our members and readers for photographs featuring their officers actively engaging with the community members they serve every day. The inaugural Police ...

Mental Health

Embracing CIT and the One Mind Campaign to Make a Difference

Over the last decade, there has been a growing issue for law enforcement—an increase in the number of contacts between individuals experiencing a mental health crisis and police officers with insuff...

President's Message

President’s Message: The Cornerstone of Policing: Public Trust

Public trust is the cornerstone of policing, the thread that is woven into every aspect of policing—from combating terrorism, cybercrime, human trafficking, domestic violence, and drug abuse, to the...