February 2019 - Police Chief Magazine

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Recruitment & Personnel

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Recruitment and Retention for 2019 and Beyond

Successful law enforcement administrators make recruitment and retention a top priority. They work to convince the mayor, city manager, city council, or other local officials to designate resources an...

Research in Brief

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Research In Brief: Toward a Threat Analysis Model (TAM) of Force

Discussions of police use of force are typically dominated by the concept of resistance. Indeed, criminal justice professor Dr. Carl Klockar’s conception of the police role developed in the 1980s de...

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Combating Impaired Big-Rig Drivers on the Roads: Utilizing Drug Recognition Experts in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations

The number of fatal traffic incidents involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), large trucks, and buses appears to be increasing. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)...

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Shared Solutions for Shared Problems: New Jersey’s CorrStat and Real Time Crime Center Initiatives

It’s the third Tuesday of the month, 10:00 a.m. sharp. Newark, New Jersey, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose, calls the gathering to order and takes his seat at the head of a table of police ch...

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Confidence without Competence: A Dangerous Recipe for Tactical Considerations

It is late on a Friday night when an individual calls in a crime tip that a wanted subject is at a nearby residence. As police confirm the nature of the wanted status and important elements from the t...

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A Culture Change: Emergency Responder Assistance Programs

Justin Terney, a 22-year-old police officer who had served at the Tecumseh, Oklahoma, Police Department for merely six months, died on March 27, 2017, after a shootout with a man trying to flee...

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Spotlight: Bridging the Language Gap

Commander Kristine Anthony, Houston, Texas, Police Department n Commander in HPD Training Division n Achieved rank of commander in 2017 n Has served with HPD for 18+ years> As law enforcement agenc...

Officer Safety & Wellness

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The Human Impact of Line-of-Duty Deaths

The loss of an officer in the line of duty leaves a lasting mark on the community, particularly the officer’s colleagues and family members. As time marches forward, coworkers and families are left ...