April 2020 - Police Chief Magazine

Are You Ready? Tennessee’s Support for NIBRS

One hundred percent of the law enforcement agencies in Tennessee that participate in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program contribute through the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). ...

Recruitment & Personnel

Women in Policing

The presence of women in policing in the United States lags well behind that of comparable countries. Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom all have nearly twice the U.S. percentage of policewomen...

Recruitment & Personnel

Building a Better Bench for 21st Century Policing

Contemporary police officer recruitment efforts have encountered unparalleled challenges as compared to any other time in recent history. With few exceptions, police recruiters around the United State...

Recruitment & Personnel

Recruiting from the Inside Out

As with law enforcement agencies worldwide, the Waxahachie, Texas, Police Department has struggled to attract good applicants in recent year. Situated just 20 miles south of Dallas in a community of 3...

Index to Advertisers

Ad Index: April 2020

The advertisers in this issue can help equip your department with the most efficient tools available today! Always mention Police Chief when contacting our advertisers. 2020 IACP/Target ...

Recruitment & Personnel

Creating a Culture of Success

Ready or not, it is expected that, by 2025, millennials will make up 75 percent of the workforce across all industries. In addition to the influx of millennials, the next group, Generation Z (Gen Z or...

Recruitment & Personnel

Assessing the Value of Evidence

Police departments in the United States face substantial staffing issues resulting from attrition and increased competition for qualified individuals to fill vacancies. As a result, many police depart...

Chief's Counsel

Chief’s Counsel: Discipline Matrix

Occasionally, I will catch my children saying, “That’s not fair!” I reply, “Fare is what you pay to get on a bus.” Usually the homonymic device of “fair” and “fare” steers their mind...