August 2022 - Police Chief Magazine

UK Drug Line Suppression

County lines is a form of criminal exploitation that has come to prominence in the UK in the last decade due to increased media coverage and portrayals of the gangs involved in film and television. ...

Recruitment & Personnel

Linking the Workforce Crisis, Crime, and Response Time

While U.S. policing has been experiencing a workforce shortage for decades, the challenge gained further attention in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing civil unrest and highly ...

Research & Evidence-Based Policing

The Next Frontier

Over the past half-century, the role of police has expanded greatly, resulting in law enforcement officers being relied on as the default responders for many of society’s deep-rooted problems, inclu...

Human & Civil Rights

Sounding the Alarm

In a disturbing trend, hate crimes have been on the rise in recent years in the United States. When a person is targeted for a crime because of actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, na...

Human & Civil Rights

Interview Considerations–Alexithymia

Alexithymia is a nuanced, multidimensional psychological construct that can impact a person’s ability to function in daily life as evidenced by challenges in school and work as well as treatment and...

President's Message

President’s Message: The Evolution of Crime Trends & Its Relevance to Police Leaders

Police leaders have always been responsible for the safety of communities; this responsibility requires knowledge of crime trends, both globally and locally. Not only can the knowledge of crime trends...

Technology

Better Data for Evolving Crime Trends

For 90 years, the primary source of information on crimes recorded by U.S. law enforcement was the Summary Reporting System (SRS) of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. A central stren...