June 2023 - Police Chief Magazine

Building Community Trust through Language Justice

Each day, in towns and cities across the United States, law enforcement officers and civilian professional staff serve their communities in countless ways. Irrespective of the issue at hand—be it an...

Victim Services

Labor Trafficking Vulnerabilities and Victimization

Human trafficking, including both sex and labor trafficking, is a heinous crime that removes all humanity from victims and denies them basic human rights. According to the 2021 Trafficking in Persons ...

Victim Services

Serving Vulnerable Populations in Indian Country

Serving vulnerable populations in Indian Country is an ever-evolving process. The U.S. government recognizes 566 tribes and there are 325 Native American reservations, Furthermore, there is “a total...

Youth

Security guard at a public junior high school -- students in background

Rethinking School Policing

Policing for K–12 schools is different from other forms of policing. While in the end, all police departments are made up of police officers who enforce the law, the approach to policing students mu...

Victim Services

Planning for the Unpredictable

The moment a mass violence, mass casualty, or domestic terrorism incident occurs is not the time for responding agencies to meet each other or develop an approach. Planning reduces chaos and mitigate...

Criminal Justice Reform

Compassionate, Inclusive, and Procedurally Just

Now, more than ever, policing leaders and executives must foster the compassionate, inclusive delivery of policing services. To achieve this, law enforcement agencies must engage in proactive effo...

Victim Services

Better Connections for Better Outcomes

People with intellectual disabilities are disproportionately impacted by victimization. An intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functio...

President's Message

President’s Message: Serving and Protecting All

As law enforcement leaders, we serve communities that encompass populations of diverse backgrounds who have different needs and expectations. While our very mission is to serve and protect all peop...