October 2025

Product Feature: Precision Under Pressure

Explosives have long been a weapon of choice for those seeking to cause mass disruption. Events like the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, the 2005 London Underground, and the 2015 Paris terror attacks re...

Roll Call

Roll Call: Lee Darnell

I believe that effective leadership reaches far beyond formal education, experience, and influence. I can attribute much of my success over the years back to maintaining a constant drive to learn more...

Tech Talk

Tech Talk: IACP Law Enforcement Information Technology Section Celebrates 50 Years

In 1976, a group of law enforcement leaders met to discuss the current and potential uses of information technology. At that time its use in policing was limited—as it was in many other professions�...

Technology

Law enforcement officer demonstrates body camera to colleagues indoors under artificial lighting; tree and equipment visible in background.

Body-Worn Cameras Then and Now

Prior to 2013, body-worn cameras (BWCs) were a technology solution looking for a problem. Now, in 2025, BWCs are a widely accepted tool for evidence collection and accountability utilized by many poli...

Traffic Safety Initiatives

Traffic Safety Initiatives: Reimagining Minor Crash Response

While there are law enforcement agencies that are fully staffed, many do not have the resources necessary for timely response to every call for service. When considering how leadership could improve o...

Focus on Officer Wellness

Focus on Officer Wellness: Bringing Grit to Police Psychology

Few team turnarounds are as inspiring as the recent success of the National Football League’s Detroit Lions. When ownership of the team transitioned to Shelia Ford in 2020, she selected Dan Campbell...

Exposition

Exposition: October 2025

Stay up to date on new products and advances in technology to ensure your officers are equipped with the tools they need. POLICE CHIEF keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology wi...

Criminal Justice Reform

Officers in riot gear advance through tear gas; one holds baton, another shield; hooded civilian moves away amid smoky, tense urban backdrop.

Lessons in Crisis and Change

Between 2010 and 2025, U.S. policing underwent one of the most transformative—and one of the most turbulent—periods in modern history. Two moments stand out as bookends to this era of change: the ...